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Christian Co. Livestock Market Report

Hopkinsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 14, 2021

99 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $152.28/cwt ≈ $796/hd at 523 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.74/cwt -7.09 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 538 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 99 237 73
Feeder cattle 85 221 52
Slaughter cattle 8 6 14
Replacement cattle 6 10 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Due to light receipts no trend on market this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 2 185.00 $185.00 $481 +3.15
352 352 1 172.50 $172.50 $607 —
458–475 464 3 167.00–168.50 $167.51 $777 —
505–540 523 2 150.00–152.00 $151.03 $790 —
588 588 4 138.50 $138.50 $814 —
698 698 2 131.50 $131.50 $918 —
707 707 3 130.50 $130.50 $923 +11.00
850 850 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,020 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 2 152.50 $152.50 $358 —
350 350 1 149.00 $149.00 $522 +1.75
430–435 432 6 148.00–149.00 $148.34 $641 -5.64
457 457 3 145.50 $145.50 $665 —
530–549 538 12 136.00–142.00 $137.74 $741 -7.09
575–593 587 3 133.00–134.00 $133.67 $785 -2.04
760 760 1 106.00 $106.00 $806 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 375 2 166.00–167.00 $166.51 $624 -12.74
465 465 2 168.00 $168.00 $781 +4.04
506–548 523 17 150.00–154.00 $152.28 $796 —
605–629 624 5 127.50–139.00 $129.73 $810 -13.77

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1085 934 85-90% 4 39.50–46.50 $43.16 $403 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010 1010 80-85% 1 69.00 $69.00 $697 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1685 1685 1 62.00 $62.00 $1,045 —
1950 1950 1 83.00 $83.00 $1,618 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985–1150 1045 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 400.00–425.00 $411.64
1190 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 645.00 $645.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
690 690 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —
850 850 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 510.00 $510.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
692 692 5 90.00 $90.00 $623 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.