Christian Co. Livestock Market Report

Hopkinsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 4, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	76	272
Feeder cattle	46	269
Slaughter cattle	17	3
Replacement cattle	13	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Due to limited comparable receipts no trend on market.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	150.00	$150.00	$510	—
485	485	2	150.00	$150.00	$728	—
510	510	1	135.50	$135.50	$691	-20.50
545 value added	545	3	154.50	$154.50	$842	—
705–730	718	2	130.00–138.00	$134.07	$963	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	140.00	$140.00	$441	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385	1385	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,399	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	138.00	$138.00	$600	-11.00
455	455	1	145.00	$145.00	$660	—
500–525	503	9	134.00–138.00	$136.12	$685	+1.12
650–655	652	3	117.00–120.00	$118.99	$776	—
735	735	4	120.00	$120.00	$882	—
895	895	1	81.00	$81.00	$725	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	130.00	$130.00	$370	—
405	405	1	120.00	$120.00	$486	—
513	513	3	129.00	$129.00	$662	—
675	675	1	105.00	$105.00	$709	—
940	940	1	71.00	$71.00	$667	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	4	152.00	$152.00	$669	—
535	535	1	142.00	$142.00	$760	-3.00
610	610	1	131.00	$131.00	$799	—
660	660	1	120.00	$120.00	$792	—
758	758	3	110.00	$110.00	$834	—
865	865	1	94.00	$94.00	$813	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1460	1460	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830	830	1	103.00	$103.00	$855	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1230	1158	85-90%	2	50.00–53.00	$51.59	$597	—
1065–1615	1255	85-90%	10	53.00–64.50	$60.58	$760	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430–1470	1450	75-80%	2	63.50–65.00	$64.26	$932	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1500–1765	1633	80-85%	2	63.00–65.50	$64.35	$1,051	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1645	1645	1	84.00	$84.00	$1,382	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1065	1065	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	455.00	$455.00
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	835.00	$835.00
1445	1445	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00

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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.