Christian Co. Livestock Market Report, Hopkinsville, KY

Hopkinsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 18, 2021

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	94	328	81
Feeder cattle	80	309	76
Slaughter cattle	9	11	5
Replacement cattle	5	8	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feed cattle traded 2.00-5.00 higher. Not enough to trend slaughter cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–365	363	2	158.00–165.00	$161.48	$586	+7.48
531	531	1	157.00	$157.00	$834	+5.00
615	615	2	151.00	$151.00	$929	—
663	663	3	139.00	$139.00	$922	+8.00
735	735	3	138.50	$138.50	$1,018	—
807	807	3	134.00	$134.00	$1,081	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	140.00	$140.00	$308	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	143.00	$143.00	$358	—
325	325	5	149.00–158.50	$156.60	$509	+14.60
430	430	2	155.00	$155.00	$666	—
500	500	1	141.00	$141.00	$705	+7.00
603	603	2	136.00	$136.00	$820	—
664	664	4	133.50	$133.50	$886	-1.50
882	882	7	120.00	$120.00	$1,058	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	120.00	$120.00	$222	—
310	310	1	143.00	$143.00	$443	—
493	493	2	136.00	$136.00	$670	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	2	132.00	$132.00	$644	—
575	575	1	120.00	$120.00	$690	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	132.00	$132.00	$455	—
438	438	2	135.00	$135.00	$591	—
592	592	3	126.50	$126.50	$749	—
660	660	1	129.50	$129.50	$855	—
705	705	1	90.00	$90.00	$634	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	3	160.00	$160.00	$547	—
400	400	1	151.00	$151.00	$604	—
490	490	1	148.00	$148.00	$725	—
530	530	1	135.00	$135.00	$716	—
550	550	1	145.00	$145.00	$798	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
523–537	531	5	132.00–142.00	$135.94	$722	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020	1020	85-90%	1	41.00	$41.00	$418	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1535	1535	75-80%	1	56.00	$56.00	$860	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–2035	1735	2	85.00–88.00	$86.76	$1,505	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
950	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00	—
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	685.00	$685.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
755	755	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	345.00	$345.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	109.00	$109.00	$278	—

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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.