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Christian Co. Livestock Market Report

Hopkinsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 25, 2021

86 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 86 94 144
Feeder cattle 81 80 128
Slaughter cattle 1 9 8
Replacement cattle 4 5 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady with limited comparable receipts. No test on slaughter cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 140.00 $140.00 $385 —
583 583 5 151.00 $151.00 $880 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 139.00 $139.00 $785 —
695 695 1 135.00 $135.00 $938 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 126.00 $126.00 $643 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 130.00 $130.00 $384 —
358 358 2 143.00 $143.00 $512 —
410–415 413 2 134.00–135.00 $134.50 $555 -20.50
478–498 494 9 146.00–152.00 $150.71 $745 —
505–540 515 9 140.00–149.50 $145.18 $748 +4.18
570–575 574 7 132.00–138.00 $134.86 $774 —
690 690 1 125.50 $125.50 $866 -8.00
700 700 3 120.00 $120.00 $840 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473 473 2 130.00 $130.00 $615 -6.00
510 510 1 132.00 $132.00 $673 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 135.00 $135.00 $439 -25.00
370 370 1 143.00 $143.00 $529 —
500–548 521 7 145.00–146.00 $145.55 $758 +10.55
635 635 2 133.25 $133.25 $846 —
660 660 1 130.50 $130.50 $861 —
875 875 1 100.00 $100.00 $875 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 130.00 $130.00 $481 —
498 498 2 131.50 $131.50 $655 —
510 510 2 135.00 $135.00 $688 —
645 645 1 122.00 $122.00 $787 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 108.00 $108.00 $475 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2295 2295 1 75.50 $75.50 $1,733 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1470 1470 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 945.00 $945.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 2 91.00 $91.00 $473 —
603 603 6 92.00 $92.00 $555 —

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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.