Christian Co. Livestock Market Report

Hopkinsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 29, 2021

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.00/cwt ≈ $1,008/hd at 725 lb · 70 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	177	378
Feeder cattle	145	372
Slaughter cattle	13	4
Replacement cattle	19	2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder and slaughter cattle traded unevenly steady with moderate demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	160.00	$160.00	$296	—
370	370	1	150.00	$150.00	$555	—
435	435	1	146.00	$146.00	$635	—
525	525	4	143.50	$143.50	$753	—
880	880	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,109	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	2	125.00	$125.00	$638	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	130.00	$130.00	$286	—
350	350	1	130.00	$130.00	$455	—
400–412	410	6	128.00–137.00	$135.54	$556	-5.46
505–515	512	3	125.00–128.00	$127.01	$650	-9.99
578	578	3	120.00	$120.00	$694	—
610–624	619	6	116.00–122.00	$117.97	$730	—
725 value added	725	70	139.00	$139.00	$1,008	—
835	835	1	112.00	$112.00	$935	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	130.00	$130.00	$292	—
425–438	434	3	125.00	$125.00	$542	—
460	460	2	120.00	$120.00	$552	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
398	398	3	145.00	$145.00	$577	—
444	444	4	144.00	$144.00	$639	-5.31
509	509	5	128.00	$128.00	$652	-19.00
645	645	1	112.00	$112.00	$722	—
910	910	1	76.00	$76.00	$692	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	135.00	$135.00	$526	—
598	598	2	110.00	$110.00	$658	—
740	740	2	90.00	$90.00	$666	—
810	810	1	68.00	$68.00	$551	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1450	1295	85-90%	3	40.00–45.00	$42.64	$552	—
1175–1615	1395	85-90%	2	50.00–50.50	$50.21	$700	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485	1485	75-80%	1	48.00	$48.00	$713	—
1340–1705	1565	75-80%	3	55.00–55.50	$55.14	$863	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–965	808	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	375.00–765.00	$608.03

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	455.00	$455.00
1225	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	710.00	$710.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	385.00	$385.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
575–900	706	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	285.00–400.00	$365.04

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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
850	850	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00	—
950	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	795.00	$795.00	—
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,035.00	$1,035.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508	508	3	85.00	$85.00	$432	—

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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.