Christian Co. Livestock Market Report

Hopkinsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 6, 2021

137 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.09/cwt +7.55 vs last sale · ≈ $619/hd at 433 lb · 27 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.00/cwt ≈ $908/hd at 668 lb · 12 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $132.82/cwt ≈ $776/hd at 584 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	137	177	77
Feeder cattle	128	145	55
Slaughter cattle	9	13	22
Replacement cattle	—	19	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder and slaughter cattle traded 2.00-5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	160.00	$160.00	$400	—
580	580	3	146.00	$146.00	$847	—
665	665	1	133.00	$133.00	$884	—
704	704	5	139.00	$139.00	$979	—
795	795	1	124.00	$124.00	$986	—
835	835	2	131.00	$131.00	$1,094	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	134.00	$134.00	$750	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	140.00	$140.00	$322	+10.00
315	315	2	140.00	$140.00	$441	—
355	355	1	144.00	$144.00	$511	+14.00
410–443	422	12	138.00–143.00	$140.07	$591	+4.53
441 value added	441	15	145.50	$145.50	$642	—
482–498	489	8	127.00–133.00	$129.99	$636	—
511	511	4	135.00	$135.00	$690	+7.99
595	595	6	123.50–127.50	$124.83	$743	+4.83
605 value added	605	6	138.50	$138.50	$838	—
668 value added	668	12	136.00	$136.00	$908	—
875	875	1	87.00	$87.00	$761	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	133.00	$133.00	$426	—
410	410	1	130.00	$130.00	$533	+5.00
610	610	1	115.00	$115.00	$702	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	145.00	$145.00	$515	—
420	420	2	142.00	$142.00	$596	-2.00
455	455	3	145.00	$145.00	$660	—
527	527	6	142.50	$142.50	$751	+14.50
576–594	584	11	129.00–137.00	$132.82	$776	—
640	640	1	124.00	$124.00	$794	+12.00
720	720	3	124.00	$124.00	$893	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	120.00	$120.00	$486	—
535	535	1	131.00	$131.00	$701	—
687	687	3	105.00	$105.00	$721	—
770	770	2	90.00	$90.00	$693	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	120.00	$120.00	$534	—
468	468	3	125.00	$125.00	$585	—
535	535	1	100.00	$100.00	$535	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1135	1008	85-90%	2	38.00–45.00	$41.06	$414	—
1150	1150	85-90%	1	52.50	$52.50	$604	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1345	1317	80-85%	3	60.00–62.00	$60.85	$801	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1475	1425	75-80%	2	59.00–60.00	$59.52	$848	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1111	1111	1	76.00	$76.00	$844	—

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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.