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Christian Co. Livestock Market Report, Hopkinsville, KY

Hopkinsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 3, 2021

79 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 79 40 107
Feeder cattle 58 36 89
Slaughter cattle 20 4 11
Replacement cattle 1 — 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend on market this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 145.00 $145.00 $674 —
538 value added 538 4 154.00 $154.00 $829 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 140.00 $140.00 $266 —
273 273 2 134.00 $134.00 $366 —
433–440 435 3 122.00–131.00 $127.97 $557 -10.03
510 510 2 129.00 $129.00 $658 -12.50
545 value added 545 3 140.00 $140.00 $763 —
615 615 1 119.00 $119.00 $732 -6.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 110.00 $110.00 $500 —
530 530 1 105.00 $105.00 $556 —
765 765 1 90.00 $90.00 $688 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 155.00 $155.00 $574 —
445 445 1 148.00 $148.00 $659 —
498 498 3 141.00 $141.00 $702 —
545 545 1 133.00 $133.00 $725 —
603–625 610 3 127.00–129.50 $127.85 $780 -2.15
785 785 1 110.00 $110.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 115.00 $115.00 $351 —
380 380 1 120.00 $120.00 $456 —
755 755 1 80.00 $80.00 $604 —
860 860 1 72.00 $72.00 $619 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1495 1210 85-90% 3 34.50–43.00 $38.27 $463 —
1125–1370 1226 85-90% 4 44.00–48.00 $45.85 $562 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1445 1348 80-85% 3 48.00–53.50 $50.80 $685 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1600 1467 75-80% 3 52.00–55.50 $53.36 $783 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1120 1073 2 73.00–80.00 $76.34 $819 —
1810–1910 1860 2 74.50–80.50 $77.58 $1,443 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1140 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 845.00 $845.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
228 228 3 100.00 $100.00 $228 —
315 315 1 90.00 $90.00 $284 —
463 463 2 100.00 $100.00 $463 —
542 542 6 95.00 $95.00 $515 —

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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.