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Christian Co. Livestock Market Report

Hopkinsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 1, 2021

193 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.75/cwt +11.50 vs last sale · ≈ $937/hd at 630 lb · 30 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $121.41/cwt -1.09 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 662 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.00/cwt +0.41 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 519 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 193 200 190
Feeder cattle 156 172 172
Slaughter cattle 23 16 18
Replacement cattle 14 12 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to holiday last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 157.50 $157.50 $299 —
265 265 1 140.00 $140.00 $371 —
456–465 458 5 156.00–157.00 $156.20 $715 —
509 509 4 150.50 $150.50 $766 ±0.00
590–592 592 4 145.00–148.25 $147.44 $873 +7.86
628 value added 628 22 153.50 $153.50 $964 —
600–642 636 8 132.50–140.00 $135.69 $863 -1.56
650–663 657 4 128.00–134.25 $131.09 $861 -4.66
720–745 733 2 125.00 $125.00 $916 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 101.00 $101.00 $556 —
920 920 1 70.00 $70.00 $644 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 149.00 $149.00 $603 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 3 138.00 $138.00 $439 +2.00
370–385 378 2 134.00–139.00 $136.55 $516 —
430–433 432 3 135.00–142.50 $140.01 $605 +0.01
519 519 11 135.00 $135.00 $701 +0.41
599 599 8 128.00 $128.00 $767 +8.00
602–640 612 11 123.00–130.00 $126.83 $776 —
653–683 662 13 118.00–123.00 $121.41 $804 -1.09
775 775 1 113.00 $113.00 $876 +7.00
1025 1025 1 86.00 $86.00 $882 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 120.00 $120.00 $408 -1.00
465 465 1 131.00 $131.00 $609 +11.00
605–640 623 3 110.00–120.00 $115.61 $720 —
670 670 1 111.00 $111.00 $744 —
855 855 1 83.00 $83.00 $710 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 145.00 $145.00 $493 —
443 443 5 160.00 $160.00 $709 +25.50
540 540 1 134.50 $134.50 $726 +11.16
603 603 4 127.25 $127.25 $767 +6.75
672 672 3 119.00 $119.00 $800 -4.00
770 770 4 92.00 $92.00 $708 —
830 830 1 80.00 $80.00 $664 —
855 855 1 80.00 $80.00 $684 —
975 975 1 80.00 $80.00 $780 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 144.00 $144.00 $526 —
448 448 2 135.00 $135.00 $605 +16.00
500 500 3 125.00 $125.00 $625 —
550 550 1 110.00 $110.00 $605 -2.50
645 645 1 92.50 $92.50 $597 —
785 785 1 75.00 $75.00 $589 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1325 1325 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 111.00 $111.00 $616 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1270 1198 85-90% 2 44.00–45.50 $44.80 $537 —
1140–1620 1294 85-90% 6 43.00–50.00 $46.44 $601 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1440 1440 75-80% 1 46.50 $46.50 $670 —
1505 1505 75-80% 1 50.00 $50.00 $752 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600 1600 80-85% 1 50.00 $50.00 $800 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1810 1810 1 72.00 $72.00 $1,303 —
1810–1815 1813 2 73.50–77.00 $75.25 $1,364 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1360–1460 1410 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 725.00–765.00 $745.71
1550 1550 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 845.00 $845.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00
795 795 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 585.00 $585.00

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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.