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Christian Co. Livestock Market Report

Hopkinsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 5, 2022

90 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.58/cwt ≈ $694/hd at 494 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 90 51 88
Feeder cattle 66 38 60
Slaughter cattle 16 6 14
Replacement cattle 8 7 14

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
518–525 520 3 152.00–155.00 $153.99 $801 —
595 595 1 148.00 $148.00 $881 —
613 613 5 148.50 $148.50 $910 —
722–730 724 4 139.50–140.00 $139.87 $1,013 —
785 785 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,107 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 6 130.00 $130.00 $445 —
423–443 435 5 129.50–135.00 $132.86 $578 —
480–497 494 10 140.00–143.00 $140.58 $694 —
520 520 1 124.00 $124.00 $645 —
560 560 1 125.00 $125.00 $700 -5.50
613 613 2 127.00 $127.00 $779 —
650 650 3 125.00 $125.00 $812 —
810 810 1 114.00 $114.00 $923 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 120.00 $120.00 $456 +15.48
440 440 1 114.50 $114.50 $504 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363 363 2 158.00 $158.00 $574 —
430–448 444 4 142.00–142.50 $142.38 $632 -6.62
520 520 6 144.50 $144.50 $751 -6.50
600–645 623 2 131.00–135.50 $133.17 $830 -11.16
653 653 1 122.00 $122.00 $797 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 110.00 $110.00 $544 -20.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1250 1150 85-90% 2 42.00–46.00 $44.17 $508 —
950–1390 1193 85-90% 7 45.00–49.00 $46.64 $556 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430 1430 75-80% 1 56.00 $56.00 $801 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 1 65.00 $65.00 $806 —
1720 1720 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,393 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00
1293 1293 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 585.00 $585.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 470.00 $470.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 635.00 $635.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 790.00 $790.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810 810 1 65.00 $65.00 $526 —

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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.