Christian Co. Livestock Market Report, Hopkinsville, KY

Hopkinsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 12, 2022

175 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.00/cwt ≈ $876/hd at 604 lb · 24 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.80/cwt -3.74 vs last sale · ≈ $734/hd at 561 lb · 20 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $136.81/cwt ≈ $934/hd at 683 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	175	115	95
Feeder cattle	165	106	74
Slaughter cattle	6	8	10
Replacement cattle	4	1	11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows were to light to test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	145.00	$145.00	$428	—
474	474	5	150.00	$150.00	$711	—
518	518	7	135.00	$135.00	$699	-25.00
590	590	3	140.00	$140.00	$826	—
604	604	24	145.00	$145.00	$876	—
665–692	683	17	132.00–139.00	$136.81	$934	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
624	624	5	125.00	$125.00	$780	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	136.00	$136.00	$333	—
316–320	318	2	135.00–136.00	$135.50	$431	—
355	355	1	136.00	$136.00	$483	-3.00
428–448	438	10	130.00–149.00	$140.59	$616	+6.09
455	455	2	130.00	$130.00	$592	-8.01
512–533	525	13	125.00–135.00	$131.25	$689	-0.75
554–593	561	20	118.00–133.00	$130.80	$734	-3.74
630–643	641	6	120.00–128.00	$126.69	$812	—
763	763	2	110.00	$110.00	$839	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	1	100.00	$100.00	$640	-27.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
383	383	6	154.50	$154.50	$592	—
434	434	6	148.00	$148.00	$642	—
455	455	3	145.00	$145.00	$660	—
520	520	3	130.00	$130.00	$676	-26.00
656	656	4	120.00	$120.00	$787	-16.00
727	727	3	105.00	$105.00	$763	—
820	820	1	100.00	$100.00	$820	-10.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	2	130.00	$130.00	$569	—
485	485	1	120.00	$120.00	$582	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1050	983	85-90%	2	30.00–36.50	$33.47	$329	-11.28
1145–1330	1238	85-90%	2	45.00–48.00	$46.61	$577	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250	1250	75-80%	1	54.50	$54.50	$681	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–2005	1690	3	81.00–85.50	$83.34	$1,408	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	585.00	$585.00
1275	1275	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	765.00	$765.00

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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
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,195.00	$1,195.00	—

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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.