Christian Co. Livestock Market Report

Hopkinsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 29, 2023

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $184.11/cwt +1.75 vs last sale · ≈ $869/hd at 472 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	165	29	175
Feeder cattle	70	20	165
Slaughter cattle	15	7	6
Replacement cattle	80	2	4

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends due to NO sale last week for Thanksgiving Holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	1	199.00	$199.00	$1,264	-21.00
870	870	2	188.00	$188.00	$1,636	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	190.00	$190.00	$998	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	170.00	$170.00	$578	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	181.00	$181.00	$480	—
310	310	1	182.00	$182.00	$564	—
355–360	358	2	180.00–187.00	$183.48	$657	—
400–443	434	5	169.00–173.00	$170.55	$740	—
450–485	472	10	175.00–188.00	$184.11	$869	+1.75
550–560	555	2	165.00–169.00	$166.98	$927	—
645	645	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,032	—
735	735	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,117	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	227.50	$227.50	$785	+16.50
443	443	6	201.00	$201.00	$890	—
535	535	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,043	-26.00
555	555	2	191.00	$191.00	$1,060	±0.00
635	635	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,080	—
700–715	710	3	155.00–168.00	$163.73	$1,162	—
800	800	2	137.00	$137.00	$1,096	-24.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	175.00	$175.00	$446	—
340	340	1	180.00	$180.00	$612	—
573	573	2	135.00	$135.00	$774	—
608–615	609	5	122.50–131.00	$124.22	$756	—
885	885	1	100.00	$100.00	$885	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	195.00	$195.00	$751	—
670	670	1	140.00	$140.00	$938	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120	1120	80-85%	1	76.00	$76.00	$851	—
1195–1320	1250	80-85%	4	94.50–97.00	$95.36	$1,192	—
1410	1410	80-85%	1	81.00	$81.00	$1,142	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930	930	85-90%	1	65.00	$65.00	$604	-11.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1640	1640	75-80%	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,558	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1285	1054	4	85.00–96.00	$92.14	$971	—
2200	2200	1	117.50	$117.50	$2,585	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00
1040	1040	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1100	1100	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1170–1200	1185	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,800.00	$1,800.00
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	855.00	$855.00
1195–1230	1213	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,300.00–1,350.00	$1,325.36
1215–1280	1248	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,300.00–1,325.00	$1,312.17
1390–1540	1456	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,325.00–1,525.00	$1,446.17

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
825–900	863	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,250.00–1,325.00	$1,285.87
970	970	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00
960–1010	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,425.00–1,525.00	$1,476.27
1175	1175	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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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
900–1195	983	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	1,600.00–2,500.00	$2,063.92	—
1050	1050	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
1025–1240	1160	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00–1,255.00	$1,133.57	—
1110–1225	1168	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1175	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1400	1400	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—
825–1050	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	2,000.00–2,500.00	$2,303.56	—

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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.