Christian Co. Livestock Market Report

Hopkinsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 13, 2023

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	39	133	175
Feeder cattle	31	128	165
Slaughter cattle	7	5	6
Replacement cattle	1	—	4

Market comments — USDA reporter

No comparison on feeder classes this week. Active bidding on weaned and vaccinated feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold firm.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,286	+3.00
730	730	1	189.00	$189.00	$1,380	+9.00
1060	1060	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,601	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	4	213.00	$213.00	$650	+18.00
425	425	3	217.00	$217.00	$922	—
605–630	616	4	178.00–184.00	$181.71	$1,119	+21.71
650	650	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,040	—
715–720	718	3	150.00–170.00	$163.36	$1,173	-3.64
785	785	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,209	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	175.00	$175.00	$499	—
345	345	1	171.00	$171.00	$590	—
390	390	1	187.00	$187.00	$729	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	120.00	$120.00	$696	—

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160	1160	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,322	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	182.50	$182.50	$684	-17.50
565	565	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,028	+32.21
600	600	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,170	—
800	800	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,168	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	140.00	$140.00	$777	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330	1330	80-85%	1	73.00	$73.00	$971	—
1335–1375	1355	80-85%	2	80.00–84.50	$82.28	$1,115	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955	955	85-90%	1	67.00	$67.00	$640	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1875	1875	1	109.00	$109.00	$2,044	—
2005	2005	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,704	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1195	1195	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	845.00	$845.00

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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.