Christian Co. Livestock Market Report

Hopkinsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 7, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	107	50	175
Feeder cattle	99	35	165
Slaughter cattle	5	9	6
Replacement cattle	3	6	4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Strong demand for feeder classes this week. Good demand for slaughter classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	2	259.00	$259.00	$1,386	—
550	550	1	254.00	$254.00	$1,397	—
695	695	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,529	—
930	930	1	203.00	$203.00	$1,888	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	214.00	$214.00	$1,027	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	233.00	$233.00	$734	—
375	375	1	236.00	$236.00	$885	—
418 fancy	418	4	253.00	$253.00	$1,058	—
435	435	1	224.00	$224.00	$974	+7.98
520–545	533	4	229.50–230.00	$229.76	$1,225	+12.43
560	560	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,232	—
690	690	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,339	—
780	780	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,287	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	199.00	$199.00	$935	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	275.00	$275.00	$935	—
385	385	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,001	+10.62
475	475	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,271	+25.00
500 fancy	500	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,300	+8.00
528–530	529	3	225.00–229.00	$226.34	$1,197	-10.66
550 fancy	550	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,430	—
595	595	4	238.00	$238.00	$1,416	—
655–682	675	4	210.00–211.00	$210.24	$1,419	—
755	755	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,442	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	217.00	$217.00	$976	—
700	700	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,127	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955	955	85-90%	1	84.00	$84.00	$802	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150	1150	80-85%	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,035	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1550	1550	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,953	—
1575	1575	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,937	—
1810	1810	1	91.00	$91.00	$1,647	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	845.00	$845.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1225	1225	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,110.00	$1,110.00

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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
1075	1075	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	1,565.00	$1,565.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	5	215.00	$215.00	$516	—
272	272	50	215.00	$215.00	$585	—

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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.