Christian Co. Livestock Market Report

Hopkinsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 20, 2024

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $256.00/cwt ≈ $1,267/hd at 495 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	76	35	175
Feeder cattle	65	25	165
Slaughter cattle	8	9	6
Replacement cattle	3	1	4

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300 fancy	300	1	332.50	$332.50	$998	+7.05
365 fancy	365	1	332.00	$332.00	$1,212	—
473 fancy	473	5	345.00	$345.00	$1,632	—
595	595	2	240.50	$240.50	$1,431	-29.50
615	615	1	243.00	$243.00	$1,494	—
840	840	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,722	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,116	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,338	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	276.00	$276.00	$925	+4.00
415	415	2	276.00	$276.00	$1,145	+9.00
493–499	495	12	252.00–257.00	$256.00	$1,267	—
510	510	1	241.00	$241.00	$1,229	-9.00
603	603	3	242.00	$242.00	$1,459	+6.93
690	690	1	199.00	$199.00	$1,373	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	4	230.00	$230.00	$1,024	—

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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 fancy	375	1	323.00	$323.00	$1,211	—
438	438	2	299.00	$299.00	$1,310	—
530 fancy	530	4	281.00	$281.00	$1,489	-12.00
568	568	2	240.50	$240.50	$1,366	—
593 fancy	593	2	261.00	$261.00	$1,548	—
650 fancy	650	4	240.00	$240.00	$1,560	—
780	780	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,544	—
855	855	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,394	—
1015	1015	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,624	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670	670	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,219	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110	1110	80-85%	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,199	—
1260–1415	1336	80-85%	4	113.00–128.00	$120.41	$1,609	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035	1035	85-90%	1	96.00	$96.00	$994	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1915	1513	2	134.50–140.00	$136.52	$2,066	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–990	950	(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,510.00	$1,505.21

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
423 fancy	423	4	233.00	$233.00	$986	—
585	585	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,211	—

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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.