Christian Co. Livestock Market Report

Hopkinsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 22, 2024

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	83	41	41
Feeder cattle	64	40	34
Slaughter cattle	19	—	7
Replacement cattle	—	1	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	308.00	$308.00	$1,047	—
405	405	1	319.00	$319.00	$1,292	—
505	505	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,515	—
561–580	564	6	270.00	$270.00	$1,523	—
680	680	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,700	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,104	—
500–520	510	2	220.00–221.00	$220.51	$1,125	+0.51
830	830	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,660	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–448	442	3	252.00–274.00	$266.87	$1,180	-3.13
513	513	2	269.00	$269.00	$1,380	—
570–592	587	4	234.00–251.00	$238.13	$1,398	—
640	640	4	206.00	$206.00	$1,318	-24.00
650	650	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,365	—
785	785	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,492	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	247.00	$247.00	$741	—
410	410	1	239.00	$239.00	$980	—
530	530	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,140	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	245.00	$245.00	$943	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	345.00	$345.00	$932	—
550–588	580	6	245.00–263.00	$258.26	$1,498	—
680	680	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,564	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,122	-15.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1215	1113	80-85%	2	120.00–127.00	$123.82	$1,378	—
1255	1255	80-85%	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,431	—
1120–1350	1263	80-85%	7	132.00–150.00	$139.92	$1,767	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–910	908	85-90%	2	128.00–137.00	$132.49	$1,203	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510–1530	1520	75-80%	2	130.00–132.00	$130.99	$1,991	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1305	1156	4	131.00–140.00	$136.99	$1,584	—
1475	1475	1	150.00	$150.00	$2,212	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	181.00	$181.00	$715	—

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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.