Christian Co. Livestock Market Report

Hopkinsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 17, 2024

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $275.00/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,749/hd at 636 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	73	46	30
Feeder cattle	69	39	27
Slaughter cattle	2	4	3
Replacement cattle	2	3	0

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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	290.00	$290.00	$1,552	—
590	590	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,534	—
636	636	10	275.00	$275.00	$1,749	-5.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,282	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	4	275.00	$275.00	$770	—
420	420	1	263.00	$263.00	$1,105	-22.00
480	480	4	265.00	$265.00	$1,272	—
560	560	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,316	-5.00
608–640	619	3	229.00	$229.00	$1,418	-17.00
682	682	5	225.00	$225.00	$1,534	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,021	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	275	2	321.00–330.00	$325.34	$895	—
308	308	1	322.00	$322.00	$992	—
350	350	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,138	+7.50
445	445	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,380	-13.00
500	500	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,375	-10.50
591	591	5	255.00	$255.00	$1,507	—
610	610	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,372	—
815	815	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,589	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
273	273	3	250.00	$250.00	$682	—
355	355	1	200.00	$200.00	$710	—
430	430	2	252.00	$252.00	$1,084	—
540	540	3	231.00	$231.00	$1,247	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905	905	85-90%	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,131	—
925	925	85-90%	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,258	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665	665	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1530	1530	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	140.00–160.00	$149.85	$509	—
370	370	2	120.00–140.00	$130.00	$481	—
430	430	1	140.00	$140.00	$602	-40.00

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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.