Christian Co. Livestock Market Report, Hopkinsville, KY

Hopkinsville, Kentucky · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 11, 2024

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $212.00/cwt ≈ $1,904/hd at 898 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	64	46	128
Feeder cattle	59	40	116
Slaughter cattle	5	6	12

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,066	—
565	565	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,328	—
705	705	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,551	—
898	898	23	212.00	$212.00	$1,904	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	200.00	$200.00	$820	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	410	4	220.00–225.00	$223.66	$917	—
473–485	477	3	200.00–210.00	$206.61	$986	—
600	600	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,230	-21.00
733	733	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,319	-14.94

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	220.00	$220.00	$693	—
363	363	2	205.00	$205.00	$744	—
435	435	1	195.00	$195.00	$848	—
465	465	2	210.00	$210.00	$976	—
565	565	1	160.00	$160.00	$904	—
610	610	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,128	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	259.00	$259.00	$1,114	—
525	525	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,286	—
660	660	2	206.00	$206.00	$1,360	-0.42
785	785	3	178.00	$178.00	$1,397	-14.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1410	1363	80-85%	2	123.00–129.00	$125.90	$1,716	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875	875	85-90%	1	51.00	$51.00	$446	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1580	1580	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,991	—
2045	2045	1	148.00	$148.00	$3,027	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
633	633	3	143.00	$143.00	$905	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	156.00	$156.00	$803	—

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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.