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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 17

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

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Feeder Cattle receipts

137 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 95▲ 137 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 5▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and heifers traded 6.00-10.00 higher. Feeder bulls traded unevenly steady. Not enough to trend slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.79/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$143.79

53 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$203

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2

$0.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.69

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	429	144.09	618	11thin
Medium and Large 1-2	572	143.72	821	42

One grade step is worth $0.38/cwt here — about −$203 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale53 hd

143.79

—

KY average26 barns · 6,176 hd

141.11

+2.69

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,758	74.76	1,315	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	53.00	822	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	52.00	640	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	42.67	456	3thin

Every lot

44 lots · USDA AMS · Christian Co. Livestock - Hopkinsville, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	165	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	279	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	165	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	235	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	423	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	456	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	577	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	147.72/cwt	146.00–148.00	697	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	474	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	692	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	699	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	516	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	774	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	887	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	662	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	914	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	901	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	999	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	164	156.23/cwt	152.50–160.00	256	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	461	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	642	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	737	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	714	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	738	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	110.65/cwt	108.00–112.00	804	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	500	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	552	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	123.03/cwt	121.00–127.00	523	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	449	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	624	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	630	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	131.74/cwt	129.00–134.50	676	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	643	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	558	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	642	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	110.20/cwt	107.00–117.00	730	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	797	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	74.51/cwt	74.00–75.00	574	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	510	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	362	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,465	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,026	1
Bulls	—	—	1,905	77.14/cwt	75.50–79.00	1,470	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	511	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	428	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	640	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	822	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	865.00/cwt	865.00–865.00	8,737	2

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Christian Co. Livestock - Hopkinsville, KY

Wed Jul 17, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 137Last week 95Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 5Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder steers and heifers traded 6.00-10.00 higher. Feeder bulls traded unevenly steady. Not enough to trend slaughter cows and bulls.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,905	75.50–79.00	77.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	40.00	40.00
1	—	1,065	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	52.00	52.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,010	865.00	865.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	146.00	146.00
1	—	165	142.50	142.50
1	—	335	136.00	136.00
1	—	395	146.00	146.00
1	—	505	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	165	169.00	169.00
1	—	250	169.00	169.00
1	—	665	135.50	135.50
3	—	822	121.50	121.50
6	—	638	139.00	139.00
7	—	472	146.00–148.00	147.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	662	138.00	138.00
13	—	516	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	124.00	124.00
1	—	705	113.00	113.00
2	—	333	150.00	150.00
2	—	378	146.00	146.00
2	—	470	134.00	134.00
4	—	513	129.00–134.50	131.74
5	—	449	139.00	139.00
5	—	662	107.00–117.00	110.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
1	—	540	119.00	119.00
1	—	680	90.00	90.00
2	—	558	115.00	115.00
2	—	770	74.00–75.00	74.51
3	—	425	121.00–127.00	123.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	126.00	126.00
2	—	620	119.00	119.00
3	—	727	108.00–112.00	110.65
4	—	496	129.50	129.50
6	—	164	152.50–160.00	156.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	130.00	130.00
17	—	660	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	121.00	121.00
4	—	378	122.00	122.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.