Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2019-08-07

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 7

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Jul 24Aug 7Aug 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 80▲ 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 16▲ 21 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 2▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to sale not reported last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.63/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$133.63

24 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$17.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.33

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	585	136.30	797	20
Small and Medium 1	510	125.00	638	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	402	118.67	477	3thin

One grade step is worth $17.63/cwt here — about $320 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 sale24 hd

133.63

—

KY average27 barns · 2,057 hd

129.29

+4.33

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	—	Average	1,373	85.83	1,178	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	61.26	812	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,446	60.38	873	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,195	50.91	608	9thin

Every lot

28 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	475	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	147.42/cwt	145.00–150.00	708	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	910	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,066	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	175	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	267	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	483	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	419	116.42/cwt	116.00–117.00	488	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	561	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	635	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	639	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	714	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	857	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	357	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	416	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	657	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	762	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	780	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	845	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	870	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,373	85.83/cwt	82.50–88.50	1,178	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	46.74/cwt	44.50–48.50	455	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	61.26/cwt	60.00–63.50	812	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,446	60.38/cwt	57.50–64.50	873	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,473	56.12/cwt	53.50–59.50	827	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	880	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	616	1

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 Aug 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 57Last week 80Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 16Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 0

No trend due to sale not reported last week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	973	44.50–48.50	46.74
4	—	1,473	53.50–59.50	56.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,446	57.50–64.50	60.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,325	60.00–63.50	61.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,373	82.50–88.50	85.83

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	880	70.00	70.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	145.00–150.00	147.42
1	—	885	120.50	120.50
1	—	755	120.50	120.50
1	—	295	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	116.00–117.00	116.42
2	—	530	120.50	120.50
1	—	710	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	175	152.50	152.50
1	—	355	136.00	136.00
1	—	435	129.00	129.00
1	—	1,045	82.00	82.00
2	—	500	127.00	127.00
4	—	576	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	593	131.50	131.50
2	—	750	116.00	116.00
3	—	435	151.00	151.00
6	—	531	143.50	143.50
7	—	645	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	115.00	115.00
1	—	375	111.00	111.00
1	—	520	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	125.00	125.00

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.