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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 14

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

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Feeder Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 57▲ 46 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 21▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to light receipts no trend on market this 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 $126.79/cwt on 19 head.

Average price

$126.79

19 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$62

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

$24.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.96

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	496	130.63	648	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	552	106.33	587	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.30/cwt here — about $62 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 sale19 hd

126.79

—

KY average27 barns · 2,395 hd

123.84

+2.96

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	1,445	80.00	1,156	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,555	56.00	871	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,475	53.60	791	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,142	48.48	554	3thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	626	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	763	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	655	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	727	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	397	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	340	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	391	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	512	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	545	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	649	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	649	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	643	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	707	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	658	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	733	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	458	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	449	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	143.34/cwt	140.00–145.00	562	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	632	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	652	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	118.02/cwt	117.00–118.50	689	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	725	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,445	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,156	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	484	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	50.72/cwt	47.00–53.50	590	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	54.96/cwt	54.00–57.50	811	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	730	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,555	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	871	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	4,387	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	830	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	3,196	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 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 46Last week 57Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 21Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 0

Due to light receipts no trend on market this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	143.00	143.00
2	—	513	127.00	127.00
3	—	392	140.00–145.00	143.34
3	—	584	117.00–118.50	118.02
4	—	439	144.00	144.00
1	—	805	90.00	90.00
1	—	785	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	132.00	132.00
1	—	635	90.00	90.00
1	—	680	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
1	—	685	96.00	96.00
1	—	740	99.00	99.00
2	—	320	124.00	124.00
2	—	595	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	545	119.00	119.00
4	—	643	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	136.00	136.00
2	—	585	130.50	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	111.00	111.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	545.00	545.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	385.00	385.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	49.50	49.50
3	—	1,475	54.00–57.50	54.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	44.00	44.00
2	—	1,163	47.00–53.50	50.72

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.