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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 21

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

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Feeder Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 46▲ 114 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 10▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 2▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to lack of comparable receipts no trend on market this week. Feeder market did show a higher undertone.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.26/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$128.26

53 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$21.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.80

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	483	130.41	630	46
Medium and Large 2-3	465	115.00	535	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	495	109.00	540	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.41/cwt here — about $90 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

128.26

—

KY average26 barns · 3,268 hd

124.47

+3.80

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	2,010	86.50	1,739	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	60.00	825	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	850	60.00	510	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,060	46.64	494	6thin

Every lot

41 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	353	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	293	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	469	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	606	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	141.95/cwt	141.00–144.00	758	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	130.48/cwt	129.00–132.00	813	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	366	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	433	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	486	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	583	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	576	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	587	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	495	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	540	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	667	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	130.13/cwt	127.00–132.00	683	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	661	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	678	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	611	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	800	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	591	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	503	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	350	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	494	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	617	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	423	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	444	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	640	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	538	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	118.90/cwt	117.00–121.00	562	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	140.33/cwt	134.00–142.50	728	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	667	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	388	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	260	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	483	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	319	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	506	63.04/cwt	60.00–66.00	319	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,010	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,739	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	850	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	510	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	517	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	45.57/cwt	44.50–47.50	489	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	825	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	6,165	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,363	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	6,919	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 21, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 46Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 2Year ago 0

Due to lack of comparable receipts no trend on market this week. Feeder market did show a higher undertone.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,073	44.50–47.50	45.57
1	—	995	52.00	52.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,010	86.50	86.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	685.00	685.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	685.00	685.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	950	775.00	775.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	160.00	160.00
1	—	555	128.00	128.00
3	—	393	157.00	157.00
5	—	440	145.50	145.50
8	—	519	134.00–142.50	140.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	148.00	148.00
1	—	445	121.00	121.00
1	—	695	96.00	96.00
2	—	473	117.00–121.00	118.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	141.00	141.00
2	—	423	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	118.00	118.00
1	—	600	113.00	113.00
2	—	450	128.00	128.00
3	—	328	132.00	132.00
5	—	517	129.00	129.00
6	—	368	132.00	132.00
12	—	440	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	525	127.00–132.00	130.13
8	—	611	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	129.00	129.00
1	—	635	93.00	93.00
2	—	295	124.00	124.00
2	—	555	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	150.00	150.00
1	—	430	141.00	141.00
3	—	293	160.00	160.00
3	—	534	141.00–144.00	141.95
4	—	623	129.00–132.00	130.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	66.00	66.00
6	—	388	67.00	67.00
6	—	506	60.00–66.00	63.04

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.