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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 25

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

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Feeder Cattle receipts

125 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 134▲ 125 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 48▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 107 vs last sale 120▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls under 400 pounds traded 5.00-8.00 lower, over traded 8.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

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 $115.93/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$115.93

48 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$26.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.80

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	562	117.87	662	43
Medium and Large 2-3	524	101.23	530	4thin
Small and Medium 1-2	445	91.00	405	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.87/cwt here — about $257 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 sale48 hd

115.93

—

KY average29 barns · 6,454 hd

120.73

−4.80

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	1,222	49.51	605	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	52.76	725	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,350	52.50	709	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,209	40.29	487	19

Every lot

46 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	362	137.32/cwt	137.00–138.00	497	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	660	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	487	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	704	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	138.79/cwt	137.00–139.00	702	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	128.67/cwt	128.00–129.00	755	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	471	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	445	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	405	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	121.43/cwt	115.00–122.00	553	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	537	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	636	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	97.95/cwt	93.00–103.00	519	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	538	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	790	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	643	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	679	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	714	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	461	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	486	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	538	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	598	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	565	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	659	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	613	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	695	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	661	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	752	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	742	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	757	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	681	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	571	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,080	43.76/cwt	43.00–44.50	473	2
Bulls	—	—	1,505	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	918	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,197	45.48/cwt	42.00–49.50	544	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,216	37.27/cwt	33.00–41.00	453	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	709	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,375	52.76/cwt	52.00–53.50	725	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	755.00/cwt	755.00–755.00	8,305	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	760	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,242	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	5,151	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	793.71/cwt	775.00–810.00	9,763	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	4,095	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,925	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	785	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,413	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	543	4

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 Sep 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 134Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 120Year ago 0

Feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls under 400 pounds traded 5.00-8.00 lower, over traded 8.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,100	755.00	755.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	760	295.00	295.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,230	775.00–810.00	793.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	510.00	510.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	455.00	455.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,015	53.50	53.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	180.00	180.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	70.00	70.00
3	—	332	139.00	139.00
3	—	490	134.50	134.50
3	—	513	135.50	135.50
3	—	757	90.00	90.00
4	—	438	136.50	136.50
5	—	642	115.50	115.50
6	—	585	128.50	128.50
7	—	386	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	129.50	129.50
1	—	445	127.00	127.00
1	—	570	116.00	116.00
2	—	345	130.00	130.00
3	—	500	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	129.00	129.00
1	—	715	95.00	95.00
2	—	643	100.00	100.00
4	—	580	110.00	110.00
4	—	830	86.00	86.00
8	—	508	125.25	125.25
13	—	455	115.00–122.00	121.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	617	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	113.00	113.00
1	—	560	96.00	96.00
2	—	530	93.00–103.00	97.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
2	—	458	144.00	144.00
3	—	587	128.00–129.00	128.67
10	—	506	137.00–139.00	138.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	487	144.50	144.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	137.00–138.00	137.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	61.00	61.00
2	—	1,080	43.00–44.50	43.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	52.50	52.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	52.00–53.50	52.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,197	42.00–49.50	45.48
12	—	1,216	33.00–41.00	37.27

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.