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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 2

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Sep 25Oct 2Oct 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

126 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 125▲ 126 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 28▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 13▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder cattle traded mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 4.00 lower.

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 $114.99/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$114.99

65 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$3.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.47

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	518	115.77	600	50
Medium and Large 2-3	483	112.42	542	15thin

One grade step is worth $3.35/cwt here — about $57 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 sale65 hd

114.99

—

KY average27 barns · 5,988 hd

118.46

−3.47

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	1,675	70.00	1,173	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,288	48.99	631	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	47.50	537	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,191	44.40	529	6thin

Every lot

43 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	619	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	134.40/cwt	134.00–136.00	735	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	133.69/cwt	130.00–135.50	750	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	583	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	735	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	796	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	848	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	748	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	913	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	233	129.16/cwt	126.00–132.00	301	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	316	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	250	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	313	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	123.70/cwt	122.00–125.00	396	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	363	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	428	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	131.20/cwt	128.00–132.00	487	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	123.77/cwt	123.00–124.00	543	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	507	112.80/cwt	112.00–114.00	572	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	116.43/cwt	115.00–118.00	598	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	112.71/cwt	109.00–115.00	627	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	579	106.99/cwt	104.00–108.00	619	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	106.46/cwt	105.00–108.50	673	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	99.50/cwt	99.50–99.50	718	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	945	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	709	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	479	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	147.39/cwt	140.00–150.00	557	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	619	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	649	6
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	510	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	459	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	120.29/cwt	115.00–123.00	705	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	728	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	706	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,675	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,173	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	39.23/cwt	39.00–39.50	400	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	537	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,276	46.98/cwt	45.00–49.00	599	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,288	48.99/cwt	48.00–51.00	631	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	890	59.00/cwt	58.00–60.00	525	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	468	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	860	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,455	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	567.23/cwt	500.00–635.00	7,062	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 Oct 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 126Last week 125Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 28Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 13Year ago 0

Feeder cattle traded mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 4.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,276	45.00–49.00	46.98
2	—	1,020	39.00–39.50	39.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,288	48.00–51.00	48.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,130	47.50	47.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	70.00	70.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	507	112.00–114.00	112.80
4	—	579	104.00–108.00	106.99
2	—	233	126.00–132.00	129.16
2	—	363	118.00	118.00
1	—	945	75.00	75.00
1	—	250	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	128.00–132.00	131.20
3	—	722	99.50	99.50
3	—	320	122.00–125.00	123.70
1	—	245	129.00	129.00
8	—	556	109.00–115.00	112.71
12	—	632	105.00–108.50	106.46
10	—	514	115.00–118.00	116.43
8	—	439	123.00–124.00	123.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	748	120.00–124.00	122.00
2	—	430	144.00	144.00
2	—	310	150.00	150.00
6	—	561	130.00–135.50	133.69
5	—	547	134.00–136.00	134.40
4	—	634	125.00–126.00	125.49
2	—	673	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	126.00	126.00
1	—	470	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
1	—	510	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	586	115.00–123.00	120.29
6	—	492	132.00	132.00
4	—	445	139.00	139.00
4	—	378	140.00–150.00	147.39
3	—	317	151.00	151.00
2	—	665	122.00	122.00
1	—	735	96.00	96.00

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	1	—	1,110	77.50	77.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	52.00	52.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	58.00–60.00	59.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,245	500.00–635.00	567.23

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.