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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 9

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

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Feeder Cattle receipts

253 head

▲ 127 vs last sale 126▲ 253 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 19▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 7▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady, with offering not as attractive as last week . Slaughter cows and bulls traded 4.00-5.00 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 $118.50/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$118.50

57 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$53

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

$10.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.06

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	495	120.69	598	45
Medium and Large 2-3	494	110.29	545	12thin

One grade step is worth $10.40/cwt here — about $53 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 sale57 hd

118.50

—

KY average26 barns · 5,502 hd

119.56

−1.06

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	1,592	54.00	860	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,400	43.00	602	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	41.50	637	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	34.87	369	7thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	377	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	496	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	712	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	551	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	838	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	678	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	732	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	652	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	248	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	783	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	901	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	253	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	293	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	391	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	391	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	465	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	127.82/cwt	124.50–130.00	546	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	591	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	578	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	640	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	582	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	659	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	592	102.66/cwt	100.00–104.00	608	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	663	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	663	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	107.14/cwt	104.00–109.00	727	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	653	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	433	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	562	5
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1	420	102.77/cwt	95.00–110.00	432	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	418	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	573	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	543	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	522	118.99/cwt	117.00–121.00	621	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1	640	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	493	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	711	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	630	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers11 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	285	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	171	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	333	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	270	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	385	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	273	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	448	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	381	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	533	78.66/cwt	78.00–80.00	419	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	555	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	469	32
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	622	81.19/cwt	81.00–81.50	505	19
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	711	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	555	10
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3-4	722	67.99/cwt	65.00–74.00	491	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	759	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	600	15
Dairy Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	790	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	458	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,533	51.00/cwt	50.00–52.00	782	2
Bulls	—	—	1,710	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,026	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	33.06/cwt	30.00–36.00	338	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	39.39/cwt	38.00–40.50	450	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	602	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	637	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	4,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 3	1,215	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	6,197	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	7,605	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 Oct 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 126Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 19Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 7Year ago 0

Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady, with offering not as attractive as last week . Slaughter cows and bulls traded 4.00-5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	95.00–110.00	102.77
1	—	640	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	522	117.00–121.00	118.99
6	—	468	116.00	116.00
1	—	840	75.00	75.00
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
1	—	635	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	390	144.00	144.00
4	—	441	130.00	130.00
2	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	790	90.00	90.00
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
1	—	305	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	128.50	128.50
2	—	710	92.00	92.00
3	—	372	125.00	125.00
5	—	310	126.00	126.00
5	—	566	116.50	116.50
6	—	508	126.00	126.00
8	—	679	104.00–109.00	107.14
14	—	427	124.50–130.00	127.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	115.00	115.00
1	—	515	113.00	113.00
2	—	253	116.00	116.00
2	—	663	100.00	100.00
3	—	488	118.50	118.50
3	—	592	100.00–104.00	102.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	136.00	136.00
1	—	595	123.00	123.00
2	—	658	119.00	119.00
2	—	790	114.00	114.00
5	—	512	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	551	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	137.00	137.00
1	—	300	125.00	125.00
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
2	—	465	130.00	130.00
2	—	585	115.00–117.00	115.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	652	38.00	38.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	81.00	81.00
3	—	533	78.00–80.00	78.66
6	—	448	85.00	85.00
10	—	711	78.00	78.00
15	—	759	79.00	79.00
19	—	622	81.00–81.50	81.19
32	—	555	84.50	84.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	71.00	71.00
3	—	285	60.00	60.00
6	—	722	65.00–74.00	67.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	58.00	58.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	400.00	400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	585.00	585.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	510.00	510.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,533	50.00–52.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	43.00	43.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	41.50	41.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	38.00–40.50	39.39
5	—	1,023	30.00–36.00	33.06

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.