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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 23

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

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Feeder Cattle receipts

142 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 128▲ 142 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 51 vs last sale 64▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 9▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers traded unevenly steady. Feeder heifers and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.07/cwt on 67 head.

Average price

$128.07

67 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$368

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

$3.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.73

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	651	128.24	834	64
Medium and Large 2-3	375	124.33	466	3thin

One grade step is worth $3.91/cwt here — about $368 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 sale67 hd

128.07

—

KY average27 barns · 6,122 hd

135.79

−7.73

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	42.25	655	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,449	40.07	581	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	38.00	437	1thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	290	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	306	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	255	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	281	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	437	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	534	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	572	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	694	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	142.74/cwt	139.50–146.00	724	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	756	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	695	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	893	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	898	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	794	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	973	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	933	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	313	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	467	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	433	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	121.21/cwt	121.00–122.00	518	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	457	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	535	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	120.50/cwt	115.50–121.75	616	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	671	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	717	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	678	100.96/cwt	99.00–105.00	685	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	405	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	352	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	458	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	400	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	360	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	572	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	651	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	502	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	580	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	108.79/cwt	107.00–110.00	767	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	628	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	314	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	437	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,418	37.11/cwt	36.00–38.00	526	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,510	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	695	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	42.25/cwt	42.00–42.50	655	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	346	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,440	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	11,664	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	7,903	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	6,223	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	716	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	739	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	28.50/cwt	28.50–28.50	328	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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 128Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 64Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 9Year ago 0

Feeder steers traded unevenly steady. Feeder heifers and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	86.00	86.00
1	—	655	121.00	121.00
1	—	390	137.00	137.00
1	—	225	129.00	129.00
2	—	255	120.00	120.00
2	—	480	144.50	144.50
2	—	550	137.50	137.50
3	—	733	122.50	122.50
4	—	324	135.00	135.00
6	—	507	139.50–146.00	142.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	794	122.50	122.50
24	—	695	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	110.00	110.00
2	—	435	131.50	131.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	99.00–105.00	100.96
3	—	457	117.00	117.00
1	—	605	114.50	114.50
1	—	390	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	511	115.50–121.75	120.50
6	—	605	118.50	118.50
5	—	576	116.50	116.50
5	—	427	121.00–122.00	121.21
2	—	380	123.00	123.00
1	—	250	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	122.00–124.00	123.00
1	—	335	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	705	107.00–110.00	108.79
3	—	352	130.00	130.00
2	—	502	115.50	115.50
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
1	—	495	131.50	131.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	50.00	50.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	31.00	31.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	545.00	545.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,440	810.00	810.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	62.00	62.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	655.00	655.00

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	—	935	79.00	79.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	28.50	28.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	38.00	38.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,550	42.00–42.50	42.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	46.00	46.00
2	—	1,418	36.00–38.00	37.11

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.