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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 4

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Nov 20Dec 4Dec 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

211 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 150▲ 211 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 19▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 7▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to the holiday.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $117.97/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$117.97

83 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$655

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$41.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.93

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	556	123.59	687	60
Medium and Large 2-3	564	106.44	600	20
Small and Medium 1-2	488	82.33	402	3thin

One grade step is worth $41.26/cwt here — about $285 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 sale83 hd

117.97

—

KY average23 barns · 1,952 hd

120.90

−2.93

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	—	Low	1,805	60.00	1,083	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	40.00	618	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,287	34.31	441	6thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	570	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	605	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	712	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	737	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	791	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	590	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	596	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	128.46/cwt	127.00–130.00	803	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	841	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	653	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	862	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	704	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	905	19
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	710	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	426	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	910	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	860	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	688	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	960	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	238	135.96/cwt	132.00–140.00	324	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	127.98/cwt	127.50–129.00	438	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	460	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	125.77/cwt	120.50–127.00	533	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	578	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	570	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	616	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	640	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	637	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	108.86/cwt	105.00–110.50	665	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	725	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	749	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	98.66/cwt	98.00–100.00	712	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	332	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	423	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	531	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	410	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	418	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	607	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	487	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	130.40/cwt	124.50–132.00	627	9
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	495	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	421	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	128.40/cwt	125.50–131.50	679	8
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2Full	560	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	336	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	569	112.62/cwt	105.00–115.50	641	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	120.31/cwt	120.00–120.50	706	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	106.66/cwt	102.50–111.50	715	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	641	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	749	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	805	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	825	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	619	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	875	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	674	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,805	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,083	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	25.84/cwt	24.50–28.00	315	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,353	42.77/cwt	35.00–46.50	579	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	618	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	970	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	11,640	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,077	1,021.56/cwt	955.00–1,075.00	11,002	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,180	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	7,198	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,818	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,570	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	16,485	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,000	392.50/cwt	385.00–400.00	3,925	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,050	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,090	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	4,360	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,132	712.72/cwt	610.00–835.00	8,068	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	6,498	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	9,313	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,342	744.19/cwt	675.00–910.00	9,987	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,416	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	488	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,405	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 Dec 4, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 211Last week 150Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 19Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 7Year ago 0

No trend due to the holiday.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,570	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,077	955.00–1,075.00	1,021.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	610.00	610.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	385.00–400.00	392.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	400.00	400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	300.00	300.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	565.00	565.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,340	695.00	695.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,342	675.00–910.00	744.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,132	610.00–835.00	712.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	725.00	725.00

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	—	800	61.00	61.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	1,300.00	1,300.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	60.00	60.00
1	—	590	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	80.00	80.00
1	—	415	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	704	128.50	128.50
2	—	653	132.00	132.00
2	—	635	132.50	132.50
2	—	590	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	425	134.00	134.00
1	—	480	126.00	126.00
1	—	535	133.00	133.00
1	—	585	126.00	126.00
1	—	960	100.00	100.00
2	—	625	127.00–130.00	128.46
2	—	758	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	140.50	140.50
5	—	749	107.50	107.50
8	—	529	125.50–131.50	128.40
9	—	481	124.50–132.00	130.40
11	—	670	102.50–111.50	106.66
12	—	439	138.25	138.25
13	—	587	120.00–120.50	120.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	107.00	107.00
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
1	—	825	75.00	75.00
1	—	875	77.00	77.00
2	—	380	120.00	120.00
4	—	332	125.00–130.00	127.53
4	—	745	86.00	86.00
6	—	569	105.00–115.50	112.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	102.00	102.00
1	—	495	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	238	132.00–140.00	135.96
2	—	355	129.50	129.50
3	—	342	127.50–129.00	127.98
3	—	722	98.00–100.00	98.66
4	—	466	124.00	124.00
5	—	424	120.50–127.00	125.77
5	—	561	114.00	114.00
6	—	662	109.50	109.50
7	—	611	105.00–110.50	108.86
9	—	509	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	118.50	118.50
5	—	700	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	107.00	107.00
2	—	520	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,805	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,353	35.00–46.50	42.77
3	—	1,220	24.50–28.00	25.84

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.