Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2019-12-18

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 18

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 89 vs last sale 142▲ 53 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 21▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 12▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to limited comparable receipts no trend on market this week.

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 $118.19/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$118.19

20 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.61

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	513	118.19	607	20

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale20 hd

118.19

—

KY average29 barns · 6,342 hd

123.80

−5.61

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	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,140	48.86	557	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	47.99	696	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,247	40.15	501	31

Every lot

28 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 1-2	185	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	291	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	385	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	358	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	585	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	760	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	819	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	129.98/cwt	129.00–131.00	485	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	113.89/cwt	112.00–118.00	548	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	622	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	725	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	735	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	512	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	572	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	568	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	711	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	766	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	550	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	48.86/cwt	48.00–50.00	557	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	42.43/cwt	36.00–48.00	526	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,263	34.58/cwt	30.50–40.00	437	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	47.99/cwt	45.00–50.00	696	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,895	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	4,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,783	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	8,096	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	8,340	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 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 53Last week 142Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 21Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 12Year ago 0

Due to limited comparable receipts no trend on market this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	168.00	168.00
2	—	758	101.00	101.00
3	—	427	133.00	133.00
4	—	360	159.00	159.00
4	—	525	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
1	—	775	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	185	157.50	157.50
1	—	415	141.00	141.00
1	—	650	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	515	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	129.00–131.00	129.98
3	—	633	114.50	114.50
6	—	481	112.00–118.00	113.89
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
1	—	650	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	510	122.00	122.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	404.00	404.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	635.00	635.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	735.00	735.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	695.00	695.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	48.00–50.00	48.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,450	45.00–50.00	47.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,263	30.50–40.00	34.58
22	—	1,240	36.00–48.00	42.43

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.