Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2020-01-15

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 15

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Jan 8Jan 15Jan 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 59▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 17▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 10▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last Week: Feeder cattle traded sharply higher. Not enough to test slaughter cows and bulls.

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 $126.17/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$126.17

21 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$638

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$3.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.66

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	522	126.69	661	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	410	123.00	504	3thin

One grade step is worth $3.69/cwt here — about $157 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 sale21 hd

126.17

—

KY average29 barns · 8,492 hd

125.51

+0.66

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	2,015	69.49	1,400	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,100	37.25	410	2thin

Every lot

31 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	672	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	549	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	843	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	742	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	597	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	851	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	735	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	963	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,008	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	493	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	473	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	526	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	472	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	604	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	488	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	622	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	549	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	727	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	737	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	605	7
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	405	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	510	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	477	125.62/cwt	122.00–127.50	599	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	777	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	792	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	633	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	684	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	706	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,015	69.49/cwt	69.00–70.00	1,400	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	34.50/cwt	34.50–34.50	359	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	464	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,165	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	12,155	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,629	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 Jan 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 75Last week 59Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 17Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to Last Week: Feeder cattle traded sharply higher. Not enough to test slaughter cows and bulls.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	150.00	150.00
2	—	578	137.00	137.00
7	—	342	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	98.00	98.00
3	—	477	122.00–127.50	125.62
4	—	633	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	120.00	120.00
3	—	560	132.50	132.50
3	—	680	125.00	125.00
1	—	410	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	597	142.50	142.50
4	—	549	153.50	153.50
3	—	735	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	148.00	148.00
2	—	368	143.00	143.00
3	—	487	124.00	124.00
1	—	585	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	137.00	137.00
1	—	390	121.00	121.00
1	—	495	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	126.50	126.50
2	—	720	110.00	110.00
3	—	488	127.50	127.50
3	—	630	117.00	117.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	935.00	935.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	710.00	710.00

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	—	885	975.00	975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,015	69.00–70.00	69.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	34.50	34.50
1	—	1,160	40.00	40.00

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.