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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 29

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Jan 22Jan 29Feb 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

103 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 80▲ 103 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 18▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 4▲ 2 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 unevenly steady. Slaughter cows traded 3.00-4.00 higher.

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 $131.12/cwt on 42 head.

Average price

$131.12

42 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$0.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.44

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	471	131.25	618	36
Medium and Large 2-3	327	130.31	427	6thin

One grade step is worth $0.94/cwt here — about $192 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 sale42 hd

131.12

—

KY average26 barns · 6,124 hd

128.68

+2.44

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	1,436	51.54	740	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,439	45.69	658	7thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	180	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	302	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	200	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	340	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	257	146.94/cwt	140.00–155.00	378	3
Steers	—	Small 2-3	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	573	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	676	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	777	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	813	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	960	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	812	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	978	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	960	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,114	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	238	135.29/cwt	120.00–145.00	322	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	382	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	412	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	501	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	449	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	620	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	612	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	596	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	672	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	755	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	695	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	773	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	826	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	527	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	592	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	626	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	141.83/cwt	137.00–143.00	728	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,410	46.81/cwt	45.00–50.00	660	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,436	51.54/cwt	48.00–54.00	740	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,615	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	630	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	990	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,019	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,010	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,798	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	885	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	4,735	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,715	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	12,005	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 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 103Last week 80Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 18Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 0

Compared to Last Week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows traded 3.00-4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	155.00	155.00
1	—	400	148.00	148.00
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
2	—	450	139.00	139.00
5	—	513	137.00–143.00	141.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	160.00	160.00
2	—	768	125.00	125.00
1	—	420	150.00	150.00
1	—	525	148.00	148.00
4	—	581	140.00	140.00
3	—	600	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	180	168.00	168.00
1	—	200	170.00	170.00
3	—	257	140.00–155.00	146.94
1	—	490	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	812	120.50	120.50
1	—	960	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	113.00	113.00
1	—	810	102.00	102.00
2	—	240	140.00	140.00
4	—	374	134.00	134.00
4	—	449	138.00	138.00
7	—	517	130.00	130.00
1	—	305	135.00	135.00
2	—	658	117.50	117.50
3	—	453	135.00	135.00
4	—	283	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	125.00	125.00
3	—	238	120.00–145.00	135.29
2	—	475	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	576	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,436	48.00–54.00	51.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	39.00	39.00
6	—	1,410	45.00–50.00	46.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	810.00	810.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	475.00	475.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,715	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	535.00	535.00

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.