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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

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

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Feb 26Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 23▲ 48 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 4▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 1▲ 7 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Receipts to light to test market but cattle were met with stronger demand.

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 $135.61/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$135.61

32 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$22.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.58

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	510	136.31	695	31
Medium and Large 2-3	595	114.00	678	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.31/cwt here — about $17 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 sale32 hd

135.61

—

KY average28 barns · 3,502 hd

128.03

+7.58

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	1,925	57.50	1,107	1thin

Every lot

23 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	809	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	420	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	603	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	625	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	478	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	693	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	673	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	744	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	678	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	780	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	757	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	616	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	155.26/cwt	150.00–160.50	674	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	693	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	137.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	722	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,925	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	1,107	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small 1-2	700	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	140	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	44.04/cwt	43.00–45.00	380	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	336	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	845	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	4,774	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	900	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	3,285	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	8,188	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 Mar 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 48Last week 23Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1Last week 4Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 1Year ago 0

Receipts to light to test market but cattle were met with stronger demand.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	863	43.00–45.00	44.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	35.00	35.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	20.00	20.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	565.00	565.00

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	—	1,250	655.00	655.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	365.00	365.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	150.00–160.50	155.26
1	—	490	141.50	141.50
2	—	360	171.00	171.00
1	—	580	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	135.00–140.00	137.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	581	128.00	128.00
11	—	478	145.00	145.00
2	—	420	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	629	124.00	124.00
1	—	495	136.00	136.00
5	—	445	140.50	140.50
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
2	—	653	116.00	116.00
1	—	325	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	140.50	140.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,925	57.50	57.50

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.