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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 25

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Mar 18Mar 25Apr 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 94▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

37 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 14▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Due to a light test on feeder cattle no trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded sharply higher with very strong demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.20/cwt on 5 head.

Average price

$141.20

5 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$812

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.89

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	575	141.20	812	5thin

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 sale5 hd

141.20

—

KY average24 barns · 2,673 hd

135.31

+5.89

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	1,784	92.74	1,655	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,453	72.87	1,059	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	68.50	819	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,218	63.99	779	18

Every lot

19 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	525	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	760	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	820	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	946	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	190	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	380	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	890	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	726	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,530	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,209	1
Bulls	—	—	1,647	87.21/cwt	85.50–89.50	1,436	3
Bulls	—	—	1,951	100.33/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,957	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	53.57/cwt	46.50–58.50	596	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	819	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	869	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,253	66.21/cwt	61.50–70.00	830	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,453	72.87/cwt	69.00–75.50	1,059	3

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 19Last week 94Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 14Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Due to a light test on feeder cattle no trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded sharply higher with very strong demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	170.00	170.00
1	—	460	150.00	150.00
1	—	530	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	134.50	134.50
1	—	290	181.00	181.00
1	—	535	142.00	142.00
1	—	830	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	112.00	112.00
1	—	800	100.00	100.00
2	—	190	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	79.00	79.00
3	—	1,647	85.50–89.50	87.21
4	—	1,951	98.00–102.00	100.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	68.50	68.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,453	69.00–75.50	72.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	71.50	71.50
4	—	1,113	46.50–58.50	53.57
12	—	1,253	61.50–70.00	66.21

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.