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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-15

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

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 81 vs last sale 133▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

14 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 3▲ 14 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Receipts to light to test market. Feeder and slaughter market did show a much higher undertone.

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 $136.17/cwt on 21 head.

Average price

$136.17

21 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$37.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.41

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	495	141.58	700	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	623	103.67	646	3thin

One grade step is worth $37.92/cwt here — about $54 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

136.17

—

KY average27 barns · 3,832 hd

135.76

+0.41

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	1,235	68.99	852	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,373	68.99	947	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	58.57	658	2thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	460	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	585	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	646	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	701	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	712	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	731	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	601	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	751	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	895	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	797	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	441	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	489	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	559	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	666	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	689	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	436	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	690	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	668	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	699	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	644	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	58.57/cwt	52.00–64.00	658	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,235	68.99/cwt	67.50–71.00	852	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	68.99/cwt	65.00–72.00	947	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,250	2

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 Apr 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 52Last week 133Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 3Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Receipts to light to test market. Feeder and slaughter market did show a much higher undertone.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	139.00	139.00
1	—	630	106.00	106.00
2	—	728	96.00	96.00
3	—	580	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	132.00	132.00
1	—	815	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	148.00	148.00
1	—	580	126.00	126.00
3	—	475	147.50	147.50
3	—	647	116.00	116.00
4	—	520	137.00	137.00
6	—	414	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	121.00	121.00
1	—	595	101.00	101.00
1	—	895	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	152.00	152.00
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
1	—	365	134.00	134.00
1	—	765	90.00	90.00
3	—	653	102.00	102.00
5	—	411	136.00	136.00

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)	2	—	1,250	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,235	67.50–71.00	68.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,373	65.00–72.00	68.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,123	52.00–64.00	58.57

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.