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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 22

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Apr 15Apr 22Apr 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 52▲ 87 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 14▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 7▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder bulls traded steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded unevenly steady.

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 $116.69/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$116.69

39 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$1.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.27

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	537	116.73	627	38
Medium and Large 2-3	390	115.00	449	1thin

One grade step is worth $1.73/cwt here — about $179 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 sale39 hd

116.69

—

KY average26 barns · 5,347 hd

120.96

−4.27

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	1,918	80.50	1,544	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	67.00	807	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,368	66.59	911	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	908	47.49	431	3thin

Every lot

32 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 2-3	385	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	535	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	409	143.34/cwt	140.00–150.00	586	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	686	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	729	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	449	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	485	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	584	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	122.05/cwt	121.00–126.00	572	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	609	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	602	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	607	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	876	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	146.42/cwt	144.00–149.00	553	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	517	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	735	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	655	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	685	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	681	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	654	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	595	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,918	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,544	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	908	47.49/cwt	43.50–50.50	431	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	807	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,368	66.59/cwt	65.00–68.00	911	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	883.59/cwt	800.00–910.00	10,073	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	8,047	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	755.00/cwt	755.00–755.00	10,721	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 Apr 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 52Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 14Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 7Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder bulls traded steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	145.00	145.00
1	—	740	92.00	92.00
1	—	760	86.00	86.00
1	—	825	80.00	80.00
1	—	850	70.00	70.00
2	—	378	144.00–149.00	146.42
2	—	500	147.00	147.00
2	—	560	117.00	117.00
3	—	652	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	667	91.00	91.00
1	—	245	140.00	140.00
1	—	385	126.00	126.00
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
2	—	640	94.00	94.00
3	—	325	138.00	138.00
3	—	1,095	80.00	80.00
7	—	505	120.50	120.50
8	—	441	132.50	132.50
7	—	469	121.00–126.00	122.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	129.00	129.00
3	—	409	140.00–150.00	143.34
9	—	547	125.50	125.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,420	755.00	755.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,140	800.00–910.00	883.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	665.00	665.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	65.00–68.00	66.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	908	43.50–50.50	47.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,918	80.50	80.50

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.