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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, May 13

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 45▲ 87 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 18▲ 13 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 24▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to light receipts.

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 $119.70/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$119.70

76 head · 712 lb average

Value per head Derived

$852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$558

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

$37.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.06

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	717	120.19	861	75
Medium and Large 3	365	83.00	303	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.19/cwt here — about $558 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 sale76 hd

119.70

—

KY average26 barns · 4,543 hd

123.75

−4.06

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	1,445	85.50	1,235	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	60.31	882	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,317	59.84	788	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,347	54.29	731	5thin

Every lot

21 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	646	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	640	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	394	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	365	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	303	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	675	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	875	72
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	439	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	687	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,445	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,235	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	59.84/cwt	57.00–61.50	788	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,347	54.29/cwt	49.50–59.50	731	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	60.31/cwt	57.00–63.50	882	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	15,468	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,560	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,880	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	746	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 May 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 45Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 18Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 24Year ago 0

No trend due to light receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	151.00	151.00
1	—	525	130.00	130.00
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
1	—	720	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
1	—	625	108.00	108.00
72	—	729	120.00	120.00
1	—	290	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	136.00	136.00
1	—	550	135.00	135.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,345	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	85.50	85.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,317	57.00–61.50	59.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,463	57.00–63.50	60.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,347	49.50–59.50	54.29

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.