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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 2

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Aug 26Sep 2Sep 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 43 vs last sale 128▼ 19 vs year ago 104 · −18.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 8▲ 0 vs year ago 5 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 8▼ 5 vs year ago 6 · −83.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, no comparisons available for feeder and slaughter classes due to light receipts and limited comparable sales.

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 $138.02/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$138.02

31 head · 631 lb average

Value per head Derived

$871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$16.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.44

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	633	139.05	880	29
Medium and Large 2-3	598	123.00	735	2thin

One grade step is worth $16.05/cwt here — about $146 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 sale31 hd

138.02

—

KY average27 barns · 5,424 hd

140.46

−2.44

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	1,860	85.50	1,590	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	67.03	840	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	63.00	731	1thin

Every lot

26 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 1-2	385	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	628	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	654	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	684	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	701	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	140.41/cwt	140.00–140.50	820	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	942	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,029	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	392	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	459	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	140.84/cwt	140.50–141.00	676	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	127.11/cwt	127.00–127.50	742	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	118.02/cwt	115.00–122.00	735	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	835	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	544	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	655	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	800	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,860	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	1,590	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	731	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	67.03/cwt	66.50–67.50	840	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	935	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,246	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 Sep 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 128Year ago 104

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 8Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 8Year ago 6

Compared to last week, no comparisons available for feeder and slaughter classes due to light receipts and limited comparable sales.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	126.00	126.00
3	—	450	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	120.00	120.00
1	—	400	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	152.00	152.00
1	—	385	163.00	163.00
1	—	520	135.00	135.00
1	—	730	129.00	129.00
2	—	445	147.00	147.00
11	—	584	140.00–140.50	140.41
11	—	774	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	131.00	131.00
1	—	660	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	115.00–122.00	118.02
4	—	702	119.00	119.00
13	—	584	127.00–127.50	127.11
1	—	295	133.00	133.00
1	—	330	139.00	139.00
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
1	—	425	136.00	136.00
3	—	480	140.50–141.00	140.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	128.00	128.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	85.50	85.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,253	66.50–67.50	67.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	63.00	63.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	775.00	775.00

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.