Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2020-09-23

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 23
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200
Feeder Cattle receipts
157 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 108▲ 32 vs year ago 125 · +25.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 4▼ 14 vs year ago 28 · −50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 3▼ 6 vs year ago 13 · −46.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder and slaughter cattle traded mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $137.45/cwt on 72 head.
Average price
$137.45
72 head · 792 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,089
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−2.09
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2792137.451,08972
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 sale72 hd
137.45
—
KY average24 barns · 4,465 hd
139.54
−2.09
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,25859.507482thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16459.466924thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,22053.946582thin

Every lot

30 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273166.00/cwt166.00–166.004532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513138.51/cwt138.00–139.007112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588134.83/cwt132.50–136.007933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added826137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,13264
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855115.00/cwt115.00–115.009831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275141.00/cwt141.00–141.003881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327139.00/cwt139.00–139.004552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423140.05/cwt137.00–142.005925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465137.42/cwt133.00–142.5063917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2500132.00/cwt132.00–132.006604
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525114.95/cwt110.00–120.006034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580120.00/cwt120.00–120.006964
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655100.00/cwt100.00–100.006551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323147.00/cwt147.00–147.004752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378142.62/cwt140.00–145.005392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475129.52/cwt129.00–130.006152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490131.00/cwt131.00–131.006421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512134.50/cwt134.50–134.506894
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580116.90/cwt115.00–121.006783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2597129.00/cwt129.00–129.007703
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3653105.00/cwt105.00–105.006862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660117.00/cwt117.00–117.007721
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16459.46/cwt55.00–64.006924
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22053.94/cwt53.00–55.006582
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25054.00/cwt54.00–54.006751
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26565.00/cwt65.00–65.008221
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800610.00/cwt610.00–610.004,8801
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3900485.00/cwt485.00–485.004,3651
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,258619.53/cwt575.00–655.007,7942
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300585.00/cwt585.00–585.007,6051

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.