Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2020-10-07

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 7

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Sep 23Oct 7Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 157▼ 198 vs year ago 253 · −78.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 14▲ 2 vs year ago 20 · +10.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 7▲ 4 vs year ago 3 · +133.3%

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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 $124.43/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$124.43

32 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$4.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.95

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	587	124.57	731	31
Medium and Large 2-3	425	120.00	510	1thin

One grade step is worth $4.57/cwt here — about $221 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 sale32 hd

124.43

—

KY average26 barns · 5,833 hd

125.37

−0.95

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	1,937	71.66	1,388	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,285	62.39	802	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,494	58.09	868	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,238	44.76	554	6thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,245	75.00	934	1thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	787	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	830	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	835	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	880	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	137.43/cwt	135.00–140.00	495	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	595	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	123.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	646	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	124.83/cwt	115.00–128.00	793	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	788	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	117.16/cwt	112.00–118.00	846	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	685	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	720	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	781	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	785	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	769	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,245	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	934	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,937	71.66/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,388	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	35.57/cwt	35.00–36.00	407	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	44.81/cwt	41.50–48.00	532	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	62.39/cwt	60.00–63.00	802	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,320	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	554	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	62.11/cwt	58.00–65.00	955	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,575	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	992	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	865.00/cwt	865.00–865.00	10,380	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	772.55/cwt	655.00–835.00	7,764	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	974.43/cwt	835.00–1,075.00	12,034	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,890	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 Oct 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 55Last week 157Year ago 253

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 14Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 7Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	525	120.00–130.00	123.00
2	—	360	135.00–140.00	137.43
7	—	722	112.00–118.00	117.16
3	—	657	120.00	120.00
8	—	635	115.00–128.00	124.83
5	—	444	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	126.50	126.50
2	—	707	124.50	124.50
1	—	500	145.00	145.00
2	—	550	143.00	143.00
2	—	610	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	643	121.50	121.50
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
1	—	665	118.00	118.00
1	—	725	106.00	106.00
3	—	527	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,937	70.00–75.00	71.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,188	41.50–48.00	44.81
1	—	1,575	63.00	63.00
2	—	1,145	35.00–36.00	35.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	42.00	42.00
4	—	1,538	58.00–65.00	62.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,285	60.00–63.00	62.39

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	865.00	865.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,005	655.00–835.00	772.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,235	835.00–1,075.00	974.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	600.00	600.00

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.