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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 11

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Nov 4Nov 11Nov 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 89▼ 20 vs year ago 103 · −19.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 11▼ 10 vs year ago 16 · −62.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 7▼ 16 vs year ago 26 · −61.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to lack of comparable 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 $123.50/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$123.50

31 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$45

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

$23.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.26

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	480	124.25	597	30
Medium and Large 2-3	635	101.00	641	1thin

One grade step is worth $23.25/cwt here — about −$45 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

123.50

—

KY average26 barns · 5,646 hd

122.24

+1.26

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	60.00	747	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	55.97	802	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	44.85	430	3thin

Every lot

28 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	706	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	122.93/cwt	120.00–126.00	649	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	135.64/cwt	130.00–137.50	766	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	122.86/cwt	120.00–124.00	542	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	473	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	639	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	585	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	667	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	641	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	737	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	353	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	451	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	141.07/cwt	136.00–146.00	508	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	144.76/cwt	139.00–148.50	683	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	729	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	595	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	794	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	44.85/cwt	43.00–47.50	430	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	747	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	55.97/cwt	54.50–57.00	802	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,268	749.37/cwt	650.00–850.00	9,502	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,785	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 Nov 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 83Last week 89Year ago 103

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 11Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 7Year ago 26

No trend due to lack of comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	110.50	110.50
14	—	441	120.00–124.00	122.86
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
1	—	585	114.00	114.00
3	—	492	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	122.00	122.00
2	—	320	141.00	141.00
8	—	472	139.00–148.50	144.76
2	—	360	136.00–146.00	141.07
3	—	576	126.50	126.50
2	—	763	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	96.00	96.00
1	—	395	125.00	125.00
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
1	—	315	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	116.00	116.00
4	—	565	130.00–137.50	135.64
1	—	400	145.00	145.00
1	—	515	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	528	120.00–126.00	122.93
2	—	390	120.00	120.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,268	650.00–850.00	749.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	910.00	910.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	54.50–57.00	55.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	958	43.00–47.50	44.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	60.00	60.00

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.