Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2020-11-18

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 18
● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200
Feeder Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 83▼ 20 vs year ago 150 · −13.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 6▲ 9 vs year ago 19 · +47.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 10▲ 6 vs year ago 7 · +85.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to limited comparable receipts no trend on the market but a higher undertone was noted on the feeder cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.96/cwt on 43 head.
Average price
$114.96
43 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$564
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$71
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.05
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2495117.0657934
Medium and Large 2-3475107.055089thin
One grade step is worth $10.01/cwt here — about $71 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 sale43 hd
114.96
—
KY average24 barns · 6,476 hd
124.01
−9.05
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
Bulls—Low1,43366.009463thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35053.317204thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45550.747384thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,16941.0147914

Every lot

44 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2210160.00/cwt160.00–160.003361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525135.50/cwt135.50–135.507112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582133.23/cwt131.00–134.007754
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635119.00/cwt119.00–119.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2654126.00/cwt126.00–126.008247
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755115.00/cwt115.00–115.008681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265115.71/cwt110.00–121.003072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290125.76/cwt125.00–126.003654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2362126.05/cwt124.00–128.004564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2442124.20/cwt124.00–126.005499
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3469112.00/cwt112.00–112.005254
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3500109.00/cwt109.00–109.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526118.38/cwt116.00–119.006235
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2598109.00/cwt109.00–109.006526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610103.00/cwt103.00–103.006281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2653104.00/cwt104.00–104.006794
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-368387.51/cwt85.00–90.005982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-280590.00/cwt90.00–90.007251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323161.00/cwt161.00–161.005202
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3363141.28/cwt140.00–144.005133
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390155.50/cwt155.50–155.506061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430131.93/cwt130.00–134.005672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2434149.17/cwt148.50–149.506473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475139.82/cwt136.00–147.006643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2543132.50/cwt132.50–132.507192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580128.49/cwt128.00–129.007454
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3595106.00/cwt106.00–106.006311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669113.50/cwt113.50–113.507596
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-276993.00/cwt93.00–93.007154
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-385075.00/cwt75.00–75.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-390068.00/cwt68.00–68.006121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25057.00/cwt57.00–57.007132
Bulls——1,80084.00/cwt84.00–84.001,5121
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12738.99/cwt32.00–43.0043911
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,32348.40/cwt45.00–52.006403
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35053.31/cwt46.50–56.007204
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39544.00/cwt44.00–44.006141
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47552.99/cwt52.00–55.007823
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100550.00/cwt550.00–550.006,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,218714.50/cwt675.00–800.008,7033
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300790.87/cwt700.00–875.0010,2812
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2980465.00/cwt465.00–465.004,5571
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,100750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2805452.17/cwt400.00–525.003,6404

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.