Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2020-12-02

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 2
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200
Feeder Cattle receipts
172 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 130▼ 39 vs year ago 211 · −18.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 28▲ 5 vs year ago 13 · +38.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to holiday last week. 58 Test cows were not reported this week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $140.92/cwt on 56 head.
Average price
$140.92
56 head · 449 lb average
Value per head Derived
$633
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$198
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3
$21.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.42
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2453141.5164254
Medium and Large 2-3305130.003971thin
Small and Medium 2-3370120.004441thin
One grade step is worth $21.51/cwt here — about $198 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 sale56 hd
140.92
—
KY average23 barns · 2,150 hd
123.51
+17.42
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—Average1,84376.251,4052thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20356.256762thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,56051.728075thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20544.295344thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2256195.00/cwt195.00–195.004995
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425146.00/cwt146.00–146.006211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480140.00/cwt140.00–140.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490132.00/cwt132.00–132.006471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2509147.00/cwt147.00–147.007487
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570119.00/cwt119.00–119.006781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added596132.00/cwt132.00–132.007875
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3610119.00/cwt119.00–119.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618122.96/cwt121.00–125.007602
Steers—Medium and Large 1655120.00/cwt120.00–120.007861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2746112.49/cwt111.00–114.008394
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325126.00/cwt126.00–126.004101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383131.00/cwt131.00–131.005027
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425115.00/cwt115.00–115.004892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2450125.50/cwt125.50–125.5056511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2506123.69/cwt120.00–125.7562625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558113.50/cwt113.50–113.506334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2648103.50/cwt103.50–103.506713
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3305130.00/cwt130.00–130.003971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2311161.00/cwt161.00–161.005019
Bulls—Small and Medium 2-3370120.00/cwt120.00–120.004441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380141.00/cwt141.00–141.005361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423150.01/cwt140.00–154.5063519
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485127.24/cwt125.00–132.006176
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2508132.00/cwt132.00–132.0067111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584125.00/cwt125.00–125.007307
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685111.00/cwt111.00–111.007601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,67070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,1691
Bulls——2,01582.50/cwt82.50–82.501,6621
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20047.50/cwt47.50–47.505701
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20565.00/cwt65.00–65.007831
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20544.29/cwt38.00–48.505344
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29548.50/cwt48.50–48.506281
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62652.53/cwt48.00–56.008544

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.