Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2021-02-24

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 24
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200
Feeder Cattle receipts
51 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 21▲ 28 vs year ago 23 · +121.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 8▲ 9 vs year ago 4 · +225.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 0▲ 14 vs year ago 1 · +1,400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend on market due to weather closers last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.68/cwt on 16 head.
Average price
$132.68
16 head · 431 lb average
Value per head Derived
$572
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+7.95
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2431132.6857216thin
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 sale16 hd
132.68
—
KY average20 barns · 2,601 hd
124.73
+7.95
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average2,13870.251,5022thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34566.008881thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21565.007901thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13347.255352thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2495145.00/cwt145.00–145.007181
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270142.00/cwt142.00–142.003833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331141.37/cwt134.00–143.004685
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385134.00/cwt134.00–134.005161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513125.00/cwt125.00–125.006412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585118.50/cwt118.50–118.506932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618123.00/cwt123.00–123.007603
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426147.51/cwt146.00–148.006284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2495143.00/cwt143.00–143.007081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519144.00/cwt144.00–144.007474
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625111.50/cwt111.50–111.506971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725114.00/cwt114.00–114.008271
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 391572.00/cwt72.00–72.006593
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——2,01570.50/cwt70.50–70.501,4211
Bulls——2,26070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,5821
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95041.50/cwt41.50–41.503941
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21565.00/cwt65.00–65.007901
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,31553.00/cwt53.00–53.006971
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34566.00/cwt66.00–66.008881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2750950.00/cwt950.00–950.007,1252
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2883950.00/cwt950.00–950.008,3893
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,063945.14/cwt825.00–1,000.0010,0473
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0014,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,7502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0012,8131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250825.00/cwt825.00–825.0010,3131
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,475.00/cwt1,475.00–1,475.0016,2251

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.