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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 3

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Feb 24Mar 3Mar 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

613 head

▲ 562 vs last sale 51▲ 565 vs year ago 48 · +1,177.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 13▲ 8 vs year ago 1 · +800.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 15▼ 4 vs year ago 7 · −57.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due lack of comparable receipts. Precondition cattle were met with exceptional demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $124.86/cwt on 353 head.

Average price

$124.86

353 head · 809 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$7.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.76

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	811	125.05	1,015	344
Medium and Large 2-3	728	117.31	854	9thin

One grade step is worth $7.74/cwt here — about $160 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 sale353 hd

124.86

—

KY average28 barns · 8,039 hd

138.62

−13.76

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	—	Low	1,567	73.28	1,148	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,063	54.71	582	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	39.63	425	3thin

Every lot

27 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	825	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	825	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	784	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	124.13/cwt	122.50–125.50	886	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	716	116.22/cwt	114.75–119.00	832	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	753	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	900	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	823	124.80/cwt	124.00–126.25	1,027	308
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	114.73/cwt	111.00–116.00	958	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	200	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	790	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	507	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	123.37/cwt	123.00–125.00	716	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	120.22/cwt	118.50–123.00	760	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	785	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	121.25/cwt	121.25–121.25	879	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	140
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	491	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	143.93/cwt	142.50–148.00	659	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	837	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	829	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,430	78.02/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,116	2
Bulls	—	—	1,703	68.53/cwt	66.00–70.50	1,167	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,063	54.71/cwt	54.00–55.50	582	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	39.63/cwt	38.00–42.00	425	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	765.00/cwt	765.00–765.00	7,956	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	11,607	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 Mar 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 613Last week 51Year ago 48

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 13Year ago 1

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 15Year ago 7

No trend due lack of comparable receipts. Precondition cattle were met with exceptional demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	54.00–55.50	54.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,072	38.00–42.00	39.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,703	66.00–70.50	68.53
2	—	1,430	75.00–80.00	78.02

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	151.00	151.00
1	—	610	132.00	132.00
1	—	715	116.00	116.00
2	—	675	124.00	124.00
4	—	458	142.50–148.00	143.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	750	120.00	120.00
70	—	725	121.25	121.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	200	395.00	395.00
11	—	580	123.00–125.00	123.37
16	—	632	118.50–123.00	120.22
1	—	370	137.00	137.00
2	—	683	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	716	114.75–119.00	116.22
3	—	753	119.50	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	534	154.50	154.50
12	—	835	111.00–116.00	114.73
13	—	714	122.50–125.50	124.13
2	—	650	130.00	130.00
1	—	620	126.50	126.50
2	—	598	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
308	—	823	124.00–126.25	124.80

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)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	765.00	765.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,390	835.00	835.00

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.