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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 17

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Mar 10Mar 17Mar 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

70 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 114▼ 24 vs year ago 94 · −25.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 7▼ 3 vs year ago 14 · −21.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 4▼ 18 vs year ago 23 · −78.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder and slaughter cattle traded sharply higher with strong demand and good bidder participation.

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 $134.70/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$134.70

35 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$50.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.25

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	476	140.89	670	23
Medium and Large 2-3	502	129.40	649	10thin
Medium and Large 3	490	90.00	441	2thin

One grade step is worth $50.89/cwt here — about $229 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 sale35 hd

134.70

—

KY average27 barns · 7,839 hd

127.44

+7.25

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	1,797	74.00	1,330	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,490	60.00	894	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,360	53.00	721	3thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	662	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	550	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	146.54/cwt	146.00–147.00	652	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	446	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	607	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	451	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	658	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	441	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	648	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	536	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	627	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	753	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	714	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	755	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	683	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	170.84/cwt	169.00–173.00	735	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	152.98/cwt	148.00–154.50	737	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	789	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	789	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	131.67/cwt	130.00–137.00	841	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	749	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	722	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,795	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,445	1
Bulls	—	—	1,798	70.75/cwt	70.50–71.00	1,272	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	378	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,490	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	894	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,555	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	933	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,183	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,500	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,403	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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 70Last week 114Year ago 94

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 7Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 4Year ago 23

Compared to last week: Feeder and slaughter cattle traded sharply higher with strong demand and good bidder participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	536	117.00	117.00
1	—	495	131.00	131.00
5	—	446	136.00	136.00
3	—	585	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	445	146.00–147.00	146.54
1	—	665	113.50	113.50
4	—	451	146.00	146.00
1	—	390	141.00	141.00
5	—	575	131.00	131.00
1	—	315	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	175.00	175.00
5	—	639	130.00–137.00	131.67
11	—	430	169.00–173.00	170.84
2	—	533	148.00	148.00
4	—	482	148.00–154.50	152.98
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
4	—	580	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
1	—	840	86.00	86.00
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
1	—	675	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	131.00	131.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	845	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	70.50–71.00	70.75
1	—	1,795	80.50	80.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	60.00	60.00
1	—	970	39.00	39.00

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.