Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2021-04-07

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 7
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200
Feeder Cattle receipts
221 head
▲ 144 vs last sale 77▲ 88 vs year ago 133 · +66.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 8▲ 3 vs year ago 3 · +100.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 7▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.16/cwt on 98 head.
Average price
$131.16
98 head · 669 lb average
Value per head Derived
$877
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$412
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$31.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.87
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2671131.4888297
Small and Medium 1-2470100.004701thin
One grade step is worth $31.48/cwt here — about $412 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 sale98 hd
131.16
—
KY average25 barns · 5,710 hd
136.03
−4.87
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—Average1,91585.501,6371thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,43565.509401thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,18048.355703thin

Every lot

36 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275181.85/cwt178.00–186.005002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added431181.50/cwt181.50–181.507825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568157.50/cwt157.50–157.508956
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730119.50/cwt119.50–119.508721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825130.50/cwt130.50–130.501,07760
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290161.00/cwt161.00–161.004671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2362147.25/cwt146.50–149.005334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435153.98/cwt149.00–155.006706
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2470100.00/cwt100.00–100.004701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525144.83/cwt144.00–145.507609
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567135.71/cwt135.00–136.007697
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633121.00/cwt121.00–121.007662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655124.50/cwt124.50–124.508152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715113.00/cwt113.00–113.008081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added750126.50/cwt126.50–126.5094965
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333170.50/cwt170.50–170.505682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2374179.25/cwt170.00–181.506705
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415153.00/cwt153.00–153.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2449172.50/cwt172.50–172.507755
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481163.96/cwt161.00–170.0078912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525125.50/cwt125.50–125.506592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2601143.50/cwt143.50–143.508626
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635127.50/cwt127.50–127.508101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660123.50/cwt123.50–123.508152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715113.84/cwt112.50–114.508143
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3720110.00/cwt110.00–110.007921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,91585.50/cwt85.50–85.501,6371
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01044.50/cwt44.50–44.504491
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26550.27/cwt50.00–50.506362
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43565.50/cwt65.50–65.509401
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230665.00/cwt665.00–665.008,1801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,335595.00/cwt595.00–595.007,9431
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705550.00/cwt550.00–550.003,8781
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2792677.38/cwt375.00–985.005,3653
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,2191
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-273092.90/cwt90.00–96.006782

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.