Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2021-04-21

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 21

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 85▼ 51 vs year ago 87 · −58.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 8▼ 1 vs year ago 13 · −7.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 6▼ 6 vs year ago 9 · −66.7%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to light receipts.

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 $137.53/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$137.53

17 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$2.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.99

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	461	138.00	635	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	350	135.33	474	3thin

One grade step is worth $2.67/cwt here — about $162 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 sale17 hd

137.53

—

KY average25 barns · 7,026 hd

136.54

+0.99

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	1,685	81.82	1,379	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,685	60.00	1,011	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	58.00	856	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	918	43.00	395	2thin

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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	986	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	467	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	519	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	586	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	653	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	722	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	750	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	930	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	590	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	354	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	714	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	789	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	829	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	958	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	425	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	298	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	538	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	377	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,350	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	1,006	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,392	1
Bulls	—	—	1,875	79.53/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,491	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	725	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	305	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	489	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	856	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,685	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,011	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,180	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	755.00/cwt	755.00–755.00	10,306	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	845.00/cwt	845.00–845.00	9,084	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 Apr 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 36Last week 85Year ago 87

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 8Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 6Year ago 9

No trend due to light receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	74.50	74.50
3	—	1,875	78.00–82.00	79.53
1	—	1,450	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,111	44.00	44.00
1	—	725	42.00	42.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	93.00	93.00
4	—	335	176.00	176.00
7	—	433	165.00	165.00
2	—	658	126.00	126.00
1	—	535	147.50	147.50
1	—	354	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	136.00	136.00
2	—	285	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	134.00	134.00
4	—	523	138.00	138.00
2	—	413	142.00	142.00
1	—	845	110.00	110.00
2	—	320	146.00	146.00
4	—	371	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	70.00	70.00
2	—	538	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	119.50	119.50

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	755.00	755.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	845.00	845.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,380	1,100.00	1,100.00

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.