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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 28

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

125 head

▲ 89 vs last sale 36▼ 29 vs year ago 154 · −18.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 12▼ 22 vs year ago 28 · −78.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 3▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Due to limited comparable receipts no trend on market this week, but a steady undertone was noted.

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 $133.62/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$133.62

39 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.13

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	463	133.62	619	39

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 sale39 hd

133.62

—

KY average26 barns · 5,203 hd

132.49

+1.13

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	—	Average	1,435	79.78	1,145	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	55.56	906	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	40.49	434	3thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	205	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	328	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	461	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	556	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	563	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	531	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	764	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	791	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	897	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	454	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	397	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	574	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	138.99/cwt	137.50–140.00	602	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	135.42/cwt	135.00–136.00	620	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	121.45/cwt	119.00–123.00	636	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	689	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	714	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	359	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	592	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	598	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	679	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	150.02/cwt	148.00–152.00	726	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	134.98/cwt	131.00–139.00	699	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	670	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	298	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	283	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	398	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	358	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	510	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	408	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	599	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	509	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	623	74.52/cwt	74.00–75.00	464	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,435	79.78/cwt	78.50–81.00	1,145	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	39.74/cwt	39.50–40.00	381	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,300	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	546	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	55.56/cwt	55.00–56.00	906	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	637.86/cwt	565.00–695.00	7,814	6

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 36Year ago 154

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 12Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 3Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Due to limited comparable receipts no trend on market this week, but a steady undertone was noted.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,435	78.50–81.00	79.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,630	55.00–56.00	55.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	42.00	42.00
2	—	958	39.50–40.00	39.74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	80.00	80.00
2	—	398	90.00	90.00
2	—	623	74.00–75.00	74.52
5	—	298	95.00	95.00
5	—	599	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	643	111.00	111.00
4	—	579	119.00	119.00
5	—	433	137.50–140.00	138.99
4	—	305	149.00	149.00
5	—	524	119.00–123.00	121.45
7	—	458	135.00–136.00	135.42
10	—	397	144.50	144.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	155.00	155.00
3	—	335	166.00	166.00
9	—	493	155.00	155.00
4	—	586	135.00	135.00
2	—	783	114.50	114.50
1	—	635	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	160.00	160.00
1	—	270	150.00	150.00
1	—	385	138.00	138.00
1	—	305	151.00	151.00
1	—	420	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	359	165.00	165.00
6	—	484	148.00–152.00	150.02
1	—	440	136.00	136.00
2	—	575	130.00	130.00
4	—	518	131.00–139.00	134.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	124.00	124.00
3	—	365	145.00	145.00
3	—	478	142.00	142.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,225	565.00–695.00	637.86

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.