Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2021-05-12

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, May 12
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200
Feeder Cattle receipts
134 head
▲ 84 vs last sale 50▲ 47 vs year ago 87 · +54.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 16▼ 8 vs year ago 13 · −61.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 6▼ 2 vs year ago 6 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to limited comparable receipts last week no trend on market this week, but a higher undertone was noted on feeders.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.29/cwt on 39 head.
Average price
$121.29
39 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$672
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$210
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.52
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558121.5867838
Medium and Large 2-3425110.004681thin
One grade step is worth $11.58/cwt here — about $210 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 sale39 hd
121.29
—
KY average27 barns · 4,062 hd
127.81
−6.52
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,64061.401,0073thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11446.685204thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470152.50/cwt152.50–152.507171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520148.00/cwt148.00–148.007702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580139.00/cwt139.00–139.008062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2643130.50/cwt130.50–130.5083916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675130.00/cwt130.00–130.008781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2749123.00/cwt123.00–123.0092113
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295134.00/cwt134.00–134.003951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340134.00/cwt134.00–134.004562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390129.00/cwt129.00–129.005031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425110.00/cwt110.00–110.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2452126.11/cwt125.00–127.005709
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523127.00/cwt127.00–127.006643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578122.84/cwt120.00–125.007106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629118.13/cwt114.50–120.007439
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2702112.00/cwt112.00–112.007865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2772106.50/cwt106.50–106.508222
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383161.00/cwt161.00–161.006175
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425158.50/cwt158.50–158.506746
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475147.00/cwt147.00–147.006981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3495132.00/cwt132.00–132.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3515133.00/cwt133.00–133.006851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520140.50/cwt140.50–140.507317
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2588130.23/cwt129.00–135.507665
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2648124.50/cwt124.50–124.508074
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665117.00/cwt117.00–117.007781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2727110.00/cwt110.00–110.008003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-383076.00/cwt76.00–76.006311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835101.00/cwt101.00–101.008431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2865101.00/cwt101.00–101.008741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-290590.00/cwt90.00–90.008151
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3461102.00/cwt102.00–102.004708
Dairy Steers—Large 355098.00/cwt98.00–98.005397
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94840.50/cwt40.50–40.503842
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28052.86/cwt50.00–55.506772
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64061.40/cwt58.50–63.001,0073
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2575275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5811
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,500800.00/cwt800.00–800.0012,0001

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.