Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2021-06-23

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 23
● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200
Feeder Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 8▼ 129 vs year ago 162 · −79.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 2▼ 5 vs year ago 11 · −45.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 0▲ 0 vs year ago 7 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to light receipts.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $142.86/cwt on 12 head.
Average price
$142.86
12 head · 643 lb average
Value per head Derived
$919
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$109
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$27.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.33
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2634147.4893510thin
Medium and Large 2-3690119.758262thin
One grade step is worth $27.73/cwt here — about $109 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 sale12 hd
142.86
—
KY average26 barns · 4,510 hd
139.53
+3.33
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%Average1,33571.009481thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19764.647743thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,17050.005852thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2495159.50/cwt159.50–159.507901
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3505131.50/cwt131.50–131.506641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2609151.07/cwt147.50–152.009205
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700140.00/cwt140.00–140.009804
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3875108.00/cwt108.00–108.009451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385130.00/cwt130.00–130.005011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2450133.00/cwt130.00–136.005992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515135.00/cwt135.00–135.006951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610125.00/cwt125.00–125.007631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390161.00/cwt161.00–161.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435155.50/cwt155.50–155.506761
Bulls—Medium 1-2445132.00/cwt132.00–132.005872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2503146.50/cwt146.50–146.507372
Bulls—Medium 1-2505129.00/cwt129.00–129.006513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570133.50/cwt133.50–133.507611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660125.00/cwt125.00–125.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-280583.00/cwt83.00–83.006681
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13545.00/cwt45.00–45.005111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19764.64/cwt61.50–68.007743
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20555.00/cwt55.00–55.006631
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33571.00/cwt71.00–71.009481
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,7701,775.00/cwt1,775.00–1,775.0031,4181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-22,2001,610.00/cwt1,610.00–1,610.0035,4201
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-287050.00/cwt50.00–50.004351
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,23859.32/cwt50.50–65.007342
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,350755.00/cwt755.00–755.0010,1932
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,520755.00/cwt755.00–755.0011,4761

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.