Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2021-07-28

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 28

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Jun 30Jul 28Aug 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

269 head

▲ 109 vs last sale 160▲ 190 vs year ago 79 · +240.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 8▼ 16 vs year ago 19 · −84.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.55/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$146.55

196 head · 784 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,148

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$859

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3

$95.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.47

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	817	149.25	1,219	122
Medium and Large 1-2	731	145.82	1,066	71
Small and Medium 3	668	54.00	361	3thin

One grade step is worth $95.25/cwt here — about $859 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 sale196 hd

146.55

—

KY average26 barns · 4,584 hd

147.02

−0.47

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	43.84	446	2thin

Every lot

19 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	593	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	653	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	847	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	668	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	361	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,088	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	817	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	1,219	122
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	656	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	471	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	716	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	303	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	424	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	358	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	483	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	461	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	682	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	766	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	818	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	279	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	326	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	379	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	451	9
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	557	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	668	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	911	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	729	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,018	43.84/cwt	42.50–45.50	446	2

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 Jul 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 269Last week 160Year ago 79

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 8Year ago 19

No trend due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	817	149.25	149.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	156.00	156.00
1	—	440	148.50	148.50
1	—	355	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	750	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	137.50	137.50
4	—	528	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	135.00	135.00
9	—	461	148.00	148.00
2	—	303	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	135.00	135.00
3	—	440	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	471	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	279	117.00	117.00
6	—	557	120.00	120.00
9	—	379	119.00	119.00
4	—	911	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,018	42.50–45.50	43.84

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.