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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 11

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Aug 4Aug 11Aug 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

309 head

▲ 263 vs last sale 46▲ 160 vs year ago 149 · +107.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 17▲ 4 vs year ago 7 · +57.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 13▲ 6 vs year ago 2 · +300.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to lack of comparable receipts on feeder cattle. Slaughter cows and bull traded steady.

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 $136.15/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$136.15

91 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$937

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

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

$20.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.42

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	695	136.83	950	88
Medium and Large 2-3	513	116.17	596	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.66/cwt here — about $354 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 sale91 hd

136.15

—

KY average23 barns · 4,482 hd

139.57

−3.42

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	2,600	75.00	1,950	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,378	64.23	885	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	50.39	560	6thin
Steers	Standard	Low	2,555	50.00	1,278	1thin

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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	205	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	328	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	432	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	585	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	542	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	713	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	789	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	884	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	825	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,217	62
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	447	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	697	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	626	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	776	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	716	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	919	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	725	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	993	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	924	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	300	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	405	130
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Standard	2,555	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	1,278	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,600	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,950	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	41.21/cwt	39.50–42.50	402	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,178	54.98/cwt	52.00–58.00	648	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,378	64.23/cwt	62.00–66.50	885	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,085	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	4,340	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	780.00/cwt	765.00–795.00	10,140	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	795.00/cwt	795.00–795.00	11,130	3

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 Aug 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 309Last week 46Year ago 149

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 17Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 13Year ago 2

No trend due to lack of comparable receipts on feeder cattle. Slaughter cows and bull traded steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,600	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Standard$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,555	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,378	62.00–66.50	64.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,178	52.00–58.00	54.98
2	—	976	39.50–42.50	41.21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
130	—	300	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	725	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	115.00	115.00
1	—	535	117.00	117.00
1	—	615	116.50	116.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	139.00	139.00
4	—	315	142.00	142.00
2	—	733	126.00	126.00
1	—	520	134.00	134.00
8	—	681	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	147.00	147.00
1	—	430	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	160.00	160.00
1	—	675	131.00	131.00
4	—	519	152.00	152.00
1	—	380	154.00	154.00
1	—	260	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	825	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	135.00	135.00

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)	2	—	1,300	765.00–795.00	780.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,400	795.00	795.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	400.00	400.00

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.