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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 18

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

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Feeder Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 229 vs last sale 309▲ 4 vs year ago 76 · +5.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 11▲ 4 vs year ago 5 · +80.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feed cattle traded 2.00-5.00 higher. Not enough to trend slaughter cattle.

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 $135.93/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$135.93

29 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$9.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.31

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	603	137.41	829	22
Medium and Large 2-3	370	133.75	495	4thin
Small and Medium 1-2	517	128.00	662	3thin

One grade step is worth $9.41/cwt here — about $167 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 sale29 hd

135.93

—

KY average24 barns · 4,185 hd

138.24

−2.31

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	1,735	86.76	1,505	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	56.00	860	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	41.00	418	1thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	220	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	308	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	161.48/cwt	158.00–165.00	586	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	834	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	929	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	922	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,018	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	807	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,081	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	185	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	222	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	358	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	443	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	156.60/cwt	149.00–158.50	509	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	488	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	644	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	493	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	670	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	705	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	575	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	690	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	820	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	886	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,058	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	547	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	455	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	604	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	438	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	591	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	725	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	531	135.94/cwt	132.00–142.00	722	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	592	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	749	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	855	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	255	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	278	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,735	86.76/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,505	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	418	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	860	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 3	755	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,605	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	5,480	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,413	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,825	1

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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 309Year ago 76

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 11Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feed cattle traded 2.00-5.00 higher. Not enough to trend slaughter cattle.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,735	85.00–88.00	86.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	41.00	41.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	132.00–142.00	135.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	151.00	151.00
3	—	342	160.00	160.00
1	—	530	135.00	135.00
1	—	550	145.00	145.00
1	—	490	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	126.50	126.50
1	—	705	90.00	90.00
2	—	345	132.00	132.00
2	—	438	135.00	135.00
1	—	660	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	155.00	155.00
2	—	603	136.00	136.00
1	—	250	143.00	143.00
7	—	882	120.00	120.00
1	—	500	141.00	141.00
4	—	664	133.50	133.50
5	—	325	149.00–158.50	156.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	120.00	120.00
2	—	488	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	143.00	143.00
2	—	493	136.00	136.00
1	—	185	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	531	157.00	157.00
3	—	807	134.00	134.00
2	—	615	151.00	151.00
2	—	363	158.00–165.00	161.48
3	—	663	139.00	139.00
3	—	735	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	685.00	685.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	345.00	345.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,075.00	1,075.00

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.