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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 1

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Aug 25Sep 1Sep 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 81▼ 44 vs year ago 85 · −51.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 1▲ 0 vs year ago 5 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 4▲ 7 vs year ago 1 · +700.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to light receipts.

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 $135.14/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$135.14

18 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$485

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

$43.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.81

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	503	143.14	720	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	575	117.95	679	4thin
Medium and Large 3	235	100.00	235	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.14/cwt here — about $485 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 sale18 hd

135.14

—

KY average25 barns · 3,393 hd

139.95

−4.81

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	—	Low	1,335	65.00	868	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,250	59.50	744	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	58.00	945	1thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	478	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	458	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	929	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	235	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	235	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	372	132.27/cwt	120.00–138.00	492	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	574	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	673	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	139.44/cwt	136.00–143.00	788	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	868	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,185	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	889	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	551	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	707	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	565	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	751	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	730	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	827	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	733	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	285	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	257	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,335	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	868	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,250	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	744	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	945	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,238	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	797.01/cwt	700.00–845.00	9,086	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	6,594	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 Sep 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 41Last week 81Year ago 85

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 4Year ago 1

No trend due to light receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	152.00	152.00
2	—	608	136.00	136.00
2	—	405	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	133.00	133.00
1	—	455	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	111.00	111.00
1	—	575	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	162.00	162.00
4	—	588	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	149.00	149.00
2	—	648	134.00	134.00
4	—	458	147.00	147.00
4	—	565	136.00–143.00	139.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	75.00	75.00
3	—	372	120.00–138.00	132.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	100.00	100.00
2	—	285	90.00	90.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,050	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,140	700.00–845.00	797.01

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	785.00	785.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	59.50	59.50

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.