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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 22

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

372 head

▲ 334 vs last sale 38▲ 215 vs year ago 157 · +136.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 7▼ 10 vs year ago 14 · −71.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 1▼ 5 vs year ago 7 · −71.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to lack of comparable receipts. Value Added feeders and holsteins traded with strong demand.

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 $138.15/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$138.15

81 head · 702 lb average

Value per head Derived

$970

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$369

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

$18.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.66

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	705	138.38	975	80
Medium and Large 2-3	505	120.00	606	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.38/cwt here — about $369 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 sale81 hd

138.15

—

KY average26 barns · 5,647 hd

137.49

+0.66

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	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,430	59.00	844	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	53.17	565	3thin

Every lot

21 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	750	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	775	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,159	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	985	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	139.51/cwt	138.00–140.00	541	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	613	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	601	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	700	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,039	68
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	412	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	149.31/cwt	148.50–150.00	644	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	679	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	742	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	684	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	350	124.81/cwt	124.00–125.25	437	200
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	40.50/cwt	40.50–40.50	356	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	687	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	844	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,625	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	959	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 372Last week 38Year ago 157

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 7Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 7

No trend due to lack of comparable receipts. Value Added feeders and holsteins traded with strong demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	135.00	135.00
1	—	505	147.00	147.00
2	—	465	146.00	146.00
9	—	431	148.50–150.00	149.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	123.25	123.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	750	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	141.00	141.00
4	—	511	137.00	137.00
2	—	455	132.00	132.00
4	—	388	138.00–140.00	139.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
200	—	350	124.00–125.25	124.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	118.00	118.00
3	—	497	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	775	149.50	149.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,625	59.00	59.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	59.50	59.50
1	—	880	40.50	40.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,430	59.00	59.00

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.