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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Thu, Oct 14

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

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Feeder Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 128▲ 74 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 9▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 0▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to lack of comparable receipts no trend on market this week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.27/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$128.27

29 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$256

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

$8.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.05

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	395	136.00	537	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	621	127.70	793	27

One grade step is worth $8.30/cwt here — about −$256 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

128.27

—

KY average27 barns · 2,809 hd

131.32

−3.05

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%	Average	1,375	51.29	705	4thin

Every lot

26 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	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	755	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	752	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	142.28/cwt	139.50–145.00	817	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	755	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	929	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	920	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	976	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	623	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	635	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	700	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	132.24/cwt	130.00–134.50	763	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	527	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	133.97/cwt	131.00–137.00	715	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	131.88/cwt	130.00–137.50	785	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	644	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	831	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	820	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	827	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	802	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,375	51.29/cwt	47.50–53.50	705	4
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	11,688	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	963.16/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	9,054	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	969.44/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	9,820	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	14,775	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

Thu Oct 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 74Last week 128Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 9Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 0

Due to lack of comparable receipts no trend on market this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	114.00	114.00
1	—	760	105.00	105.00
1	—	835	96.00	96.00
4	—	656	125.00	125.00
6	—	534	131.00–137.00	133.97
6	—	644	129.00	129.00
8	—	595	130.00–137.50	131.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	137.00	137.00
1	—	405	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	148.00	148.00
2	—	787	124.00	124.00
3	—	683	136.00	136.00
1	—	730	126.00	126.00
4	—	574	139.50–145.00	142.28
2	—	450	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	128.00	128.00
1	—	545	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	577	130.00–134.50	132.24
3	—	458	136.00	136.00
3	—	530	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	127.00	127.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	850	1,375.00	1,375.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,500	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,013	900.00–1,025.00	969.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	940	900.00–1,025.00	963.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,375	47.50–53.50	51.29

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.