Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2021-11-10

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 10

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Nov 3Nov 10Nov 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 58▼ 46 vs year ago 83 · −55.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 20▲ 15 vs year ago 6 · +250.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 1▼ 9 vs year ago 10 · −90.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend.

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 $132.50/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$132.50

16 head · 419 lb average

Value per head Derived

$555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$13

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

$34.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.41

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	411	134.67	553	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	540	100.00	540	1thin

One grade step is worth $34.67/cwt here — about $13 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 sale16 hd

132.50

—

KY average24 barns · 7,570 hd

130.09

+2.41

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	1,468	52.46	770	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,295	51.86	672	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,231	44.21	544	11

Every lot

23 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	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	387	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	911	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	433	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	503	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	596	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	649	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	138.12/cwt	132.00–144.00	522	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	653	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	580	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	703	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	663	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	585	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	585	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	640	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	410	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	773	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	683	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,196	36.55/cwt	30.00–40.50	437	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,251	48.58/cwt	45.00–54.50	608	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	51.86/cwt	49.00–54.00	672	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	52.46/cwt	50.50–55.50	770	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,575	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 Nov 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 37Last week 58Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 20Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 10

No trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	75.00	75.00
2	—	733	105.50	105.50
2	—	378	132.00–144.00	138.12
3	—	500	140.50	140.50
3	—	447	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	126.00	126.00
1	—	535	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	135.00	135.00
1	—	375	134.00	134.00
5	—	321	135.00	135.00
4	—	445	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	136.00	136.00
1	—	285	140.00	140.00
1	—	520	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	121.00	121.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	610.00	610.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,295	49.00–54.00	51.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,468	50.50–55.50	52.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,251	45.00–54.50	48.58
4	—	1,196	30.00–40.50	36.55

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.