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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 17

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Nov 10Nov 17Dec 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

172 head

▲ 135 vs last sale 37▲ 42 vs year ago 130 · +32.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 21▼ 12 vs year ago 28 · −42.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 1▼ 1 vs year ago 13 · −7.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: NO trend due to lack of comparable receipts.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.75/cwt on 85 head.

Average price

$144.75

85 head · 761 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,102

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$536

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

$43.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.70

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	771	146.36	1,129	81
Medium and Large 2-3	505	138.00	697	1thin
Medium and Large 3	573	103.33	592	3thin

One grade step is worth $43.03/cwt here — about $536 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 sale85 hd

144.75

—

KY average25 barns · 6,993 hd

147.45

−2.70

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	69.93	1,213	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,745	50.00	873	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,269	42.06	534	4thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	400	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	400	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	697	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	780	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	139.58/cwt	138.50–145.00	794	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	876	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	939	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	825	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,221	62
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	144	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	151	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	278	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	334	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	422	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	331	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	401	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	263	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	437	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	420	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	294	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	592	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	129.43/cwt	123.00–133.00	626	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	134.59/cwt	130.00–136.00	686	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	527	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	635	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	685	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	661	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	806	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	806	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	780	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	702	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	415	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	335	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	350	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	427	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	358	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	437	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	485	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	585	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	518	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	597	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	123.34/cwt	120.00–130.00	640	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	658	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	747	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	806	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	727	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,195	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	729	1
Bulls	—	—	1,915	72.91/cwt	66.00–75.00	1,396	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	361	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,375	43.41/cwt	40.00–45.50	597	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,745	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	873	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	600	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,070	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,273	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	3,953	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,721	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	625	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,719	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,180	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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 172Last week 37Year ago 130

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 21Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 1Year ago 13

Compared to last week: NO trend due to lack of comparable 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	—	620	120.50	120.50
2	—	463	129.00	129.00
1	—	655	123.00	123.00
2	—	373	130.00	130.00
3	—	519	120.00–130.00	123.34
3	—	435	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	112.50	112.50
3	—	435	119.00	119.00
1	—	655	111.00	111.00
1	—	335	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	358	122.00	122.00
1	—	335	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	120.00	120.00
3	—	638	137.25	137.25
6	—	569	138.50–145.00	139.58
6	—	518	150.50	150.50
3	—	692	135.75	135.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	105.00	105.00
1	—	400	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	825	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	112.00	112.00
3	—	527	120.50	120.50
1	—	380	115.00	115.00
2	—	278	120.00	120.00
1	—	470	120.00	120.00
1	—	780	90.00	90.00
4	—	331	121.00	121.00
4	—	144	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	658	122.50	122.50
1	—	760	106.00	106.00
9	—	423	140.00	140.00
8	—	484	123.00–133.00	129.43
4	—	571	120.00	120.00
1	—	310	136.00	136.00
12	—	510	130.00–136.00	134.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	70.00	70.00
1	—	270	150.00	150.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	425.00	425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	995	575.00	575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	600	345.00	345.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	465.00	465.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	200.00	200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	275.00	275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,915	66.00–75.00	72.91
1	—	1,195	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,375	40.00–45.50	43.41
1	—	950	38.00	38.00

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.