Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2021-12-08

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 8
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200
Feeder Cattle receipts
289 head
▲ 133 vs last sale 156▲ 117 vs year ago 172 · +68.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 23▼ 48 vs year ago 58 · −82.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 14▲ 2 vs year ago 18 · +11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady with a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.04/cwt on 64 head.
Average price
$127.04
64 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$658
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$389
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$40.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.84
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2519130.5267752
Medium and Large 2-3532113.9460611thin
Medium and Large 332090.002881thin
One grade step is worth $40.52/cwt here — about $389 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 sale64 hd
127.04
—
KY average27 barns · 8,388 hd
133.88
−6.84
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average2,46575.001,8491thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59851.818283thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,30542.375533thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2455152.00/cwt152.00–152.006922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535148.87/cwt142.50–150.507965
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3538133.00/cwt133.00–133.007162
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3575135.00/cwt135.00–135.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2600140.00/cwt140.00–140.008406
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668139.50/cwt139.50–139.509328
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715123.00/cwt123.00–123.008791
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2757129.50/cwt129.50–129.509804
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840117.50/cwt117.50–117.509871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2228130.00/cwt130.00–130.002963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2282130.00/cwt130.00–130.003673
Heifers—Medium and Large 332090.00/cwt90.00–90.002881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367136.44/cwt131.50–138.5050111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390120.00/cwt120.00–120.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3436120.48/cwt119.75–125.005257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518138.78/cwt133.00–140.0071912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579132.00/cwt132.00–132.0076410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675121.24/cwt116.00–122.008188
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770112.25/cwt112.25–112.258644
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3778100.00/cwt100.00–100.007782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-385590.00/cwt90.00–90.007701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925102.00/cwt102.00–102.009441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3325125.00/cwt125.00–125.004061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382158.39/cwt151.00–161.5060512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400119.00/cwt119.00–119.004761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2434154.71/cwt152.00–160.506713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2464155.00/cwt155.00–155.007197
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3467132.48/cwt125.00–136.506193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2500141.00/cwt141.00–141.007055
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3579128.75/cwt120.50–133.007453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582138.50/cwt138.50–138.508063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620120.00/cwt120.00–120.007442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650122.00/cwt122.00–122.007932
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3285100.00/cwt100.00–100.002852
Dairy Steers—Large 3316119.00/cwt119.00–119.0037664
Dairy Steers—Large 337093.00/cwt93.00–93.003441
Dairy Steers—Large 3430103.50/cwt103.50–103.504459
Dairy Steers—Large 3488114.75/cwt114.75–114.755609
Dairy Steers—Large 3544105.50/cwt105.50–105.5057411
Dairy Steers—Large 3584106.50/cwt106.50–106.5062226
Dairy Steers—Large 373295.50/cwt95.50–95.5069910
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,46575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,8491
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,28345.55/cwt45.00–46.005842
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,35036.00/cwt36.00–36.004861
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59851.81/cwt50.00–53.508283
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,028749.36/cwt685.00–800.007,7032
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,203722.99/cwt655.00–810.008,6982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210494.11/cwt485.00–500.005,9792
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,7751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,145810.00/cwt810.00–810.009,2751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3803301.23/cwt210.00–355.002,4193
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3870385.00/cwt385.00–385.003,3501

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.