Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2021-12-15

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 15

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Dec 8Dec 15Jan 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 251 vs last sale 289▼ 7 vs year ago 45 · −15.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 10▼ 16 vs year ago 22 · −72.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 20▲ 5 vs year ago 2 · +250.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to light receipts.

Closed for Holidays. Next sale January 5th.

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 $112.30/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$112.30

17 head · 458 lb average

Value per head Derived

$515

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$25.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.61

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	535	130.40	697	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	427	104.76	447	12thin

One grade step is worth $25.64/cwt here — about $250 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 sale17 hd

112.30

—

KY average24 barns · 6,988 hd

134.91

−22.61

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	—	Low	1,140	70.00	798	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	53.00	594	1thin

Every lot

24 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	731	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	205	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	287	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	379	104.52/cwt	100.00–120.00	396	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	752	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	633	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	698	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	787	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	144.33/cwt	134.00–149.50	866	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	545	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	463	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,140	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	798	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,120	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	594	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	685	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,110	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	6,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,066	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,930	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 Dec 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 38Last week 289Year ago 45

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 10Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 20Year ago 2

No trend due to light receipts.

Closed for Holidays. Next sale January 5th.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,140	70.00	70.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	685	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	655.00	655.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	575.00	575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	625.00	625.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	100.00	100.00
1	—	205	140.00	140.00
1	—	520	90.00	90.00
1	—	470	100.00	100.00
6	—	379	100.00–120.00	104.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	130.00	130.00
4	—	576	130.50	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	151.00	151.00
6	—	600	134.00–149.50	144.33
1	—	715	105.00	105.00
1	—	495	141.00	141.00
1	—	425	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
1	—	700	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	545	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	117.00	117.00

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.