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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 26

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Jan 19Jan 26Feb 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 81 vs last sale 99▼ 56 vs year ago 74 · −75.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 29▼ 5 vs year ago 11 · −45.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 10▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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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 $141.63/cwt on 6 head.

Average price

$141.63

6 head · 381 lb average

Value per head Derived

$540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

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

$19.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.40

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	412	144.96	597	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	230	125.00	288	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.96/cwt here — about $309 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 sale6 hd

141.63

—

KY average24 barns · 5,205 hd

142.03

−0.40

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	1,738	91.22	1,585	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	54.00	810	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,165	46.97	547	6thin

Every lot

15 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 · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	230	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	288	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	145.60/cwt	143.00–151.00	545	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	674	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	578	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	719	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	248	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	186	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	325	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	228	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	385	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	273	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,738	91.22/cwt	90.25–92.50	1,585	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	45.84/cwt	45.00–47.50	520	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	49.23/cwt	48.00–50.50	603	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	810	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	745.00/cwt	745.00–745.00	9,313	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	640	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,336	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 Jan 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 18Last week 99Year ago 74

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 29Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 10Year ago 0

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	175.00	175.00
1	—	510	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	144.00	144.00
3	—	374	143.00–151.00	145.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	71.00	71.00
3	—	248	75.00	75.00
1	—	325	70.00	70.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	745.00	745.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	640	365.00	365.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,738	90.25–92.50	91.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,225	48.00–50.50	49.23
4	—	1,135	45.00–47.50	45.84

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.