Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2022-02-02

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 2
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200
Feeder Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 92 vs last sale 18▲ 0 vs year ago 110 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 6▲ 10 vs year ago 7 · +142.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 3▼ 6 vs year ago 7 · −85.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to limited comparable receipts no trend on market.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $129.61/cwt on 28 head.
Average price
$129.61
28 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$733
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$233
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$26.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.57
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2590139.1682118thin
Medium and Large 2-3523112.4158710thin
One grade step is worth $26.75/cwt here — about $233 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 sale28 hd
129.61
—
KY average24 barns · 2,559 hd
147.17
−17.57
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—Low1,76582.001,4471thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57563.481,0002thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,49562.509341thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,26253.176717thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433178.00/cwt178.00–178.007712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,2311
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385145.00/cwt145.00–145.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435147.00/cwt147.00–147.006394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3435130.00/cwt130.00–130.005662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585135.00/cwt135.00–135.007902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610125.00/cwt125.00–125.007631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2300158.00/cwt158.00–158.004741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3360120.00/cwt120.00–120.004321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2397170.00/cwt170.00–170.006753
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3435120.00/cwt120.00–120.005222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2442170.00/cwt170.00–170.007513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460152.00/cwt152.00–152.006991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3512101.37/cwt100.00–104.005193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585141.00/cwt141.00–141.008254
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3615115.00/cwt115.00–115.007074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730120.00/cwt120.00–120.008762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-284095.28/cwt91.00–104.008003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,02085.00/cwt85.00–85.008671
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3270125.50/cwt125.50–125.5033930
Dairy Steers—Large 3331128.80/cwt128.80–128.8042631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,76582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,4471
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,26253.17/cwt50.00–62.006717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49562.50/cwt62.50–62.509341
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57563.48/cwt62.50–64.501,0002
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0016,7031

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.