Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2022-02-16

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 16
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200
Feeder Cattle receipts
149 head
▲ 133 vs last sale 16▲ 149 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 9▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 0▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to lack of comparable receipts no trend on market.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.79/cwt on 114 head.
Average price
$143.79
114 head · 699 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,006
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$404
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.80
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2705144.201,017111
Medium and Large 2-3477128.676133thin
One grade step is worth $15.53/cwt here — about $404 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 sale114 hd
143.79
—
KY average25 barns · 6,914 hd
148.59
−4.80
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—Average1,50097.741,4662thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,39373.621,0263thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08864.757042thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40064.008961thin

Every lot

39 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278173.72/cwt170.00–177.004832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added650160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0404
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260149.50/cwt149.50–149.503892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3265135.00/cwt135.00–135.003581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318149.42/cwt148.00–151.004752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385149.50/cwt149.50–149.505761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400141.00/cwt141.00–141.005641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468148.98/cwt144.50–153.006973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2545145.00/cwt145.00–145.007903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560150.00/cwt150.00–150.008404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565147.00/cwt147.00–147.008311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623146.00/cwt146.00–146.009108
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2695131.00/cwt131.00–131.009101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added753144.52/cwt137.50–145.751,08882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,01090.00/cwt90.00–90.009091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2310110.00/cwt110.00–110.003411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380160.00/cwt160.00–160.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3400155.00/cwt155.00–155.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2422165.46/cwt161.50–174.006989
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520155.00/cwt155.00–155.008062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2590143.00/cwt143.00–143.008442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2645145.00/cwt145.00–145.009352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710125.00/cwt125.00–125.008881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,50097.74/cwt97.50–98.001,4662
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05071.50/cwt71.50–71.507511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12558.00/cwt58.00–58.006531
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39373.62/cwt73.00–75.001,0263
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40064.00/cwt64.00–64.008961
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,9151,800.00/cwt1,800.00–1,800.0034,4701
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2860865.00/cwt865.00–865.007,4391
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3970675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,5481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,050575.00/cwt575.00–575.006,0381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,302956.14/cwt795.00–1,125.0012,4493
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,435904.01/cwt650.00–1,100.0012,9732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,472959.53/cwt765.00–1,200.0014,12413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5001,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0018,7501

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.