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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 23

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Mar 16Mar 23Apr 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 72 vs last sale 111▼ 30 vs year ago 69 · −43.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 6▼ 8 vs year ago 10 · −80.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▼ 4 vs year ago 7 · −57.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend on market due to light receipts.

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 $140.50/cwt on 16 head.

Average price

$140.50

16 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$267

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

$10.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.03

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	345	150.00	518	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	561	139.87	784	15thin

One grade step is worth $10.13/cwt here — about −$267 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 sale16 hd

140.50

—

KY average24 barns · 6,834 hd

148.53

−8.03

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	915	49.50	453	2thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	160.60/cwt	159.00–161.00	891	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	680	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	988	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,036	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,146	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,106	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	398	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	597	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	659	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	789	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	855	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	911	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	801	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	148.57/cwt	146.00–151.00	839	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	757	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	931	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	705	40.50/cwt	40.50–40.50	286	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	658	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,603	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	5,058	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	6,128	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 Mar 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 39Last week 111Year ago 69

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2Last week 6Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 7

No trend on market due to light receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	176.00	176.00
1	—	650	140.00	140.00
2	—	565	146.00–151.00	148.57
2	—	757	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	398	150.00	150.00
4	—	519	152.00	152.00
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
2	—	448	147.00	147.00
4	—	753	121.00	121.00
2	—	653	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	134.00	134.00
1	—	735	141.00	141.00
1	—	945	117.00	117.00
2	—	665	148.50	148.50
5	—	555	159.00–161.00	160.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	145.00	145.00
1	—	555	122.50	122.50
1	—	435	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,105	1,050.00	1,050.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	645.00	645.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	595.00	595.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	40.50	40.50
1	—	1,125	58.50	58.50

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.