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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 20

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Apr 13Apr 20Apr 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

175 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 153▲ 139 vs year ago 36 · +386.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 3▲ 0 vs year ago 12 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 0▲ 8 vs year ago 3 · +266.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend on market due to limited comparable receipts but a higher undertone was noted.

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 $149.00/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$149.00

63 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$441

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

$1.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.85

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	230	150.00	345	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	527	148.99	786	62

One grade step is worth $1.01/cwt here — about −$441 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 sale63 hd

149.00

—

KY average25 barns · 5,823 hd

148.16

+0.85

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	1,713	92.74	1,589	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	80.57	955	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,257	68.10	856	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,598	67.00	1,070	2thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	450	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	867	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	885	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	996	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	628	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	936	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	984	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,022	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,088	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	796	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,122	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,123	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,199	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	926	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,130	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	230	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	345	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	166.52/cwt	161.00–170.00	608	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	167.29/cwt	164.50–169.00	713	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	505	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	790	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	147.49/cwt	145.00–151.00	786	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	140.74/cwt	140.00–143.00	835	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	116.80/cwt	110.00–119.00	849	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	737	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	914	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	165.16/cwt	160.00–170.00	512	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	138.04/cwt	137.00–140.00	515	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	168.44/cwt	167.00–170.00	632	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	173.67/cwt	168.00–175.00	740	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	694	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	837	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	900	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	927	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	871	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	757	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	908	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	741	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,713	92.74/cwt	92.50–93.00	1,589	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	80.57/cwt	80.00–81.00	955	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,257	68.10/cwt	65.00–70.00	856	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,189	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,610	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	950	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	5,587	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	6,515	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,172	951.92/cwt	845.00–1,000.00	11,157	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	736.25/cwt	545.00–885.00	8,835	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,625	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 Apr 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 175Last week 153Year ago 36

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 3Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 0Year ago 3

No trend on market due to limited comparable receipts but a higher undertone was noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	121.00	121.00
5	—	426	168.00–175.00	173.67
8	—	588	153.00	153.00
2	—	375	167.00–170.00	168.44
3	—	662	140.00	140.00
2	—	310	160.00–170.00	165.16
3	—	757	120.00	120.00
7	—	507	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	137.00–140.00	138.04
2	—	445	156.00	156.00
1	—	805	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	148.00	148.00
4	—	700	146.00	146.00
6	—	533	166.00	166.00
8	—	926	122.00	122.00
2	—	498	174.00	174.00
1	—	250	180.00	180.00
2	—	820	137.00	137.00
3	—	615	162.00	162.00
2	—	783	139.00	139.00
1	—	850	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
8	—	628	149.00	149.00
1	—	770	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	796	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
4	—	593	140.00–143.00	140.74
27	—	533	145.00–151.00	147.49
4	—	727	110.00–119.00	116.80
5	—	365	161.00–170.00	166.52
2	—	645	140.00	140.00
8	—	426	164.50–169.00	167.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	505	156.50	156.50
3	—	737	124.00	124.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	585.00	585.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	545.00–885.00	736.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,172	845.00–1,000.00	951.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	645.00	645.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,250.00	1,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,713	92.50–93.00	92.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,257	65.00–70.00	68.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	80.00–81.00	80.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,610	59.00	59.00

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.