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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 27

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Apr 20Apr 27May 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

48 head

▼ 127 vs last sale 175▼ 77 vs year ago 125 · −61.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 12▼ 4 vs year ago 6 · −66.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 11▼ 6 vs year ago 8 · −75.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded slightly higher with good demand. Not enough to test slaughter cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $168.50/cwt on 18 head.

Average price

$168.50

18 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$912

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$35

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

$40.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.94

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	530	172.25	913	16thin
Small and Medium 1-2	600	145.00	870	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	665	132.00	878	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.25/cwt here — about $35 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 sale18 hd

168.50

—

KY average25 barns · 2,991 hd

157.56

+10.94

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	1,215	88.00	1,069	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,335	70.00	935	1thin

Every lot

22 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 1-2	360	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	695	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	787	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	176.00/cwt	175.00–177.00	920	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,018	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	952	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	979	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	840	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	857	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,183	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	708	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	762	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	146.90/cwt	145.00–152.50	827	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	731	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	521	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	917	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	957	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	883	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	878	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,215	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,069	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	935	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	11,126	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	945.00/cwt	945.00–945.00	8,505	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 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 48Last week 175Year ago 125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2Last week 12Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 11Year ago 8

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded slightly higher with good demand. Not enough to test slaughter cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	521	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	185.00	185.00
1	—	635	139.00	139.00
2	—	598	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	165.00	165.00
1	—	445	159.00	159.00
8	—	563	145.00–152.50	146.90
1	—	495	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	618	154.00	154.00
1	—	430	183.00	183.00
2	—	575	177.00	177.00
1	—	360	193.00	193.00
1	—	720	136.00	136.00
1	—	910	130.00	130.00
2	—	523	175.00–177.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	102.00	102.00

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
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,075	1,035.00	1,035.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	945.00	945.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	88.00	88.00

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.