Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2022-05-11

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, May 11
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200
Feeder Cattle receipts
153 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 159▲ 19 vs year ago 134 · +14.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 11▲ 0 vs year ago 5 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 6▼ 1 vs year ago 4 · −25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder and slaughter cattle traded mostly steady with moderate demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.59/cwt on 73 head.
Average price
$136.59
73 head · 609 lb average
Value per head Derived
$832
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$291
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$5.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.88
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2617136.8084470
Medium and Large 2-3420131.675533thin
One grade step is worth $5.14/cwt here — about $291 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 sale73 hd
136.59
—
KY average24 barns · 4,761 hd
152.47
−15.88
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,26071.008951thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05762.086563thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2498162.00/cwt162.00–162.008072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2591158.48/cwt158.00–161.009376
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2646145.00/cwt145.00–145.0093717
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675144.28/cwt139.00–147.009743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,00312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2802127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,02313
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280150.00/cwt150.00–150.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330125.00/cwt125.00–125.004131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340159.00/cwt159.00–159.005411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360141.00/cwt141.00–141.005081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382176.00/cwt176.00–176.006726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427165.00/cwt165.00–165.007053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2497142.00/cwt142.00–142.007063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2502144.00/cwt144.00–144.007233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570129.00/cwt129.00–129.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2589137.00/cwt137.00–137.008075
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608130.00/cwt130.00–130.007902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676129.47/cwt124.00–135.0087539
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725132.00/cwt132.00–132.009571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795122.00/cwt122.00–122.009706
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2312185.00/cwt185.00–185.005772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375193.00/cwt193.00–193.007242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405164.00/cwt164.00–164.006642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2461176.00/cwt176.00–176.008116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513166.00/cwt166.00–166.008526
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2595150.00/cwt150.00–150.008931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2695135.00/cwt135.00–135.009382
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05762.08/cwt59.00–65.006563
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26071.00/cwt71.00–71.008951
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2910935.00/cwt935.00–935.008,5091
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095765.00/cwt765.00–765.008,3771
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2555610.00/cwt610.00–610.003,3861

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.