Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2022-06-08

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 8
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200
Feeder Cattle receipts
143 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 69▲ 71 vs year ago 72 · +98.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 22▼ 7 vs year ago 12 · −58.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 0▼ 3 vs year ago 6 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to lack of comparable receipts.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $151.75/cwt on 12 head.
Average price
$151.75
12 head · 593 lb average
Value per head Derived
$900
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$3
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$33.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.88
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2573158.119069thin
Small and Medium 2-3505149.007521thin
Small and Medium 1-2730124.509092thin
One grade step is worth $33.61/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale12 hd
151.75
—
KY average25 barns · 2,146 hd
150.87
+0.88
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
Bulls—Average1,890100.001,8901thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60580.001,2841thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13566.887593thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,2751thin

Every lot

21 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460185.00/cwt185.00–185.008511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,0594
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,065127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,3531
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370154.00/cwt154.00–154.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540149.50/cwt149.50–149.508071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2598139.00/cwt139.00–139.008312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610135.00/cwt135.00–135.008241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3625125.00/cwt125.00–125.007811
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440184.00/cwt184.00–184.008102
Bulls—Small and Medium 2-3505149.00/cwt149.00–149.007521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579155.00/cwt155.00–155.008974
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2620134.00/cwt134.00–134.008311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2653145.00/cwt145.00–145.009473
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2840115.00/cwt115.00–115.009661
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3400140.00/cwt140.00–140.00560110
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,890100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,8901
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13566.88/cwt63.50–70.007593
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,2841
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751

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.