Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2022-06-29

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 29
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200
Feeder Cattle receipts
107 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 27▼ 53 vs year ago 160 · −33.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 2▲ 0 vs year ago 8 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 2 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend on market this week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.41/cwt on 31 head.
Average price
$132.41
31 head · 422 lb average
Value per head Derived
$559
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$138
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.00
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2444138.2361416thin
Medium and Large 2412130.005367thin
Medium and Large 2-3387122.904768thin
One grade step is worth $15.33/cwt here — about $138 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 sale31 hd
132.41
—
KY average25 barns · 4,173 hd
151.42
−19.00
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—Low1,69597.401,6513thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,32086.501,1421thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05080.008401thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)930$8001thin

Every lot

40 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2250164.00/cwt164.00–164.004101
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3275146.91/cwt140.00–150.004043
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3320145.00/cwt145.00–145.004642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2412160.00/cwt160.00–160.006592
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3490145.00/cwt145.00–145.007113
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585130.00/cwt130.00–130.007614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590143.00/cwt143.00–143.008441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625135.00/cwt135.00–135.008448
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675130.00/cwt130.00–130.008781
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675127.00/cwt127.00–127.008573
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3235139.00/cwt139.00–139.003271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245140.00/cwt140.00–140.003431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3323132.00/cwt132.00–132.004262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333147.00/cwt147.00–147.004903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375146.00/cwt146.00–146.005482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3395110.00/cwt110.00–110.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2412130.00/cwt130.00–130.005367
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3444116.73/cwt110.00–120.005183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465136.92/cwt130.00–140.006375
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525132.00/cwt132.00–132.006932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580130.00/cwt130.00–130.007543
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310156.00/cwt156.00–156.004841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3312149.00/cwt149.00–149.004653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370164.00/cwt164.00–164.006071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468153.78/cwt146.00–156.507204
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3471136.26/cwt136.00–137.006424
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2560100.00/cwt100.00–100.005601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585134.80/cwt133.00–136.007895
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610123.00/cwt123.00–123.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650124.00/cwt124.00–124.008062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2693130.00/cwt130.00–130.009013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730124.00/cwt124.00–124.009051
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 358880.00/cwt80.00–80.004702
Dairy Steers—Large 3681118.00/cwt118.00–118.008049
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,585103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,6331
Bulls——1,75094.60/cwt90.50–97.501,6562
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05080.00/cwt80.00–80.008401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32086.50/cwt86.50–86.501,1421
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930800.00/head800.00–800.008001

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.