Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2022-07-13

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 13
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200
Feeder Cattle receipts
85 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 107▲ 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 8▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 1▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to holiday last week;

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $143.74/cwt on 35 head.
Average price
$143.74
35 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$725
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$141
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$29.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.88
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2510151.1677224
Medium and Large 2-3444137.756124thin
Small and Medium 1-2519121.706317thin
One grade step is worth $29.46/cwt here — about $141 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 sale35 hd
143.74
—
KY average22 barns · 2,394 hd
148.62
−4.88
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—Average2,165100.002,1651thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,05068.007141thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44068.009791thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,14861.637075thin

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
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,505$1,7251thin

Every lot

35 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380171.00/cwt171.00–171.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465151.00/cwt151.00–151.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3500147.00/cwt147.00–147.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533154.50/cwt154.50–154.508232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2606154.00/cwt154.00–154.009336
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2698150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3250132.00/cwt132.00–132.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380148.00/cwt148.00–148.005623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438135.00/cwt135.00–135.005912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455129.00/cwt129.00–129.005871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2499140.00/cwt140.00–140.006997
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518113.50/cwt110.00–120.005883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529134.00/cwt134.00–134.007094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2588136.88/cwt127.50–143.008055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667132.51/cwt125.00–135.008844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705132.00/cwt132.00–132.009311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3770100.00/cwt100.00–100.007701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333177.00/cwt177.00–177.005893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372167.33/cwt166.00–170.006223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3405140.00/cwt140.00–140.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2448157.00/cwt157.00–157.007033
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3457137.00/cwt137.00–137.006263
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2474125.00/cwt125.00–125.005934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525149.13/cwt143.50–151.007838
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577142.94/cwt139.00–145.008253
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2578117.30/cwt116.00–120.006783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665140.50/cwt140.50–140.509341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2732120.50/cwt120.50–120.508823
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——2,165100.00/cwt100.00–100.002,1651
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05068.00/cwt68.00–68.007141
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12552.44/cwt50.00–55.005902
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16367.75/cwt65.00–73.007883
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44068.00/cwt68.00–68.009791
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5051,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251

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.