Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2022-09-14

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 14
● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200
Feeder Cattle receipts
160 head
▲ 105 vs last sale 55▲ 122 vs year ago 38 · +321.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 4▼ 4 vs year ago 7 · −57.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 5▲ 4 vs year ago 1 · +400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to lack of comparable receipts but a higher undertone was noted on value added cattle.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $170.48/cwt on 87 head.
Average price
$170.48
87 head · 770 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,312
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−6.72
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2770170.481,31287
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale87 hd
170.48
—
KY average25 barns · 6,193 hd
177.19
−6.72
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—Low1,14573.508421thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07055.505941thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,500$1,1451thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270160.00/cwt160.00–160.004321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480170.00/cwt170.00–170.008164
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535175.00/cwt175.00–175.009363
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575168.00/cwt168.00–168.009661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2688164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1288
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800124.00/cwt124.00–124.009921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added825172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,42365
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2313158.50/cwt158.50–158.504963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370161.00/cwt161.00–161.005964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440162.50/cwt162.50–162.507153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518155.66/cwt150.50–156.508067
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545163.00/cwt163.00–163.0088822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562149.99/cwt145.00–152.008437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627141.27/cwt140.00–143.008864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650148.00/cwt148.00–148.009622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3750105.00/cwt105.00–105.007881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775120.00/cwt120.00–120.009301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373168.07/cwt166.00–170.006272
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2415149.00/cwt149.00–149.006181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438170.00/cwt170.00–170.007453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2506171.00/cwt171.00–171.008655
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584166.00/cwt166.00–166.009694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665152.57/cwt149.00–158.001,0155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2875106.00/cwt106.00–106.009281
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,14573.50/cwt73.50–73.508421
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07055.50/cwt55.50–55.505941
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5001,145.00/head1,145.00–1,145.001,1451

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.