Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2022-10-12

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 12
● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200
Feeder Cattle receipts
165 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 106▲ 91 vs year ago 74 · +123.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 8▼ 4 vs year ago 10 · −40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 1▼ 7 vs year ago 11 · −63.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows were to light to test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.17/cwt on 62 head.
Average price
$140.17
62 head · 601 lb average
Value per head Derived
$843
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$68
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−24.76
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2599141.5084857
Medium and Large 2-3624125.007805thin
One grade step is worth $16.50/cwt here — about $68 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 sale62 hd
140.17
—
KY average25 barns · 5,395 hd
164.93
−24.76
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—Average1,69083.341,4083thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,25054.506811thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11140.044454thin

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)1,275$8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)925$5851thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,060$7651thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$1,1951thin

Every lot

34 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 1-2295145.00/cwt145.00–145.004281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474150.00/cwt150.00–150.007115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518135.00/cwt135.00–135.006997
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590140.00/cwt140.00–140.008263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2604145.00/cwt145.00–145.0087624
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3624125.00/cwt125.00–125.007805
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683136.81/cwt132.00–139.0093417
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245136.00/cwt136.00–136.003331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318135.50/cwt135.00–136.004312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2355136.00/cwt136.00–136.004831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438140.59/cwt130.00–149.0061610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2455130.00/cwt130.00–130.005922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525131.25/cwt125.00–135.0068913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2561130.80/cwt118.00–133.0073420
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3640100.00/cwt100.00–100.006401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2641126.69/cwt120.00–128.008126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763110.00/cwt110.00–110.008392
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383154.50/cwt154.50–154.505926
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2434148.00/cwt148.00–148.006426
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3438130.00/cwt130.00–130.005692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455145.00/cwt145.00–145.006603
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485120.00/cwt120.00–120.005821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520130.00/cwt130.00–130.006763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2656120.00/cwt120.00–120.007874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2727105.00/cwt105.00–105.007633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820100.00/cwt100.00–100.008201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,69083.34/cwt81.00–85.501,4083
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98333.47/cwt30.00–36.503292
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23846.61/cwt45.00–48.005772
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25054.50/cwt54.50–54.506811
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,195.00/head1,195.00–1,195.001,1951
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925585.00/head585.00–585.005851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,275800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,060765.00/head765.00–765.007651

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.