Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2023-06-07

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 7
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200
Feeder Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 23▼ 58 vs year ago 143 · −40.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 3▲ 6 vs year ago 5 · +120.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 4▼ 2 vs year ago 3 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 cheaper. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $206.43/cwt on 32 head.
Average price
$206.43
32 head · 663 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,368
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−22.66
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2663206.431,36832
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 sale32 hd
206.43
—
KY average26 barns · 4,758 hd
229.09
−22.66
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—Average1,840131.592,4212thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14487.501,0014thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low88660.015325thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)975$8651thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325210.00/cwt210.00–210.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,1393
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2596212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,2644
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2637211.22/cwt210.00–215.001,3458
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,46810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,4996
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315178.00/cwt178.00–178.005611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325194.00/cwt194.00–194.006311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3360169.00/cwt169.00–169.006081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373194.00/cwt194.00–194.007242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2409194.98/cwt185.00–200.007973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478198.51/cwt194.00–207.009493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528191.24/cwt184.00–193.001,0105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2555198.15/cwt191.00–200.501,1004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,2851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2734182.17/cwt180.00–186.501,3376
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,3001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270229.00/cwt229.00–229.006181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2345220.00/cwt220.00–220.007591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378212.30/cwt210.00–215.008023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2437229.50/cwt229.50–229.501,0033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2534223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,1914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575199.82/cwt191.50–208.001,1492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2643191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,2284
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3745133.00/cwt133.00–133.009911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,840131.59/cwt128.50–134.002,4212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77080.00/cwt80.00–80.006161
Cows—Lean 85-90%90262.01/cwt60.00–65.005593
Cows—Lean 85-90%95534.00/cwt34.00–34.003251
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05075.50/cwt75.50–75.507931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17591.50/cwt90.50–93.001,0753
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975865.00/head865.00–865.008651

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.