Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2023-06-28

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 28
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200
Feeder Cattle receipts
71 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 125▼ 36 vs year ago 107 · −33.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 8▼ 4 vs year ago 8 · −50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 1▲ 11 vs year ago 1 · +1,100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter classes sold 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $215.03/cwt on 30 head.
Average price
$215.03
30 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,076
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+8.68
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2500215.031,07630
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 sale30 hd
215.03
—
KY average24 barns · 2,241 hd
206.35
+8.68
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—Average1,310114.001,4931thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98578.007681thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14074.318473thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage820121.009921thin

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)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)900$9101thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,050$9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)890$8551thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)795$8502thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)825$8001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)795$7651thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)758$1,0003thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)815$8001thin

Every lot

36 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 2305212.00/cwt212.00–212.006471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335246.00/cwt246.00–246.008241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2443235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2508226.50/cwt226.50–226.501,1514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575200.50/cwt200.50–200.501,1531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4281
Steers—Large 1-2825153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,2621
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2250221.00/cwt221.00–221.005531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3310184.00/cwt184.00–184.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378214.07/cwt200.00–216.008098
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2448209.00/cwt209.00–209.009362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3500147.50/cwt147.50–147.507381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522190.76/cwt188.00–196.009963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2555205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2645187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,2062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,1901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285247.50/cwt247.50–247.507051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373218.42/cwt211.00–225.008152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2436223.35/cwt208.00–228.0097412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505215.92/cwt200.00–220.001,0905
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576204.62/cwt198.00–211.001,1796
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2648210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2733179.50/cwt179.50–179.501,3162
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium 3552140.00/cwt140.00–140.007733
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice820121.00/cwt121.00–121.009921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,310114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,4931
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98578.00/cwt78.00–78.007681
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14074.31/cwt68.50–79.008473
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795850.16/head825.00–875.008502
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795765.00/head765.00–765.007651
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2890855.00/head855.00–855.008551
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-27581,000.05/head825.00–1,095.001,0003
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2815800.00/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.