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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 16

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Aug 9Aug 16Aug 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 32▲ 21 vs year ago 34 · +61.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 4▲ 11 vs year ago 5 · +220.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 1▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder heifers 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cattle sharply higher. Great demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.57/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$221.57

31 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,157

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$426

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$45.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.36

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	231.00	1,258	24
Medium and Large 2	435	210.00	914	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	447	185.82	831	6thin

One grade step is worth $45.18/cwt here — about $426 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 sale31 hd

221.57

—

KY average27 barns · 6,893 hd

230.94

−9.36

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,448	129.00	1,867	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	122.43	1,806	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	111.21	1,391	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	948	79.90	757	5thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,095	$1,400	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	995	$1,200	1thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	234.63/cwt	230.50–240.50	1,309	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,583	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,905	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,850	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	817	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	368	177.45/cwt	175.00–180.00	653	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	960	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	914	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	487	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	925	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	232.17/cwt	216.00–235.00	1,193	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	229.12/cwt	225.50–231.00	1,322	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,338	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,476	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,416	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	253	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	716	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	725	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	907	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,179	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,300	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	695	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,209	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	980	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,176	1
Bulls	—	—	1,915	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	2,643	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	84.26/cwt	83.50–85.00	750	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	692	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	969	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	620	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,251	111.21/cwt	100.00–118.50	1,391	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	122.43/cwt	120.50–124.50	1,806	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Christian Co. Livestock - Hopkinsville, KY

Wed Aug 16, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 55Last week 32Year ago 34

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 4Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder heifers 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cattle sharply higher. Great demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	577	225.50–231.00	229.12
2	—	318	257.00	257.00
4	—	665	222.00	222.00
2	—	375	256.00	256.00
7	—	514	216.00–235.00	232.17
1	—	745	190.00	190.00
2	—	608	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	487	190.00	190.00
2	—	368	175.00–180.00	177.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	205.00	205.00
6	—	253	283.00	283.00
1	—	695	187.00	187.00
1	—	345	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	230.50–240.50	234.63
1	—	1,000	185.00	185.00
1	—	650	243.50	243.50
1	—	870	219.00	219.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,400.00	1,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	980	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,915	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,251	100.00–118.50	111.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,475	120.50–124.50	122.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,025	60.50	60.50
2	—	890	83.50–85.00	84.26
1	—	1,025	94.50	94.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.