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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 23

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Aug 16Aug 23Aug 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 55▼ 29 vs year ago 79 · −36.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 16▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

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

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold sharply lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Moderate 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 $222.73/cwt on 17 head.

Average price

$222.73

17 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,313

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$29.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.08

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	595	224.47	1,334	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	510	195.00	995	1thin

One grade step is worth $29.47/cwt here — about $340 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 sale17 hd

222.73

—

KY average25 barns · 3,964 hd

225.81

−3.08

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	—	High	1,710	133.00	2,274	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,345	88.25	1,187	2thin

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
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	700	$910	1thin

Every lot

23 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,376	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	233.33/cwt	233.00–234.00	1,570	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,714	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,800	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	855	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,603	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	921	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,127	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	995	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,266	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	221.49/cwt	216.50–222.50	1,389	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,531	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,217	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,059	1
Bulls	—	Large 1-2	645	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,084	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	649	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,311	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,397	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,710	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	2,274	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,019	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,375	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,361	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 50Last week 55Year ago 79

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 16Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold sharply lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	529	230.00	230.00
2	—	755	185.00	185.00
4	—	649	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	627	216.50–222.50	221.49
2	—	415	222.00	222.00
2	—	490	230.00	230.00
1	—	560	226.00	226.00
5	—	676	226.50	226.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	187.50	187.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	220.00	220.00
3	—	673	233.00–234.00	233.33
2	—	610	240.00	240.00
6	—	547	251.50	251.50
1	—	745	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	700	910.00	910.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	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	—	1,710	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	77.50	77.50
1	—	1,375	99.00	99.00

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.