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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 30

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Aug 23Aug 30Sep 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 50▼ 11 vs year ago 38 · −28.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 3▲ 3 vs year ago 6 · +50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Light receipts on feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. No slaughter bulls this week. Good demand for slaughter cows.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $239.83/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$239.83

12 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,299

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.12

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	542	239.83	1,299	12thin

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 sale12 hd

239.83

—

KY average25 barns · 4,200 hd

242.96

−3.12

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,559	112.74	1,758	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	94.01	1,185	2thin

Every lot

17 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	350	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	812	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,049	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,259	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,443	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,482	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,811	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	729	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	863	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,024	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Fleshy	540	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	842	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,261	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,290	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	403	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,001	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	920	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	94.01/cwt	90.50–97.00	1,185	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,559	112.74/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,758	5

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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 27Last week 50Year ago 38

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 3Year ago 6

Compared to last week: Light receipts on feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. No slaughter bulls this week. Good demand for slaughter cows.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,559	110.00–120.00	112.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	90.50–97.00	94.01

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	234.00	234.00
1	—	805	225.00	225.00
1	—	620	239.00	239.00
1	—	350	232.00	232.00
4	—	595	242.50	242.50
3	—	423	248.00	248.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	224.00	224.00
3	—	432	237.00	237.00
1	—	375	230.00	230.00
1	—	330	221.00	221.00
4	—	573	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	248.50	248.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	177.00	177.00

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.