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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 6

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Aug 30Sep 6Sep 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

68 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 27▲ 13 vs year ago 55 · +23.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 9▲ 4 vs year ago 4 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. No comparison on slaughter bulls. Good 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 $220.50/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$220.50

29 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,194

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$379

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

$10.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.34

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	547	220.87	1,208	28
Medium and Large 2	395	210.00	830	1thin

One grade step is worth $10.87/cwt here — about $379 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 sale29 hd

220.50

—

KY average18 barns · 4,705 hd

232.84

−12.34

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	—	Low	1,530	109.50	1,675	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	103.30	1,258	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,125	65.00	731	1thin

Every lot

29 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 2-3	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	402	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,057	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,247	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,433	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,138	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,681	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	229.66/cwt	229.00–230.00	638	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	784	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	843	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	228.83/cwt	228.50–229.00	1,085	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,124	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	224.57/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,291	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,502	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	172.43/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,419	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	636	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	235.90/cwt	230.00–239.00	776	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	844	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,169	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,108	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,238	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	185.43/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,177	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	385	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	447	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	900	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,017	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,530	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,675	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	731	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,021	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,145	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,381	3

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 Sep 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 68Last week 27Year ago 55

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 9Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	402	263.00	263.00
7	—	689	244.00	244.00
5	—	573	250.00	250.00
1	—	505	247.00	247.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	200.00	200.00
1	—	650	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	656	229.00	229.00
2	—	328	239.00	239.00
2	—	503	223.50	223.50
3	—	278	229.00–230.00	229.66
3	—	575	214.00–230.00	224.57
1	—	365	231.00	231.00
4	—	823	170.00–180.00	172.43
6	—	474	228.50–229.00	228.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	329	230.00–239.00	235.90
2	—	635	181.00–190.00	185.43
1	—	595	208.00	208.00
1	—	380	222.00	222.00
3	—	487	240.00	240.00
1	—	265	240.00	240.00
1	—	525	211.00	211.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	109.50	109.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,180	97.00	97.00
3	—	1,250	110.50	110.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	65.00	65.00

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.