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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Thu, Sep 21

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Sep 13Sep 21Sep 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 116▲ 31 vs year ago 37 · +83.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 12▲ 3 vs year ago 3 · +100.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for slaughter classes

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $220.02/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$220.02

33 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,215

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.05

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	552	220.02	1,215	33

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 sale33 hd

220.02

—

KY average26 barns · 3,719 hd

214.97

+5.05

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	1,315	115.00	1,512	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	106.00	1,598	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,235	79.00	976	2thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,339	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,376	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,478	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	699	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	839	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	950	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,127	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,249	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	201.95/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,262	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	247.40/cwt	239.00–250.00	680	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	964	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,112	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,225	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,265	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,370	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,358	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	805	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	877	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,315	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,512	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	822	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,137	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,508	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,565	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,690	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

Thu Sep 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 68Last week 116Year ago 37

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 12Year ago 3

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for slaughter classes

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	721	190.00	190.00
4	—	275	239.00–250.00	247.40
7	—	591	214.00	214.00
4	—	506	242.00	242.00
3	—	665	200.00	200.00
4	—	378	255.00	255.00
3	—	750	181.00	181.00
2	—	443	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	225.00	225.00
6	—	517	218.00	218.00
2	—	625	200.00–204.00	201.95
2	—	315	222.00	222.00
5	—	581	215.00	215.00
4	—	430	221.00	221.00
1	—	665	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	236.00	236.00
3	—	672	220.00	220.00
1	—	525	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	109.00	109.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	68.50	68.50
1	—	1,270	89.50	89.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,565	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	115.00	115.00

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.