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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 8

● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Nov 1Nov 8Nov 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

59 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 42▼ 106 vs year ago 165 · −64.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 9▼ 1 vs year ago 6 · −16.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison on feeder steers this week. Feeder heifers sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold 2.00 higher.

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 $194.66/cwt on 29 head.

Average price

$194.66

29 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,106

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$47.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.17

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	569	196.89	1,120	27
Medium and Large 2-3	420	180.00	756	1thin
Large 1-2	700	149.00	1,043	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.89/cwt here — about $77 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

194.66

—

KY average25 barns · 6,459 hd

203.83

−9.17

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	1,792	107.94	1,934	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	82.57	1,039	2thin

Every lot

18 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	541	215.95/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,168	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	743	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,701	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,774	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	707	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	807	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	203.49/cwt	203.00–205.00	857	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	200.33/cwt	197.00–201.00	1,052	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	199.69/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,156	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	698	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,326	8
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	700	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,043	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	227.32/cwt	223.00–229.50	1,209	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,202	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,329	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,773	111.66/cwt	109.50–114.00	1,980	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	1,839	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	82.57/cwt	81.50–83.50	1,039	2

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 Nov 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 59Last week 42Year ago 165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 9Year ago 6

No comparison on feeder steers this week. Feeder heifers sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold 2.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,258	81.50–83.50	82.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,830	100.50	100.50
2	—	1,773	109.50–114.00	111.66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	579	197.00–205.00	199.69
4	—	421	203.00–205.00	203.49
8	—	698	190.00	190.00
1	—	390	207.00	207.00
1	—	345	205.00	205.00
6	—	525	197.00–201.00	200.33
1	—	730	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	743	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	215.50	215.50
10	—	541	215.00–220.00	215.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	223.00–229.50	227.32
1	—	685	194.00	194.00
1	—	595	202.00	202.00

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.