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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 15

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Nov 8Nov 15Nov 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 59▼ 145 vs year ago 165 · −87.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 5▲ 1 vs year ago 6 · +16.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 0▼ 2 vs year ago 4 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison on feeder classes due to low receipts. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

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 $202.03/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$202.03

15 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

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

$31.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.62

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	529	208.38	1,101	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	467	176.61	825	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.77/cwt here — about $277 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 sale15 hd

202.03

—

KY average26 barns · 3,435 hd

196.41

+5.62

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	—	Average	2,195	112.50	2,469	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	88.00	1,408	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	83.19	1,088	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	58.00	568	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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$955	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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	182.36/cwt	181.00–185.00	883	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	707	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	212.36/cwt	209.00–216.00	796	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,093	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	467	176.61/cwt	140.00–196.00	825	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,167	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	555	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,288	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,108	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	184.43/cwt	178.00–191.00	1,232	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,288	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,195	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	2,469	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	692	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	420	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	83.19/cwt	79.00–87.50	1,088	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,408	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	954.75/head	925.00–985.00	955	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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 20Last week 59Year ago 165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 5Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 4

No comparison on feeder classes due to low receipts. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	191.00	191.00
1	—	800	161.00	161.00
2	—	375	209.00–216.00	212.36
2	—	465	235.00	235.00
2	—	668	178.00–191.00	184.43
1	—	335	211.00	211.00
2	—	528	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	140.00–196.00	176.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	484	181.00–185.00	182.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	220.00	220.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	925.00–985.00	954.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,195	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,050	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	79.00–87.50	83.19

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.