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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-06

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

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Nov 29Dec 6Dec 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

128 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 70▼ 37 vs year ago 165 · −22.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 15▼ 1 vs year ago 6 · −16.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison this week due to light receipts from last week on feeder classes.

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 $204.95/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$204.95

54 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,182

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$397

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

$33.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.08

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	589	208.70	1,230	48
Medium 1-2	476	175.00	833	6thin

One grade step is worth $33.70/cwt here — about $397 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 sale54 hd

204.95

—

KY average26 barns · 8,057 hd

219.04

−14.08

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	1,370	80.00	1,096	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,535	84.00	1,289	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,050	83.00	872	1thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	476	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	833	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,272	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,204	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,355	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,382	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,348	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	614	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	760	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	870	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	887	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	901	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,024	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,181	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	554	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	847	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	149.79/cwt	140.00–155.00	842	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	278	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	431	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	315	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	517	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	370	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	570	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	468	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	786	3
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	534	141.38/cwt	130.00–145.00	755	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	—	Large 3	408	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	645	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,370	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,096	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	872	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,289	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

Wed Dec 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 70Year ago 165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 15Year ago 6

No comparison this week due to light receipts from last week on feeder classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	190.00	190.00
3	—	562	140.00–155.00	149.79
1	—	355	200.00	200.00
2	—	498	170.00	170.00
1	—	290	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
1	—	455	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	163.00	163.00
6	—	707	167.00	167.00
1	—	315	195.00	195.00
1	—	470	185.00	185.00
2	—	640	160.00	160.00
2	—	388	196.00	196.00
4	—	525	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	154.00	154.00
3	—	278	155.00	155.00
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
2	—	315	164.00	164.00
3	—	468	168.00	168.00
4	—	534	130.00–145.00	141.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	198.00	198.00
4	—	740	180.00	180.00
22	—	500	220.00	220.00
1	—	785	176.00	176.00
8	—	589	216.00	216.00
10	—	681	199.00	199.00
1	—	805	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	158.00	158.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	83.00	83.00

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.