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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 13

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Dec 6Dec 13Jan 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

31 head

▼ 97 vs last sale 128▼ 134 vs year ago 165 · −81.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

7 head

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

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 3 vs year ago 4 · −75.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison on feeder classes this week. Active bidding on weaned and vaccinated feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold firm.

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 $184.35/cwt on 20 head.

Average price

$184.35

20 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$935

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$317

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

$69.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.94

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	534	189.62	1,013	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	340	177.67	604	3thin
Medium 1-2	580	120.00	696	1thin

One grade step is worth $69.62/cwt here — about $317 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 sale20 hd

184.35

—

KY average27 barns · 6,835 hd

188.29

−3.94

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	1,940	97.00	1,882	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,347	79.19	1,066	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	67.00	640	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,160	114.00	1,322	1thin

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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,195	$845	1thin

Every lot

25 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	640	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,286	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,380	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,601	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	499	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	650	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	590	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	729	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	922	3
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	181.71/cwt	178.00–184.00	1,119	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,040	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	163.36/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,173	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,209	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,028	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,168	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,160	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,322	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,875	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,044	1
Bulls	—	—	2,005	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,704	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	640	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	971	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	82.28/cwt	80.00–84.50	1,115	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	845.00/head	845.00–845.00	845	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 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 31Last week 128Year ago 165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 5Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 4

No comparison on feeder classes this week. Active bidding on weaned and vaccinated feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold firm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	195.00	195.00
1	—	800	146.00	146.00
1	—	375	182.50	182.50
1	—	565	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	150.00–170.00	163.36
3	—	425	217.00	217.00
4	—	616	178.00–184.00	181.71
4	—	305	213.00	213.00
1	—	650	160.00	160.00
1	—	785	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	171.00	171.00
1	—	390	187.00	187.00
1	—	285	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	151.00	151.00
1	—	730	189.00	189.00
1	—	640	201.00	201.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	845.00	845.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,875	109.00	109.00
1	—	2,005	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	73.00	73.00
2	—	1,355	80.00–84.50	82.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	67.00	67.00

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.