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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 14

● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Feb 7Feb 14Feb 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 99▼ 121 vs year ago 165 · −73.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 5▼ 4 vs year ago 6 · −66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Strong demand for feeder classes.

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 $219.63/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$219.63

25 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,203

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.89

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	548	219.63	1,203	25

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 sale25 hd

219.63

—

KY average25 barns · 7,577 hd

227.52

−7.89

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,000	53.00	530	1thin

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,004	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	276.10/cwt	261.00–280.00	1,292	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,308	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,501	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,492	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,672	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	698	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	889	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	951	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,024	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,176	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	213.23/cwt	198.00–217.50	1,320	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,019	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	625	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,494	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	692	236.36/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,636	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	530	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 Feb 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 44Last week 99Year ago 165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2Last week 5Year ago 6

Strong demand for feeder classes.

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	—	625	239.00	239.00
3	—	692	233.00–238.00	236.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	225.00	225.00
1	—	395	225.00	225.00
12	—	619	198.00–217.50	213.23
4	—	535	240.00	240.00
1	—	410	232.00	232.00
2	—	588	200.00	200.00
4	—	460	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	190.00	190.00
2	—	635	235.00	235.00
5	—	468	261.00–280.00	276.10
1	—	390	257.50	257.50
4	—	584	257.00	257.00
1	—	545	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	53.00	53.00

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.