Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2024-06-05

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 5
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200
Feeder Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 70▼ 13 vs year ago 85 · −15.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 2▲ 1 vs year ago 11 · +9.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 2 vs year ago 1 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter classes sold 2.00 higher with good demand. Feeder classes sold strong with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.71/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −108.32 against this barn's trailing median of $360.03.
Average price
$251.71
16 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,382
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$279
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$55.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.93
vs KY average
−21.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548255.161,39915thin
Medium and Large 2-3560200.001,1201thin
One grade step is worth $55.16/cwt here — about $279 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale16 hd
251.71
—
KY average25 barns · 1,317 hd
267.63
−15.93
National average170 barns · 13,742 hd
273.03
−21.32
This barn, trailing median3 sales
360.03
−108.32
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales
383365347329median 360.0304/0104/0107/0808/1208/12
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $369.48, low $342.95, median $360.03 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,465141.502,0731thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,598134.162,1443thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,311127.021,6655thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low890103.339203thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,465$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)940$9182thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2301
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2500302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,5101
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,6691
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,6322
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,6001
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,8901
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,080167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,8041
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429280.17/cwt275.00–282.001,2028
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3462226.57/cwt200.00–240.001,0473
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529260.79/cwt260.00–264.001,38010
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3560200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1201
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587243.89/cwt240.00–250.001,4325
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5761
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2890180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,3351
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3443242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,0722
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473294.65/cwt289.00–300.001,3942
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2655233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,5262
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3665216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4361
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,4801
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers150–200Large 3188250.50/cwt250.50–250.504716
Dairy Steers200–250Large 3227258.00/cwt258.00–258.0058611
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3605162.00/cwt162.00–162.009801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,465141.50/cwt141.50–141.502,0731
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%855110.00/cwt110.00–110.009412
Cows—Lean 85-90%96090.00/cwt90.00–90.008641
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,290122.56/cwt120.00–125.501,5812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,325130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,7233
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,590137.24/cwt136.00–138.502,1822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,615128.00/cwt128.00–128.002,0671
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2800735.00/head735.00–735.007351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4651,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501

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.