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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 3

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

204 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 172▲ 204 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 7▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 9▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder classes sold with good demand on a strong offering of weaned value added feeders.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $356.25/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −111.25 against this barn's trailing median of $467.50.

Average price

$356.25

4 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,005

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−36.87

vs KY average

−60.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	356.25	2,005	4thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

356.25

—

KY average18 barns · 701 hd

393.12

−36.87

National average140 barns · 6,808 hd

416.53

−60.28

This barn, trailing median3 sales

467.50

−111.25

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $478.49, low $423.55, median $467.50 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,300	128.00	1,664	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	106.73	1,054	5thin

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)	1,350	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,385	$3,100	1thin

Every lot

27 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	412.70/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,952	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,006	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,002	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	403.58/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,494	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,090	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,570	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	748	385.50/cwt	385.50–385.50	2,884	69
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	348.36/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,665	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	785	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,834	47
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	394	384.45/cwt	380.00–389.00	1,515	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,917	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,000	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,900	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,176	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,904	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,925	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,030	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,072	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	107.89/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,023	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	873	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,350	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,116	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,260	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,537	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,025	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	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 Sep 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 172Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 7Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 9Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder classes sold with good demand on a strong offering of weaned value added feeders.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	120.00	120.00
1	—	970	90.00	90.00
3	—	948	100.00–115.00	107.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,260	122.00	122.00
1	—	1,240	90.00	90.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,000	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	394	380.00–389.00	384.45
7	500–550	540	355.00	355.00
3	550–600	575	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	400.00–425.00	412.70
1	500–550	535	375.00	375.00
3	550–600	572	350.00	350.00
14	650–700	680	378.00	378.00
6	750–800	765	340.00–350.00	348.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	645	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	600–650	618	400.00–405.00	403.58
69	700–750	748	385.50	385.50
47	750–800	785	361.00	361.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	490.00	490.00
4	450–500	476	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	500	385.00	385.00
4	550–600	580	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
3	700–750	727	285.00	285.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	3,100.00	3,100.00

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	—	1,350	1,800.00	1,800.00

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.