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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 12

● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Nov 5Nov 12Nov 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 108▼ 34 vs year ago 64 · −53.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 4▲ 1 vs year ago 3 · +33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 1▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $303.02/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −57.01 against this barn's trailing median of $360.03.

Average price

$303.02

6 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−27.13

vs KY average

−60.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	508	303.02	1,539	6thin

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 sale6 hd

303.02

—

KY average24 barns · 1,480 hd

330.15

−27.13

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−60.94

This barn, trailing median3 sales

360.03

−57.01

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,730	175.00	3,028	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,380	126.79	1,750	3thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$1,349	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,170	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,040	$1,500	1thin

Every lot

21 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	725	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	984	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,643	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	303.02/cwt	301.00–305.00	1,539	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	865	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,730	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,402	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	460	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,288	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,741	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,988	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,918	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,730	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,028	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	126.79/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,750	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	1,348.85/head	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,349	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	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 Nov 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 30Last week 108Year ago 64

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 3

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	438	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	485	359.00	359.00
1	550–600	590	337.00	337.00
1	650–700	685	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	720	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	335.00	335.00
4	450–500	498	330.00	330.00
6	500–550	508	301.00–305.00	303.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	410	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	865	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	545	320.00	320.00

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	—	1,170	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,193	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,348.85

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	—	1,040	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,380	125.00–130.00	126.79

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.