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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 17

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 42▲ 42 vs year ago 23 · +182.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 2▲ 1 vs year ago 5 · +20.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 0▲ 6 vs year ago 2 · +300.0%

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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 $320.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −40.03 against this barn's trailing median of $360.03.

Average price

$320.00

1 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−30.59

vs KY average

−69.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	570	320.00	1,824	1thin

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 sale1 hd

320.00

—

KY average26 barns · 1,122 hd

350.59

−30.59

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−69.91

This barn, trailing median3 sales

360.03

−40.03

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	—	Low	1,315	162.50	2,137	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,100	122.50	1,348	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	760	82.50	627	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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	988	$1,513	2thin

Every lot

31 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,129	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,397	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,665	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,275	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,518	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,560	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	363.25/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,736	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	324.88/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,047	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,289	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	781	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,437	30
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	278	467.34/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,299	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,362	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,744	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,883	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,886	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,127	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,211	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,182	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,000	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,205	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,808	1
Bulls	—	—	1,425	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,494	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	760	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	627	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,183	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,519	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	900	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 65Last week 42Year ago 23

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 2Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	465.00–470.00	467.34
1	300–350	315	432.50	432.50
2	350–400	373	467.50	467.50
2	400–450	443	425.00	425.00
2	450–500	493	382.50	382.50
1	550–600	595	357.50	357.50
1	600–650	630	351.00	351.00
1	700–750	720	303.00	303.00
1	800–850	800	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	615	350.00	350.00
2	850–900	850	282.00	282.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	750–800	781	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	447.50	447.50
1	300–350	345	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	365	427.50	427.50
2	450–500	478	350.00–377.50	363.25
1	550–600	570	320.00	320.00
4	600–650	630	320.00–330.00	324.88
4	750–800	763	300.00	300.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,875.00	1,875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,425.00	1,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,075	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	82.50	82.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,425	175.00	175.00

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.