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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 25

● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Feb 18Feb 25Mar 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

53 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 40▲ 38 vs year ago 15 · +253.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 3▲ 0 vs year ago 3 · +0.0%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 800–900 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

800–900 lb steers averaged $343.81/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 2 of 2 comparable sales and sits +6.59 against this barn's trailing median of $337.22.

Average price

$343.81

39 head · 853 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,932

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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single grade reported

vs the market

−6.18

vs KY average

−14.81 vs national

Price by quality 800–900 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	853	343.81	2,932	39

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

How it compared 800–900 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale39 hd

343.81

—

KY average24 barns · 1,303 hd

349.99

−6.18

National average117 barns · 19,488 hd

358.62

−14.81

This barn, trailing median2 sales

337.22

+6.59

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	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,715	155.00	2,658	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	120.00	1,254	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,740	128.00	2,227	1thin

Every lot

11 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	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	829	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,843	18
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	344.50/cwt	344.50–344.50	3,007	21
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	1,630	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,090	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,000	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,197	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,376	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,963	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,254	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,715	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,658	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,740	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,227	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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 53Last week 40Year ago 15

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	465.00	465.00
1	450–500	470	467.50	467.50
1	650–700	660	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	785	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	295	552.50	552.50
1	550–600	550	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	800–850	829	343.00	343.00
21	850–900	873	344.50	344.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	128.00	128.00

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.