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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, May 6

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

108 head

▲ 95 vs last sale 13▲ 41 vs year ago 67 · +61.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

4 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 2▼ 8 vs year ago 12 · −66.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 0▲ 39 vs year ago 1 · +3,900.0%

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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 $478.49/cwt on 14 head, up $10.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 3 comparable sales and sits +10.99 against this barn's trailing median of $467.50.

Average price

$478.49

▲ 10.99 vs prior sale

14 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$324

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2

$73.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.31

vs KY average

−9.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	483.75	2,661	13thin
Medium 1-2	570	410.00	2,337	1thin

One grade step is worth $73.75/cwt here — about $324 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 sale14 hd

478.49

—

KY average25 barns · 812 hd

480.80

−2.31

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−9.06

This barn, trailing median3 sales

467.50

+10.99

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	1,133	160.67	1,820	4thin

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,938	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,395	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,410	$2,364	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,244	$2,288	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,410	$2,952	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	990	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,343	$4,023	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$3,250	1thin

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,058	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	530.69/cwt	492.50–547.50	2,181	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	485.80/cwt	442.50–490.00	2,648	11
Steers	550–600	Medium 1-2	570	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,337	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,731	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	750	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,100	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,607	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	385	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,810	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,862	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,059	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,180	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,355	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,087	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	557.50/cwt	557.50–557.50	2,481	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,402	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	250–300	Large 3Fancy	262	661.00/cwt	661.00–661.00	1,732	22
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3Fancy	368	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,895	20
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	432	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,890	6
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	509	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,558	10
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	578	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,066	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	250–300	Large 3	275	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,925	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	250–300	Large 3	285	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	1,981	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	160.67/cwt	153.00–169.00	1,820	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	2,952.13/head	2,500.00–3,250.00	2,952	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	2,938.33/head	2,025.00–3,350.00	2,938	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,244	2,288.12/head	1,750.00–2,675.00	2,288	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,410	2,363.95/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,364	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,343	4,022.58/head	3,550.00–4,200.00	4,023	3

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 May 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 108Last week 13Year ago 67

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 2Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 0Year ago 1

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,133	153.00–169.00	160.67

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,213	2,025.00–3,350.00	2,938.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,244	1,750.00–2,675.00	2,288.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,410	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,363.95
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,395	2,800.00	2,800.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,343	3,550.00–4,200.00	4,022.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,250.00	3,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	990	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,410	2,500.00–3,250.00	2,952.13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	525.00	525.00
7	400–450	411	492.50–547.50	530.69
11	500–550	545	442.50–490.00	485.80
2	550–600	578	472.50	472.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	510.00	510.00
1	350–400	385	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	428	435.00	435.00
4	450–500	468	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	545	400.00	400.00
1	750–800	785	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	250–300	262	661.00	661.00
20	350–400	368	515.00	515.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	432	437.50	437.50
10	500–550	509	502.50	502.50
2	550–600	578	357.50	357.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	700.00	700.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	695.00	695.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	383	545.00	545.00
1	400–450	445	557.50	557.50
2	500–550	528	455.00	455.00

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.