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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Jun 24

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Jun 10Jun 24Jul 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

22 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 0▼ 17 vs year ago 39 · −43.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 0▼ 4 vs year ago 10 · −40.0%

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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 $356.67/cwt on 3 head, down $12.81 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 3 comparable sales and sits −3.36 against this barn's trailing median of $360.03.

Average price

$356.67

▼ 12.81 vs prior sale

3 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,890

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$10.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−58.22

vs KY average

−59.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	360.00	1,953	2thin
Medium and Large 2	505	350.00	1,768	1thin

One grade step is worth $10.00/cwt here — about $186 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale3 hd

356.67

—

KY average26 barns · 954 hd

414.88

−58.22

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−59.16

This barn, trailing median3 sales

360.03

−3.36

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	152.00	1,821	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	124.00	1,228	2thin

Every lot

19 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,553	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,491	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	360	466.25/cwt	460.00–472.50	1,679	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,787	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,908	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,998	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,253	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,045	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	880	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,464	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,775	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,163	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	359.81/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,925	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,195	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 3	540	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,674	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,145	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,313	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,821	2

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 Jun 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 22Last week 0Year ago 39

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	460.00–472.50	466.25
2	450–500	483	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	530	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	555	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	615	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	653	345.00	345.00
1	850–900	880	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	445.00	445.00
1	500–550	505	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	705	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	350.00–370.00	359.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	500.00	500.00
1	500–550	515	420.00	420.00
1	650–700	665	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	370.00	370.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	130.00	130.00
1	—	970	118.00	118.00

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.