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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Jul 8

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Jun 24Jul 8Jul 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

54 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 22▲ 5 vs year ago 49 · +10.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 6▼ 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

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $423.55/cwt on 11 head, down $54.94 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −43.95 against this barn's trailing median of $467.50.

Average price

$423.55

▼ 54.94 vs prior sale

11 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,351

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$21.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−41.02

vs KY average

−35.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	426.00	2,374	9thin
Large 1-2	525	420.00	2,205	1thin
Medium and Large 2	565	405.00	2,288	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.00/cwt here — about $86 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 sale11 hd

423.55

—

KY average18 barns · 505 hd

464.57

−41.02

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

−35.93

This barn, trailing median3 sales

467.50

−43.95

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	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	165.00	2,376	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,425	140.00	1,995	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,053	106.25	1,118	2thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	490.67/cwt	490.00–491.00	2,105	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,340	1
Steers	500–550	Large 1-2	525	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,205	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,377	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,288	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,529	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,409	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,538	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	313	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,565	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,824	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,642	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	368.16/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,124	8
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	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,322	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,733	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,910	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,269	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,040	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,224	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,427	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	845	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,014	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,260	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,166	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,995	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,376	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 Jul 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 54Last week 22Year ago 49

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	429	490.00–491.00	490.67
1	500–550	520	450.00	450.00
8	550–600	562	423.00	423.00
4	600–650	613	412.50	412.50
1	650–700	660	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	705	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	380	502.50	502.50
2	450–500	463	490.00	490.00
3	500–550	523	390.00	390.00
6	550–600	563	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	665	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	500.00	500.00
3	350–400	380	480.00	480.00
1	500–550	505	375.00	375.00
8	550–600	577	365.00–370.00	368.16
1	600–650	615	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	675	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	860	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	92.50	92.50
1	—	845	120.00	120.00

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.