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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 5

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Jul 29Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 25▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 4▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: No comparison due to limited supply.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $307.86/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −46.09 against this barn's trailing median of $353.95.

Average price

$307.86

2 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−74.25

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	568	307.86	1,749	2thin

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 sale2 hd

307.86

—

KY average26 barns · 386 hd

382.11

−74.25

This barn, trailing median1 sales

353.95

−46.09

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,925	212.00	4,081	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,302	140.00	1,823	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,007	110.00	1,108	7thin

Every lot

22 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 2-3	490	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,144	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	593	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,313	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,030	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	260	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,001	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,611	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,838	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,972	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	322.45/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,177	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,074	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,446	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	381	383.13/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,460	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,640	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	466	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,678	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	307.86/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,749	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,086	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,943	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,002	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,925	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	4,081	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,108	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,302	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,823	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 Aug 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 47Last week 25Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 4Year ago 0

Compared to last Wednesday: No comparison due to limited supply.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	413	390.00	390.00
3	500–550	525	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	580	340.00	340.00
4	650–700	675	320.00–325.00	322.45
1	700–750	715	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	437.50	437.50
1	650–700	680	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	700	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	593	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	381	360.00–390.00	383.13
3	450–500	466	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	568	280.00–335.00	307.86
1	650–700	670	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	410	400.00	400.00
2	600–650	632	330.00	330.00
1	900–950	910	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,007	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,302	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,925	212.00	212.00

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.