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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 12

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Aug 5Aug 12Aug 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 47▲ 9 vs year ago 20 · +45.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 12▲ 2 vs year ago 2 · +100.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▲ 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 $342.95/cwt on 11 head, down $17.08 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −17.08 against this barn's trailing median of $360.03.

Average price

$342.95

▼ 17.08 vs prior sale

11 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$380

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

$52.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.13

vs KY average

−23.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	580	347.74	2,017	10thin
Medium and Large 2	555	295.00	1,637	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.74/cwt here — about $380 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

342.95

—

KY average27 barns · 856 hd

379.07

−36.13

National average163 barns · 7,070 hd

366.65

−23.70

This barn, trailing median3 sales

360.03

−17.08

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	1,318	151.51	1,997	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,140	95.50	1,089	2thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,600	$3,500	1thin

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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,223	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,232	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,638	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,037	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,904	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,330	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,637	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	347.74/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,017	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,999	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,050	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,040	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,250	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,125	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,318	151.51/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,997	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,600	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	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 Aug 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 29Last week 47Year ago 20

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 12Year ago 2

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	575	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	655	313.00	313.00
1	700–750	710	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	620	360.00	360.00
1	850–900	865	305.00	305.00
3	1000–1050	1,037	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	580	340.00–360.00	347.74
1	650–700	665	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	710	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	555	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,250	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	150.00–153.00	151.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,600	3,500.00	3,500.00

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.