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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Aug 26

● Final8 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Aug 19Aug 26Sep 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 23▼ 160 vs year ago 172 · −93.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 1▼ 1 vs year ago 7 · −14.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 0▼ 8 vs year ago 9 · −88.9%

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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 $330.00/cwt on 5 head, down $93.55 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −137.50 against this barn's trailing median of $467.50.

Average price

$330.00

▼ 93.55 vs prior sale

5 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−51.67

vs KY average

−41.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	330.00	1,775	5thin

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 sale5 hd

330.00

—

KY average24 barns · 464 hd

381.67

−51.67

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−41.00

This barn, trailing median3 sales

467.50

−137.50

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	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	75.00	716	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,305	60.00	783	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
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,500	$1,600	1thin

Every lot

8 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,683	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,775	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,696	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,719	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,755	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	716	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	783	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	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 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 12Last week 23Year ago 172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 1Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	595	285.00	285.00
1	950–1000	955	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	340.00	340.00
5	500–550	538	330.00	330.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,500	1,600.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	955	75.00	75.00

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.