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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 30

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Sep 23Sep 30Oct 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 29▲ 12 vs year ago 31 · +38.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 9▲ 2 vs year ago 5 · +40.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 0▲ 55 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 $302.50/cwt on 1 head, down $40.45 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −57.53 against this barn's trailing median of $360.03.

Average price

$302.50

▼ 40.45 vs prior sale

1 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,513

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−40.22

vs KY average

−50.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	500	302.50	1,513	1thin

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 sale1 hd

302.50

—

KY average26 barns · 1,265 hd

342.72

−40.22

National average184 barns · 12,638 hd

352.66

−50.16

This barn, trailing median3 sales

360.03

−57.53

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	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,310	166.00	2,175	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,502	99.81	1,499	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	960	97.67	938	3thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$3,325	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,138	$3,281	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$3,070	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,868	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,980	$4,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$4,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,154	$4,191	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,500	$4,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,086	$3,993	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$3,865	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,075	$2,550	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,825	1thin

Every lot

39 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	592	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,149	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	703	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,968	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	770	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,829	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 3	948	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,180	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,539	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	448	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,445	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,513	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,118	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,912	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	290.50/cwt	290.50–290.50	2,042	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,150	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	337.29/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,477	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,763	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,318	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	506	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,275	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,102	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,310	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,175	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,495	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,106	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,505	112.72/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,696	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,980	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	3,325.00/head	2,950.00–3,700.00	3,325	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,868.18/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,868	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	3,280.77/head	3,200.00–3,350.00	3,281	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	3,069.96/head	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,070	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	3,682.65/head	3,500.00–4,125.00	3,683	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	4,098.28/head	3,500.00–4,350.00	4,098	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,109	4,302.56/head	4,100.00–4,550.00	4,303	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	3,935.56/head	3,850.00–4,025.00	3,936	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	4,450.00/head	4,200.00–4,550.00	4,450	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,883.33/head	3,650.00–4,000.00	3,883	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	3,725.00/head	3,725.00–3,725.00	3,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	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 Sep 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 43Last week 29Year ago 31

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 9Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 0Year ago 0

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	2,950.00–3,700.00	3,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,868.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,265	3,000.00–3,150.00	3,069.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,138	3,200.00–3,350.00	3,280.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,825.00	1,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	4,400.00	4,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,109	4,100.00–4,550.00	4,302.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,180	4,200.00–4,550.00	4,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	3,650.00–4,000.00	3,883.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	3,725.00	3,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,063	3,500.00–4,125.00	3,682.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	3,850.00–4,025.00	3,935.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	4,150.00	4,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,088	3,500.00–4,350.00	4,098.28

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,980	4,500.00	4,500.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	520	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	325.00–350.00	337.29
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	322.50	322.50
1	500–550	500	302.50	302.50
2	650–700	683	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	405.00	405.00
5	650–700	662	320.00	320.00
2	700–750	703	290.50	290.50
2	850–900	860	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	592	363.00	363.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	237.50	237.50
4	900–950	948	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	703	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	61.00	61.00
1	—	1,030	107.00	107.00
1	—	1,020	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,495	74.00	74.00
2	—	1,505	105.00–120.00	112.72

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.