Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.34/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$119.34

28 head · 608 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$15.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.65

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	601	120.46	724	26
Medium and Large 2-3	690	104.75	723	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.71/cwt here — about $2 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale28 hd

119.34

—

KY average26 barns · 4,901 hd

128.99

−9.65

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	2,150	90.50	1,946	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	64.03	775	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,133	52.17	591	12

Every lot, as filed

34 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	132.85/cwt	128.00–133.50	773	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	648	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	115.34/cwt	114.00–116.00	839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	122.33/cwt	122.00–124.00	700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	144.18/cwt	143.50–144.50	826	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	480	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	341	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	441	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	300	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	857	2
Bulls	—	—	2,150	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,946	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	64.03/cwt	63.00–65.50	775	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	55.49/cwt	51.50–60.00	636	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	768	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	47.43/cwt	44.00–49.50	527	6

How this sale compares

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 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 137Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 8Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded sharply higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	155.00	155.00
2	—	448	135.00	135.00
2	—	708	113.00	113.00
2	—	850	104.00	104.00
3	—	635	121.00	121.00
8	—	582	128.00–133.50	132.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	124.00	124.00
1	—	500	122.00	122.00
1	—	565	124.00	124.00
1	—	720	104.00	104.00
3	—	648	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	131.00	131.00
2	—	283	141.50	141.50
3	—	727	114.00–116.00	115.34
3	—	960	93.00	93.00
4	—	635	120.00	120.00
5	—	510	125.00	125.00
6	—	572	122.00–124.00	122.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	116.50	116.50
1	—	795	93.00	93.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	142.50	142.50
2	—	668	127.50	127.50
3	—	452	145.00	145.00
6	—	573	143.50–144.50	144.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	71.00	71.00
3	—	441	68.00	68.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,350	63.50	63.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,150	90.50	90.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,210	63.00–65.50	64.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,146	51.50–60.00	55.49
1	—	1,200	64.00	64.00
6	—	1,111	44.00–49.50	47.43

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.

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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Christian Co. Livestock - Hopkinsville, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle