Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls under 400 pounds traded 5.00-8.00 lower, over traded 8.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $115.93/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$115.93

48 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$26.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.80

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	562	117.87	662	43
Medium and Large 2-3	524	101.23	530	4thin
Small and Medium 1-2	445	91.00	405	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.87/cwt here — about $257 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 sale48 hd

115.93

—

KY average29 barns · 6,454 hd

120.73

−4.80

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	1,222	49.51	605	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	52.76	725	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,350	52.50	709	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,209	40.29	487	19

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	1,100	755.00/cwt	755.00–755.00	8,305	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	760	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	461	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	742	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	752	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	538	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	636	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	121.43/cwt	115.00–122.00	553	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	790	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	97.95/cwt	93.00–103.00	519	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	128.67/cwt	128.00–129.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	138.79/cwt	137.00–139.00	702	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	487	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	362	137.32/cwt	137.00–138.00	497	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	4,095	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	543	4
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	785	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,413	1
Bulls	—	—	1,505	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	918	1
Bulls	—	—	1,080	43.76/cwt	43.00–44.50	473	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	709	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	52.76/cwt	52.00–53.50	725	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	45.48/cwt	42.00–49.50	544	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,216	37.27/cwt	33.00–41.00	453	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	793.71/cwt	775.00–810.00	9,763	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	5,151	1

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 Sep 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 134Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 28Last week 48Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 120Year ago 0

Feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls under 400 pounds traded 5.00-8.00 lower, over traded 8.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,100	755.00	755.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	760	295.00	295.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,230	775.00–810.00	793.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	510.00	510.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	455.00	455.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,015	53.50	53.50
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	180.00	180.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	70.00	70.00
3	—	332	139.00	139.00
3	—	490	134.50	134.50
3	—	513	135.50	135.50
3	—	757	90.00	90.00
4	—	438	136.50	136.50
5	—	642	115.50	115.50
6	—	585	128.50	128.50
7	—	386	139.50	139.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	129.50	129.50
1	—	445	127.00	127.00
1	—	570	116.00	116.00
2	—	345	130.00	130.00
3	—	500	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	129.00	129.00
1	—	715	95.00	95.00
2	—	643	100.00	100.00
4	—	580	110.00	110.00
4	—	830	86.00	86.00
8	—	508	125.25	125.25
13	—	455	115.00–122.00	121.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	617	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	113.00	113.00
1	—	560	96.00	96.00
2	—	530	93.00–103.00	97.95
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	91.00	91.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
2	—	458	144.00	144.00
3	—	587	128.00–129.00	128.67
10	—	506	137.00–139.00	138.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	487	144.50	144.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	137.00–138.00	137.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	61.00	61.00
2	—	1,080	43.00–44.50	43.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	52.50	52.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	52.00–53.50	52.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,197	42.00–49.50	45.48
12	—	1,216	33.00–41.00	37.27

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle