Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers traded 7.00-9.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.24/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$118.24

43 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$10.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.68

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	474	122.36	580	26
Medium and Large 2-3	462	111.94	517	17thin

One grade step is worth $10.42/cwt here — about $63 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 sale43 hd

118.24

—

KY average29 barns · 7,299 hd

121.93

−3.68

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	—	Low	1,437	54.54	783	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,505	42.65	642	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,458	41.27	602	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	35.87	403	18

Every lot, as filed

48 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 3	—	343	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	412	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	124.25/cwt	124.00–125.00	657	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	190	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	109.77/cwt	108.00–115.00	479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	656	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	116.32/cwt	115.00–119.00	767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	508	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	595	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	648	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	114.01/cwt	106.00–119.50	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	123.70/cwt	121.00–125.00	537	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	38.60/cwt	32.50–42.50	457	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,825	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	548	1
Bulls	—	—	963	54.71/cwt	53.00–56.00	527	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	31.59/cwt	24.00–34.50	324	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,505	42.65/cwt	41.50–44.00	642	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	42.68/cwt	37.00–47.50	603	8
Bulls	—	—	1,910	54.36/cwt	52.00–57.00	1,038	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	855.00/cwt	855.00–855.00	10,260	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	447.94/cwt	410.00–465.00	4,511	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	945.00/cwt	945.00–945.00	12,569	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	4,106	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	598	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	937	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	312	113.22/cwt	111.00–114.00	353	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	115.39/cwt	114.00–117.50	262	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	794	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 Oct 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 253Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 20Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 3Year ago 0

Feeder steers traded 7.00-9.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
1	—	305	120.00	120.00
1	—	765	95.00	95.00
1	—	350	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	529	124.00–125.00	124.25
3	—	605	125.00	125.00
1	—	750	106.00	106.00
3	—	659	115.00–119.00	116.32
3	—	360	141.00	141.00
6	—	443	135.00	135.00
3	—	457	134.00	134.00
1	—	560	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	136.00	136.00
1	—	190	135.00	135.00
1	—	355	130.00	130.00
1	—	485	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
1	—	305	145.00	145.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	648	133.00	133.00
4	—	718	130.50	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	108.00–115.00	109.77
1	—	685	104.00	104.00
5	—	514	106.00–119.50	114.01
2	—	625	114.50	114.50
4	—	312	111.00–114.00	113.22
1	—	360	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	523	125.50	125.50
2	—	580	121.00	121.00
9	—	434	121.00–125.00	123.70
2	—	645	119.00	119.00
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
3	—	227	114.00–117.50	115.39
1	—	735	108.00	108.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,185	32.50–42.50	38.60
7	—	1,025	24.00–34.50	31.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	30.00	30.00
8	—	1,412	37.00–47.50	42.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,505	41.50–44.00	42.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	53.00–56.00	54.71
2	—	1,910	52.00–57.00	54.36

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	855.00	855.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,007	410.00–465.00	447.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,330	945.00	945.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	375.00	375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	800.00	800.00

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.

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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle