Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady. Feeder bull 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.21/cwt on 57 head.

Average price

$117.21

57 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$579

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$11.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.87

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	510	119.75	610	44
Medium and Large 2-3	442	108.61	480	13thin

One grade step is worth $11.14/cwt here — about $131 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 sale57 hd

117.21

—

KY average26 barns · 5,763 hd

118.07

−0.87

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	1,650	59.58	983	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	40.45	542	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	39.66	588	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	30.81	353	9thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	39.66/cwt	37.50–41.00	588	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	34.68/cwt	30.00–36.50	405	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	40.45/cwt	40.00–41.00	542	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	23.08/cwt	20.00–26.00	254	3
Bulls	—	—	1,650	59.58/cwt	58.00–62.00	983	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	124.63/cwt	123.00–125.50	644	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	115.24/cwt	114.50–116.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	124.85/cwt	119.50–126.50	577	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	103.52/cwt	100.00–107.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	410	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	704	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	724	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	124.08/cwt	120.00–128.00	444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	724	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	620	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	100.11/cwt	95.00–105.00	313	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	621	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	853	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	464	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	611	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	129.34/cwt	127.00–131.00	576	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	114.04/cwt	110.00–115.00	551	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	765	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	110.84/cwt	108.00–112.00	727	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	648	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	799	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	795	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	798.10/cwt	785.00–810.00	9,641	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	331	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	32.46/cwt	32.00–33.00	420	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	123.73/cwt	123.00–126.00	599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	3

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 Nov 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 173Last week 162Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 17Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 16Year ago 0

Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady. Feeder bull 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,483	37.50–41.00	39.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,168	30.00–36.50	34.68
3	—	1,100	20.00–26.00	23.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,340	40.00–41.00	40.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,650	58.00–62.00	59.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	84.00	84.00
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
1	—	350	120.00	120.00
2	—	645	111.00	111.00
2	—	445	100.00	100.00
5	—	483	110.00–115.00	114.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	517	123.00–125.50	124.63
2	—	583	116.00	116.00
7	—	632	114.50	114.50
2	—	368	126.00	126.00
4	—	493	124.00	124.00
12	—	445	127.00–131.00	129.34
1	—	735	92.00	92.00
3	—	315	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
6	—	561	114.50–116.00	115.24
13	—	462	119.50–126.50	124.85
5	—	371	124.00	124.00
11	—	510	121.50	121.50
1	—	710	102.00	102.00
7	—	656	108.00–112.00	110.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	100.00–107.00	103.52
3	—	355	115.50	115.50
2	—	458	115.00–117.00	116.01
3	—	313	95.00–105.00	100.11
1	—	410	116.00	116.00
2	—	648	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	138.00	138.00
11	—	518	136.00	136.00
2	—	1,195	92.00	92.00
6	—	450	138.00	138.00
1	—	265	120.00	120.00
5	—	634	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	517	140.00	140.00
6	—	656	130.00	130.00
1	—	795	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	120.00–128.00	124.08
1	—	590	122.00	122.00
1	—	545	121.00	121.00
4	—	484	123.00–126.00	123.73
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	50.00	50.00

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
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,208	785.00–810.00	798.10
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	37.00	37.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,293	32.00–33.00	32.46

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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

Slaughter Cattle

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