Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to lack of comparable receipts no trend on market this week.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $107.10/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$107.10

10 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$7.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.08

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	600	111.50	669	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	470	104.17	489	6thin

One grade step is worth $7.33/cwt here — about $180 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 sale10 hd

107.10

—

KY average18 barns · 1,451 hd

118.18

−11.08

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	1,863	57.42	1,070	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,215	33.20	403	6thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,591	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	30.50/cwt	30.50–30.50	320	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,248	33.74/cwt	30.00–43.00	421	5
Bulls	—	—	1,863	57.42/cwt	52.00–63.00	1,070	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	459	81.09/cwt	80.00–82.00	372	15
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	705	605.45/cwt	585.00–665.00	4,268	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	556.05/cwt	525.00–610.00	6,867	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,905	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	7,261	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	775	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,984	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	633.46/cwt	555.00–700.00	7,316	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	667.97/cwt	535.00–775.00	6,179	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	770.63/cwt	625.00–825.00	9,926	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383	939.56/cwt	850.00–1,025.00	12,994	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	779	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	588	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	806	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	347	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	108.48/cwt	106.00–110.00	514	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	467	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	330	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	172	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	524	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	438	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	380	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	687	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	641	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	723	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	488	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	630	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	501	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	572	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	429	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	520	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	239	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	623	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 Nov 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 103Last week 173Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 7Year ago 0

Due to lack of comparable receipts no trend on market this week.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	555.00–700.00	633.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,383	850.00–1,025.00	939.56
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	705	585.00–665.00	605.45
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	925	785.00	785.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	535.00–775.00	667.97
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,235	525.00–610.00	556.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,288	625.00–825.00	770.63
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	385.00	385.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	400.00	400.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	30.50	30.50
5	—	1,248	30.00–43.00	33.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,863	52.00–63.00	57.42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	459	80.00–82.00	81.09
8	—	779	75.50	75.50
10	—	524	83.50	83.50
1	—	380	74.00	74.00
10	—	630	79.50	79.50
7	—	572	75.00	75.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	52.00	52.00
3	—	723	67.50	67.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	806	43.00	43.00
3	—	520	46.00	46.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	106.00–110.00	108.48
1	—	635	102.00	102.00
1	—	820	76.00	76.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	107.00	107.00
1	—	445	105.00	105.00
1	—	590	76.00	76.00
2	—	388	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
1	—	760	86.00	86.00
2	—	493	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	511	134.50	134.50

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

Bulls · 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

Slaughter Cattle

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