Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.63/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$117.63

66 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$298

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

$60.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.08

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	531	120.44	640	54
Medium and Large 2-3	504	110.50	556	10thin
Small and Medium 1-2	650	95.00	618	1thin
Small 1-2	570	60.00	342	1thin

One grade step is worth $60.44/cwt here — about $298 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 sale66 hd

117.63

—

KY average27 barns · 8,895 hd

120.71

−3.08

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	—	Low	1,660	60.00	996	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,340	47.00	630	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,085	33.97	369	7thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,119	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	317	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	119.03/cwt	116.50–121.00	915	7
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	670	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	724	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	142.37/cwt	134.00–144.00	547	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	122.65/cwt	119.00–126.50	699	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	129.86/cwt	124.00–134.50	665	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	147.80/cwt	140.00–152.50	325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	128.95/cwt	128.00–131.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	124.81/cwt	122.00–125.50	552	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	117.45/cwt	115.00–118.50	614	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	703	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	118.71/cwt	117.00–120.00	725	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	393	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	468	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	497	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	586	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	342	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	650	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	680	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	791	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	880	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	3,916	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,094	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	830	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	3,403	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	996	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	630	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	26.06/cwt	23.00–29.00	241	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	37.14/cwt	32.00–42.00	427	5

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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 150Last week 103Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 16Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 26Year 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
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	445.00	445.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	670	425.00	425.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	610.00	610.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	410.00	410.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	65.00	65.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	107.00	107.00
1	—	570	114.00	114.00
1	—	435	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	769	116.50–121.00	119.03
1	—	650	127.50	127.50
6	—	604	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	160.00	160.00
1	—	460	128.00	128.00
2	—	525	126.50	126.50
3	—	428	128.00	128.00
3	—	605	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	133.00	133.00
1	—	480	121.00	121.00
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
1	—	860	75.00	75.00
2	—	905	73.00	73.00
5	—	641	113.00	113.00
6	—	384	134.00–144.00	142.37
7	—	440	130.00	130.00
8	—	570	119.00–126.50	122.65
9	—	512	124.00–134.50	129.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	115.00	115.00
1	—	415	115.00	115.00
1	—	550	118.00	118.00
3	—	487	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	132.00	132.00
1	—	595	112.00	112.00
1	—	745	104.00	104.00
2	—	665	106.00	106.00
3	—	220	140.00–152.50	147.80
3	—	379	128.00–131.00	128.95
3	—	608	110.00	110.00
10	—	442	122.00–125.50	124.81
12	—	523	115.00–118.50	117.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	703	116.00	116.00
14	—	611	117.00–120.00	118.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
1	—	725	84.00	84.00
1	—	760	90.00	90.00
3	—	393	119.00	119.00
3	—	497	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	95.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	47.00	47.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	23.00–29.00	26.06
5	—	1,149	32.00–42.00	37.14

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