Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder cattle traded mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $111.87/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$111.87

47 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$24.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.25

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	563	114.67	646	29
Medium and Large 2-3	561	110.83	622	15thin
Medium and Large 3	517	90.00	465	3thin

One grade step is worth $24.67/cwt here — about $181 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 sale47 hd

111.87

—

KY average29 barns · 10,523 hd

120.12

−8.25

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	1,121	60.57	679	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	45.00	720	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,232	32.74	403	8thin

Every lot, as filed

58 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	Small and Medium 1	—	585	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	112.69/cwt	112.00–114.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	128.46/cwt	127.00–130.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	123.06/cwt	122.50–123.50	529	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,308	37.01/cwt	32.00–42.00	484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	747	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	123.50/cwt	117.50–125.50	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	718	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	769	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	128.48/cwt	126.00–131.00	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	812	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,720	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	13,760	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	5,415	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	12,231	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	533	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	415	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	270	1
Dairy Heifers	Small 3	—	615	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	320	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,015	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	315	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	587	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	7,732	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	6,255	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	400	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	340	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	620	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	310	1
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	498	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	642	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	701	1
Bulls	—	—	1,121	60.57/cwt	55.00–65.00	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	720	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	25.62/cwt	25.00–26.50	283	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	60.99/cwt	60.00–62.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	95.53/cwt	91.00–100.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	656	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 Dec 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 211Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 13Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 45Year ago 0

Feeder cattle traded mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	112.00–114.00	112.69
2	—	385	127.00–130.00	128.46
2	—	590	110.00	110.00
2	—	730	91.00–100.00	95.53
1	—	695	107.50	107.50
1	—	820	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	460	139.50	139.50
2	—	840	85.00	85.00
2	—	660	116.00	116.00
1	—	710	105.50	105.50
1	—	615	114.00	114.00
2	—	968	60.00–62.00	60.99
4	—	583	118.50	118.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	130.00	130.00
1	—	745	105.00	105.00
7	—	430	122.50–123.50	123.06
4	—	909	80.00	80.00
4	—	655	114.00	114.00
4	—	574	116.00	116.00
4	—	505	117.50–125.50	123.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	112.00	112.00
1	—	325	120.00	120.00
6	—	525	115.00	115.00
2	—	718	95.00	95.00
2	—	633	109.50	109.50
1	—	480	107.50	107.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	90.00	90.00
1	—	580	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	109.00	109.00
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
1	—	450	143.00	143.00
6	—	613	125.50	125.50
5	—	427	149.00	149.00
4	—	505	126.00–131.00	128.48
2	—	663	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	127.00	127.00
1	—	280	130.00	130.00
1	—	215	130.00	130.00
1	—	620	86.00	86.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	65.00	65.00
1	—	620	50.00	50.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	85.00	85.00
2	—	498	44.00	44.00
Dairy Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	52.00	52.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,308	32.00–42.00	37.01
3	—	1,105	25.00–26.50	25.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	45.00	45.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,121	55.00–65.00	60.57

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,720	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	455.00	455.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	635.00	635.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,510	810.00	810.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	31.00	31.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	44.00	44.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	985	785.00	785.00

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