Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2019-12-18

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 18
● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200
Feeder Cattle receipts
53 head
89 vs last sale 142 53 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
30 vs last sale 21 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
4 vs last sale 12 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to limited 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 $118.19/cwt on 20 head.
Average price
$118.19
20 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$607
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
5.61
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513118.1960720
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale20 hd
118.19
KY average29 barns · 6,342 hd
123.80
−5.61
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14048.865572thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45047.996966thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,24740.1550131

Every lot, as filed

28 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2305168.00/cwt168.00–168.005121
BullsMedium and Large 1-2758101.00/cwt101.00–101.007662
BullsMedium and Large 1-2427133.00/cwt133.00–133.005683
BullsMedium and Large 1-2360159.00/cwt159.00–159.005724
BullsMedium and Large 1-2525135.50/cwt135.50–135.507114
BullsMedium and Large 2-3490125.00/cwt125.00–125.006131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,120404.00/cwt404.00–404.004,5251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,200695.00/cwt695.00–695.008,3401
SteersMedium and Large 2-3480130.00/cwt130.00–130.006241
SteersMedium and Large 1-2185157.50/cwt157.50–157.502911
SteersSmall and Medium 1-238593.00/cwt93.00–93.003581
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,275635.00/cwt635.00–635.008,0961
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,195735.00/cwt735.00–735.008,7831
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2985700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,8951
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373129.98/cwt129.00–131.004852
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2633114.50/cwt114.50–114.507253
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2481113.89/cwt112.00–118.005486
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005671
SteersMedium and Large 1-2415141.00/cwt141.00–141.005851
SteersMedium and Large 1-2650126.00/cwt126.00–126.008191
BullsMedium and Large 2-377571.00/cwt71.00–71.005501
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14048.86/cwt48.00–50.005572
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45047.99/cwt45.00–50.006966
CowsLean 85-90%1,26334.58/cwt30.50–40.004379
CowsLean 85-90%1,24042.43/cwt36.00–48.0052622
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650113.00/cwt113.00–113.007351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added510122.00/cwt122.00–122.006227
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added515147.50/cwt147.50–147.507605

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.