Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to holidays.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.15/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$124.15

23 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$15.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.32

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	491	126.81	622	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	405	111.50	452	4thin

One grade step is worth $15.31/cwt here — about $171 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 sale23 hd

124.15

—

KY average24 barns · 7,266 hd

124.47

−0.32

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	2,107	67.33	1,418	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	47.50	632	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,550	42.00	651	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,179	33.40	394	4thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	150.38/cwt	143.00–153.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	116.59/cwt	113.00–117.50	768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	590.92/cwt	453.00–685.00	8,054	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	865.00/cwt	865.00–865.00	9,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	362	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	681	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	710	3
Bulls	—	—	1,860	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,153	1
Bulls	—	—	2,230	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,561	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	632	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	651	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	33.40/cwt	30.00–36.00	394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	403	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	560	2

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 Jan 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 59Last week 53Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 8Year ago 0

No trend due to holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	143.00–153.00	150.38
1	—	490	146.00	146.00
1	—	810	120.00	120.00
2	—	663	130.00	130.00
3	—	318	165.00	165.00
1	—	415	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
1	—	375	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	659	113.00–117.50	116.59
1	—	280	142.00	142.00
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
2	—	235	154.00	154.00
1	—	390	126.00	126.00
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
5	—	570	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	119.00	119.00
2	—	445	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	403	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	161.00	161.00
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
2	—	375	161.00	161.00
2	—	433	143.00	143.00
2	—	455	131.50	131.50
2	—	755	106.00	106.00
3	—	577	123.00	123.00

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)	2	—	1,363	453.00–685.00	590.92
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,108	865.00	865.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	62.00	62.00
2	—	2,230	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	47.50	47.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	42.00	42.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,179	30.00–36.00	33.40

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle