Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last Week: Feeder cattle traded 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.35/cwt on 34 head.

Average price

$133.35

34 head · 710 lb average

Value per head Derived

$947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$106

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

$6.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.48

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	611	139.50	852	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	723	132.54	958	30

One grade step is worth $6.96/cwt here — about −$106 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 sale34 hd

133.35

—

KY average27 barns · 6,159 hd

143.84

−10.48

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	—	High	1,794	69.80	1,252	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	52.25	757	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,232	41.18	507	5thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	145.61/cwt	140.00–151.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	142.65/cwt	142.00–144.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	710	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	470	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	9,629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	131.92/cwt	125.50–135.00	671	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	825	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,375	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	481	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	42.73/cwt	42.00–45.00	511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	16,761	1
Bulls	—	—	1,080	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	940	1
Bulls	—	—	1,885	60.97/cwt	60.00–62.00	1,149	2
Bulls	—	—	1,972	69.95/cwt	65.00–75.50	1,379	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	52.25/cwt	52.00–52.50	757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	752	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	981	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	707	133.54/cwt	129.00–136.50	944	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	611	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	852	4

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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 80Last week 75Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 18Last week 4Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year ago 0

Compared to Last Week: Feeder cattle traded 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	123.00	123.00
2	—	383	140.00–151.00	145.61
2	—	595	132.00	132.00
3	—	533	142.00–144.00	142.65
4	—	461	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	119.00	119.00
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	125.00	125.00
13	—	509	125.50–135.00	131.92
1	—	385	139.00	139.00
2	—	283	150.00	150.00
2	—	455	136.00	136.00
2	—	565	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	120.00	120.00
1	—	955	115.50	115.50
2	—	575	143.50	143.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	752	130.50	130.50
2	—	628	139.50	139.50
14	—	707	129.00–136.50	133.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	611	139.50	139.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	735.00	735.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,510	1,110.00	1,110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	35.00	35.00
4	—	1,196	42.00–45.00	42.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,448	52.00–52.50	52.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	87.00	87.00
2	—	1,885	60.00–62.00	60.97
3	—	1,972	65.00–75.50	69.95

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

Steers · 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