Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2020-02-26

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 26
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200
Feeder Cattle receipts
23 head
61 vs last sale 84 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
4 head
2 vs last sale 2 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
7 vs last sale 8 1 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to weather conditions and light test no trend on market this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.06/cwt on 16 head.
Average price
$137.06
16 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$687
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+5.00
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2502137.0668716thin
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 sale16 hd
137.06
KY average28 barns · 6,664 hd
132.07
+5.00
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,82056.501,0281thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,31331.124093thin

Every lot, as filed

13 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700122.00/cwt122.00–122.008542
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2390140.00/cwt140.00–140.005462
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2565132.80/cwt125.00–135.007505
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2340140.00/cwt140.00–140.004762
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2468145.00/cwt145.00–145.006795
CowsLean 85-90%1,21042.50/cwt42.50–42.505141
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,82056.50/cwt56.50–56.501,0281
CowsLean 85-90%1,36525.43/cwt22.00–30.003472
SteersMedium and Large 1-2580139.50/cwt139.50–139.508091
SteersMedium and Large 1-2675131.00/cwt131.00–131.008841
SteersMedium and Large 1-2410154.00/cwt154.00–154.006311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2452156.00/cwt156.00–156.007053
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,400975.00/cwt975.00–975.0013,6501

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.