Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts but feeder cattle traded with a strong demand and a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $125.00/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$125.00

31 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$277

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

$0.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.35

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	325	125.13	406	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	546	124.96	683	23

One grade step is worth $0.17/cwt here — about −$277 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 sale31 hd

125.00

—

KY average28 barns · 4,101 hd

132.35

−7.35

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	—	Average	1,783	90.04	1,605	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,310	77.00	1,009	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,118	53.93	603	13

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	63.06/cwt	62.50–63.50	716	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	378	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,009	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	53.20/cwt	48.00–58.50	606	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	597	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	228	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	308	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	636	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	760	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	399	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	779	4
Bulls	—	—	1,783	90.04/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	130.48/cwt	127.00–134.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	698	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	9,813	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	856.97/cwt	700.00–955.00	9,718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	693	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	117.22/cwt	115.00–118.00	665	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	582	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	735.23/cwt	610.00–925.00	8,654	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	1,077.91/cwt	1,025.00–1,100.00	12,547	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	763.93/cwt	725.00–800.00	9,534	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 Mar 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 94Last week 46Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 8Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable receipts but feeder cattle traded with a strong demand and a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 4.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	62.50–63.50	63.06
1	—	880	43.00	43.00
10	—	1,139	48.00–58.50	53.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	77.00	77.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,783	85.00–95.00	90.04

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	131.00	131.00
3	—	565	125.00	125.00
2	—	323	140.00	140.00
1	—	440	150.00	150.00
3	—	277	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	597	120.00	120.00
4	—	636	119.50	119.50
4	—	728	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	228	135.00	135.00
1	—	400	134.00	134.00
4	—	285	125.00	125.00
1	—	600	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	127.00–134.00	130.48
2	—	365	144.00	144.00
11	—	582	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	362	134.00	134.00
1	—	565	119.00	119.00
4	—	456	132.50	132.50
4	—	298	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	100.00	100.00
12	—	567	115.00–118.00	117.22
4	—	625	108.00	108.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	785.00	785.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,134	700.00–955.00	856.97
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,177	610.00–925.00	735.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,164	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,077.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,248	725.00–800.00	763.93

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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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

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