Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2020-03-25

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Mar 25
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200
Feeder Cattle receipts
19 head
75 vs last sale 94 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
23 vs last sale 14 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Due to a light test on feeder cattle no trend. Slaughter cows and bulls traded sharply higher with very strong demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $141.20/cwt on 5 head.
Average price
$141.20
5 head · 575 lb average
Value per head Derived
$812
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+5.89
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2575141.208125thin
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 sale5 hd
141.20
KY average24 barns · 2,673 hd
135.31
+5.89
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
BullsLow1,78492.741,6558thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45372.871,0593thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19568.508191thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,21863.9977918

Every lot, as filed

19 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 1-2370170.00/cwt170.00–170.006291
BullsMedium and Large 1-2460150.00/cwt150.00–150.006901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2530137.00/cwt137.00–137.007261
BullsMedium and Large 2-3395120.00/cwt120.00–120.004741
Bulls1,53079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,2091
Bulls1,64787.21/cwt85.50–89.501,4363
SteersMedium and Large 1-2610134.50/cwt134.50–134.508202
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2795112.00/cwt112.00–112.008901
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800100.00/cwt100.00–100.008001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2190200.00/cwt200.00–200.003802
SteersMedium and Large 1-2290181.00/cwt181.00–181.005251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2535142.00/cwt142.00–142.007601
SteersMedium and Large 1-2830114.00/cwt114.00–114.009461
Bulls1,951100.33/cwt98.00–102.001,9574
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19568.50/cwt68.50–68.508191
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45372.87/cwt69.00–75.501,0593
CowsLean 85-90%1,21571.50/cwt71.50–71.508692
CowsLean 85-90%1,11353.57/cwt46.50–58.505964
CowsLean 85-90%1,25366.21/cwt61.50–70.0083012

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.