Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to lack of comparable receipts no trend on feeders this week, but a stronger undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $122.54/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$122.54

76 head · 716 lb average

Value per head Derived

$878

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$402

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

$19.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.71

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	343	141.50	485	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	726	122.03	886	74

One grade step is worth $19.47/cwt here — about −$402 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 sale76 hd

122.54

—

KY average18 barns · 3,272 hd

137.25

−14.71

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	1,820	91.85	1,672	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,295	65.77	852	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,484	65.13	967	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,309	60.72	795	7thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	405	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	149.84/cwt	144.00–151.00	694	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	145.56/cwt	145.00–146.00	741	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	117.32/cwt	115.00–118.50	967	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	560.43/cwt	535.00–585.00	6,529	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,960	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	8,117	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	4,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	139.64/cwt	137.00–148.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	128.60/cwt	124.00–132.00	809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	117.07/cwt	117.00–118.00	921	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	123.98/cwt	123.50–124.00	853	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,309	60.72/cwt	50.50–66.00	795	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	117.35/cwt	116.00–119.50	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	127.61/cwt	124.50–129.50	611	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	699	2
Bulls	—	—	1,820	91.85/cwt	91.00–92.50	1,672	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	914	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	64.36/cwt	64.00–65.00	832	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	65.13/cwt	64.00–66.50	967	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	700	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	895	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	782	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	872	3

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 May 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 47Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 23Last week 10Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year ago 0

Due to lack of comparable receipts no trend on feeders this week, but a stronger undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 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	—	405	141.00	141.00
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
1	—	720	108.00	108.00
1	—	915	90.00	90.00
6	—	463	144.00–151.00	149.84
9	—	509	145.00–146.00	145.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	121.00	121.00
2	—	518	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	824	115.00–118.50	117.32
1	—	470	150.00	150.00
1	—	735	127.00	127.00
1	—	1,100	103.00	103.00
2	—	858	111.50	111.50
4	—	531	137.00–148.00	139.64
5	—	629	124.00–132.00	128.60
28	—	787	117.00–118.00	117.07
29	—	688	123.50–124.00	123.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	147.00	147.00
1	—	440	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	126.00	126.00
1	—	645	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	144.00	144.00
1	—	440	122.00	122.00
4	—	519	125.00	125.00
4	—	625	116.00–119.50	117.35
10	—	479	124.50–129.50	127.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	111.00	111.00
2	—	430	140.00	140.00
2	—	895	95.50	95.50
3	—	782	111.50	111.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,165	535.00–585.00	560.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,440	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	685.00	685.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	555.00	555.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,309	50.50–66.00	60.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	70.00	70.00
3	—	1,292	64.00–65.00	64.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,484	64.00–66.50	65.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,820	91.00–92.50	91.85

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