Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.22/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$121.22

41 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$218

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

$1.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.09

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	333	122.50	407	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	516	121.15	625	39

One grade step is worth $1.35/cwt here — about −$218 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 sale41 hd

121.22

—

KY average29 barns · 5,976 hd

128.31

−7.09

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	2,213	90.87	2,011	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,388	68.01	944	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,318	64.65	852	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	52.00	595	2thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	144.63/cwt	143.00–146.50	697	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	863	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	127.33/cwt	127.00–128.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	138.17/cwt	138.00–140.00	730	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,370	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	801	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	419	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	68.01/cwt	67.50–68.50	944	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	64.65/cwt	61.00–67.50	852	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	855.00/cwt	855.00–855.00	9,149	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	753.22/cwt	695.00–800.00	9,679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	124.26/cwt	120.00–131.00	712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	784	2
Bulls	—	—	2,213	90.87/cwt	90.00–92.00	2,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	123.19/cwt	120.00–124.00	650	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	141.75/cwt	138.50–145.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	129.19/cwt	128.00–130.00	549	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	110.58/cwt	109.00–112.00	644	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	132.33/cwt	132.00–133.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	384	1

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 Jun 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 99Last week 135Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 23Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	482	143.00–146.50	144.63
4	—	674	128.00	128.00
3	—	567	127.00–128.00	127.33
2	—	940	106.00	106.00
12	—	528	138.00–140.00	138.17
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	130.00	130.00
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
1	—	555	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	417	155.50	155.50
1	—	745	104.00	104.00
1	—	610	121.00	121.00
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
5	—	573	120.00–131.00	124.26
1	—	390	160.00	160.00
3	—	475	141.00	141.00
1	—	320	148.00	148.00
2	—	682	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	497	121.00	121.00
10	—	528	120.00–124.00	123.19
2	—	330	138.50–145.00	141.75
8	—	425	128.00–130.00	129.19
1	—	225	148.00	148.00
7	—	582	109.00–112.00	110.58
3	—	777	100.00	100.00
3	—	658	105.00	105.00
3	—	393	132.00–133.00	132.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	121.00	121.00
1	—	310	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	58.50	58.50
1	—	920	45.50	45.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,388	67.50–68.50	68.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,318	61.00–67.50	64.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,213	90.00–92.00	90.87

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	855.00	855.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,285	695.00–800.00	753.22

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

Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle