Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. Receipts to light to test slaughter cattle market this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.52/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$120.52

62 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$7.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.40

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	573	120.77	692	60
Medium and Large 2-3	518	113.00	585	2thin

One grade step is worth $7.77/cwt here — about $107 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 sale62 hd

120.52

—

KY average26 barns · 5,911 hd

128.91

−8.40

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	1,745	90.50	1,579	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,135	63.00	715	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,238	43.97	544	3thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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%	—	1,238	43.97/cwt	42.00–47.00	544	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	715	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	865.00/cwt	865.00–865.00	13,191	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	555	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	480	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	129.99/cwt	128.00–130.50	762	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	705	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	119.24/cwt	119.00–120.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	133.03/cwt	132.50–133.50	710	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	141.21/cwt	138.00–142.50	667	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	809	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	692	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	118.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	123.16/cwt	120.00–123.75	762	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	846	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	888	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	696	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	668	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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 148Last week 99Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 12Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. Receipts to light to test slaughter cattle market this week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,238	42.00–47.00	43.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	63.00	63.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	90.50	90.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,525	865.00	865.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	555	86.50	86.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	657	120.00	120.00
5	—	586	128.00–130.50	129.99
5	—	522	135.00	135.00
3	—	370	154.00	154.00
1	—	425	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	390	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
1	—	295	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	585	119.00–120.00	119.24
2	—	433	149.00	149.00
1	—	885	93.00	93.00
13	—	534	132.50–133.50	133.03
1	—	800	96.00	96.00
10	—	650	115.00	115.00
1	—	370	159.00	159.00
7	—	472	138.00–142.50	141.21
1	—	335	163.00	163.00
5	—	722	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	130.00	130.00
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
4	—	539	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	558	124.00	124.00
3	—	530	115.00–120.00	118.29
3	—	385	130.00	130.00
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
15	—	430	135.00	135.00
1	—	265	143.00	143.00
7	—	663	105.00	105.00
6	—	717	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	124.00	124.00
1	—	655	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	619	120.00–123.75	123.16
5	—	846	105.00	105.00

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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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

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Replacement Cattle

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