Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder and slaughter cattle traded unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $124.49/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$124.49

31 head · 669 lb average

Value per head Derived

$832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.69

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	669	124.49	832	31

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 sale31 hd

124.49

—

KY average28 barns · 6,843 hd

133.19

−8.69

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,563	59.33	927	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	58.32	726	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,307	46.39	606	3thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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 1-2Fleshy	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	138.99/cwt	138.00–140.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	149.24/cwt	149.00–150.00	558	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	463	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	58.32/cwt	57.50–59.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	121.55/cwt	120.00–122.00	641	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	112.89/cwt	110.00–116.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	128.92/cwt	128.00–129.50	748	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	851	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	59.33/cwt	56.00–62.50	927	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	44.50/cwt	44.50–44.50	581	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,308	47.34/cwt	43.50–50.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	114.89/cwt	114.00–117.00	705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	609	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	731	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	826	113.90/cwt	112.50–115.00	941	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	128.15/cwt	127.50–129.00	800	9

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 Jul 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 75Last week 136Year ago 137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 19Year ago 8

Compared to last week: Feeder and slaughter cattle traded unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	131.00	131.00
2	—	540	141.00	141.00
4	—	739	121.00	121.00
5	—	580	128.00–129.50	128.92
1	—	675	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	826	112.50–115.00	113.90
9	—	624	127.50–129.00	128.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	114.00	114.00
2	—	473	138.00–140.00	138.99
4	—	374	149.00–150.00	149.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	80.00	80.00
2	—	315	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	527	120.00–122.00	121.55
1	—	770	105.00	105.00
2	—	833	105.00	105.00
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
7	—	614	114.00–117.00	114.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	110.00–116.00	112.89
2	—	720	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	609	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	57.50–59.00	58.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,563	56.00–62.50	59.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	44.50	44.50
2	—	1,308	43.50–50.00	47.34

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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