Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to sale not reported last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.26/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$139.26

69 head · 741 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,032

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$243

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

$43.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.16

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	739	139.90	1,035	68
Medium and Large 2-3	825	96.00	792	1thin

One grade step is worth $43.90/cwt here — about $243 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 sale69 hd

139.26

—

KY average25 barns · 4,980 hd

139.42

−0.16

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	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,113	41.71	464	4thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	4,838	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	42.28/cwt	40.50–44.50	485	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,052	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	116.82/cwt	111.00–123.00	789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	131.53/cwt	126.00–136.50	772	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	136.08/cwt	135.00–140.00	497	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	849	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	766	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	866.26/cwt	845.00–885.00	10,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	180	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	118.27/cwt	115.00–121.00	679	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	130.22/cwt	128.50–136.00	625	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	113.34/cwt	112.00–114.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	124.37/cwt	121.00–126.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	584	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 Aug 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 149Last week 79Year ago 46

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 19Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 2

No trend due to sale not reported last week.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	645.00	645.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,190	845.00–885.00	866.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,147	40.50–44.50	42.28
1	—	1,010	40.00	40.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	145.00	145.00
65	—	750	140.25	140.25
1	—	705	117.00	117.00
1	—	550	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	111.00–123.00	116.82
2	—	438	144.00	144.00
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
10	—	587	126.00–136.50	131.53
1	—	490	131.00	131.00
5	—	365	135.00–140.00	136.08
3	—	648	131.00	131.00
3	—	528	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	180	155.00	155.00
2	—	265	130.00	130.00
10	—	574	115.00–121.00	118.27
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
9	—	480	128.50–136.00	130.22
1	—	220	144.00	144.00
3	—	657	112.00–114.00	113.34
3	—	536	121.00–126.00	124.37
3	—	420	139.00	139.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle