Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to lack of comparable receipts

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.19/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$131.19

26 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.33

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	539	131.19	708	26

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 sale26 hd

131.19

—

KY average26 barns · 5,135 hd

132.52

−1.33

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	1,790	80.50	1,441	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,337	58.19	778	3thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	141.41/cwt	134.00–144.50	734	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	141.80/cwt	141.00–142.00	896	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	618	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,337	58.19/cwt	57.00–59.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	134.12/cwt	129.00–135.00	746	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	786	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	138.26/cwt	133.00–139.50	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	128.72/cwt	127.00–132.25	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	133.22/cwt	130.00–140.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	139.19/cwt	136.50–142.00	799	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	144.17/cwt	135.50–152.56	660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	1,441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	96.02/cwt	90.00–102.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	819	2

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

Thu Aug 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 76Last week 149Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 7Year ago 0

No trend due to lack of comparable receipts

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
1	—	615	126.00	126.00
7	—	519	134.00–144.50	141.41
4	—	574	136.50–142.00	139.19
4	—	458	135.50–152.56	144.17
3	—	358	161.00	161.00
2	—	768	90.00–102.00	96.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	135.00	135.00
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
1	—	490	135.50	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	632	141.00–142.00	141.80
4	—	395	156.50	156.50
2	—	567	144.50	144.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	130.00	130.00
7	—	556	129.00–135.00	134.12
5	—	629	125.00	125.00
5	—	491	133.00–139.50	138.26
3	—	540	127.00–132.25	128.72
3	—	435	130.00–140.00	133.22
2	—	683	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,337	57.00–59.00	58.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	80.50	80.50

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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