Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2020-09-02

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Sep 2
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200
Feeder Cattle receipts
85 head
43 vs last sale 128 19 vs year ago 104 · 18.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
5 head
3 vs last sale 8 0 vs year ago 5 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
7 vs last sale 8 5 vs year ago 6 · 83.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, no comparisons available for feeder and slaughter classes due to light receipts and limited comparable sales.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $138.02/cwt on 31 head.
Average price
$138.02
31 head · 631 lb average
Value per head Derived
$871
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$146
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$16.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.44
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2633139.0588029
Medium and Large 2-3598123.007352thin
One grade step is worth $16.05/cwt here — about $146 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 sale31 hd
138.02
KY average27 barns · 5,424 hd
140.46
−2.44
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,86085.501,5901thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25367.038402thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,16063.007311thin

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2635126.00/cwt126.00–126.008001
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450145.50/cwt145.50–145.506553
BullsMedium and Large 2-3365120.00/cwt120.00–120.004381
BullsMedium and Large 2-3400136.00/cwt136.00–136.005441
Bulls1,86085.50/cwt85.50–85.501,5901
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25367.03/cwt66.50–67.508402
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450152.00/cwt152.00–152.006842
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3935775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,2461
SteersMedium and Large 2-3535131.00/cwt131.00–131.007011
SteersMedium and Large 2-3660115.00/cwt115.00–115.007591
SteersMedium and Large 1-2385163.00/cwt163.00–163.006281
SteersMedium and Large 1-2520135.00/cwt135.00–135.007021
SteersMedium and Large 1-2730129.00/cwt129.00–129.009421
SteersMedium and Large 1-2445147.00/cwt147.00–147.006542
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2623118.02/cwt115.00–122.007353
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2702119.00/cwt119.00–119.008354
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2584127.11/cwt127.00–127.5074213
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3410128.00/cwt128.00–128.005251
SteersMedium and Large 1-2584140.41/cwt140.00–140.5082011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2774133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,02911
CowsLean 85-90%1,16063.00/cwt63.00–63.007311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2295133.00/cwt133.00–133.003921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2330139.00/cwt139.00–139.004591
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2365130.00/cwt130.00–130.004751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2425136.00/cwt136.00–136.005781
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2480140.84/cwt140.50–141.006763

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.