Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Due to lack of comparable receipt no trend on market this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.05/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$121.05

69 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$472

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

$70.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.36

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	522	128.69	671	54
Medium and Large 2-3	496	111.28	552	10thin
Medium and Large 3	344	58.00	200	5thin

One grade step is worth $70.69/cwt here — about $472 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

121.05

—

KY average19 barns · 2,637 hd

130.41

−9.36

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	1,452	79.18	1,149	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	60.00	738	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	48.68	510	2thin

Every lot, as filed

45 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%	—	1,048	48.68/cwt	47.00–50.00	510	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	738	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	8,146	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	586	71.52/cwt	70.00–76.00	419	4
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	505	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	545	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,259	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	128.67/cwt	128.00–130.00	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	344	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	200	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	730	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	121.61/cwt	115.00–125.00	514	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	123.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	766	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	95.00/cwt	80.00–110.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	131.94/cwt	130.00–135.00	567	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	137.43/cwt	135.00–141.00	654	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	126.44/cwt	124.00–130.00	716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	116.80/cwt	110.00–130.00	452	3
Bulls	—	—	1,315	76.52/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	135.13/cwt	134.00–137.00	815	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	212	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	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 Sep 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 146Last week 85Year ago 47

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 5Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 4

Compared to last week: Due to lack of comparable receipt no trend on market this week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	47.00–50.00	48.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	84.50	84.50
2	—	1,315	74.00–78.00	76.52

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	665.00	665.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	505	108.00	108.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	510.00	510.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	46.00	46.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	800.00	800.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	586	70.00–76.00	71.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	462	128.00–130.00	128.67
5	—	601	120.00	120.00
4	—	321	125.00–130.00	127.47
2	—	773	100.00–105.00	102.51
1	—	395	135.00	135.00
10	—	430	130.00–135.00	131.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
1	—	360	123.00	123.00
3	—	423	115.00–125.00	121.61
2	—	613	105.00	105.00
2	—	535	80.00–110.00	95.00
1	—	575	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	344	58.00	58.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	529	138.00	138.00
10	—	623	120.00–125.00	123.01
5	—	563	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
3	—	387	110.00–130.00	116.80
2	—	465	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	135.00–141.00	137.43
5	—	566	124.00–130.00	126.44
1	—	620	120.00	120.00
1	—	535	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
8	—	603	134.00–137.00	135.13
3	—	462	149.50	149.50
2	—	533	140.00	140.00
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
1	—	550	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	136.00	136.00
2	—	630	120.00	120.00
1	—	460	136.00	136.00
1	—	360	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	295	72.00	72.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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