Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.45/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$137.45

72 head · 792 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,089

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.09

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	792	137.45	1,089	72

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 sale72 hd

137.45

—

KY average24 barns · 4,465 hd

139.54

−2.09

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	1,258	59.50	748	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	59.46	692	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,220	53.94	658	2thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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 2-3	—	900	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	4,365	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	826	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,132	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	134.83/cwt	132.50–136.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	138.51/cwt	138.00–139.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	114.95/cwt	110.00–120.00	603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	137.42/cwt	133.00–142.50	639	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	140.05/cwt	137.00–142.00	592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	689	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	142.62/cwt	140.00–145.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	116.90/cwt	115.00–121.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	129.52/cwt	129.00–130.00	615	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	53.94/cwt	53.00–55.00	658	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	822	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	675	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	59.46/cwt	55.00–64.00	692	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	7,605	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	619.53/cwt	575.00–655.00	7,794	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

Wed Sep 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 157Last week 108Year ago 125

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 4Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 3Year ago 13

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

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	485.00	485.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	585.00	585.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,258	575.00–655.00	619.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	115.00	115.00
3	—	588	132.50–136.00	134.83
2	—	513	138.00–139.00	138.51
2	—	273	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	826	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	500	132.00	132.00
2	—	327	139.00	139.00
1	—	275	141.00	141.00
17	—	465	133.00–142.50	137.42
5	—	423	137.00–142.00	140.05
4	—	580	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	110.00–120.00	114.95
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	512	134.50	134.50
3	—	597	129.00	129.00
2	—	378	140.00–145.00	142.62
2	—	323	147.00	147.00
1	—	660	117.00	117.00
1	—	490	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	115.00–121.00	116.90
2	—	653	105.00	105.00
2	—	475	129.00–130.00	129.52

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	53.00–55.00	53.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,250	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,164	55.00–64.00	59.46

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle