Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $106.51/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$106.51

41 head · 644 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$9.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.77

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	647	107.70	696	36
Medium and Large 2-3	625	98.00	612	5thin

One grade step is worth $9.70/cwt here — about $84 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 sale41 hd

106.51

—

KY average26 barns · 4,654 hd

120.29

−13.77

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	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,365	53.50	730	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,293	50.39	652	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,085	39.37	427	6thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	120.23/cwt	118.00–121.00	448	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	5,058	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	702	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	599	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	135.48/cwt	135.00–136.00	453	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	730	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	53.33/cwt	52.00–54.50	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	120.77/cwt	117.00–121.50	586	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	979	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	31.45/cwt	30.50–32.50	348	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	970	44.50/cwt	44.50–44.50	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	112.92/cwt	110.00–114.00	605	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	43.33/cwt	40.00–49.00	466	4

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 Oct 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 55Year ago 142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 22Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 7Year ago 8

No trend this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
4	—	373	118.00–121.00	120.23
4	—	535	110.00	110.00
4	—	430	120.00–121.00	120.51
1	—	340	117.00	117.00
2	—	280	118.00	118.00
3	—	971	80.00	80.00
4	—	630	112.00	112.00
6	—	485	117.00–121.50	120.77
7	—	1,145	85.50	85.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	110.00	110.00
1	—	745	80.00	80.00
3	—	658	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	758	95.00	95.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
2	—	738	90.00	90.00
3	—	586	119.50	119.50
4	—	334	135.00–136.00	135.48
4	—	440	130.00	130.00
5	—	665	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	702	84.00	84.00
6	—	855	70.00	70.00
2	—	435	116.00	116.00
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
7	—	536	110.00–114.00	112.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	121.00	121.00
3	—	536	132.00	132.00
5	—	593	128.00	128.00
1	—	655	122.50	122.50
2	—	472	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	595.00	595.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	53.50	53.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,455	52.00–54.50	53.33
1	—	970	44.50	44.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	30.50–32.50	31.45
4	—	1,075	40.00–49.00	43.33

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle