Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2020-11-04

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Nov 4
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200
Feeder Cattle receipts
89 head
126 vs last sale 215 84 vs year ago 173 · 48.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
11 head
1 vs last sale 12 12 vs year ago 23 · 52.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
0 vs last sale 7 0 vs year ago 7 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cattle not trended due to lack of comparable receipts but a higher undertone was noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.60/cwt on 47 head.
Average price
$109.60
47 head · 568 lb average
Value per head Derived
$622
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
9.91
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2568109.6062247
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 sale47 hd
109.60
KY average26 barns · 3,873 hd
119.51
−9.91
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
BullsAverage1,49574.501,1141thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49854.238123thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,22050.446165thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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 1-21,03081.00/cwt81.00–81.008341
BullsMedium and Large 1-2478134.41/cwt130.00–137.006425
HeifersMedium and Large 1-265899.28/cwt99.00–100.006537
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2429126.98/cwt125.00–128.005456
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,235629.57/cwt565.00–710.007,7752
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,005775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,7891
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2305129.00/cwt129.00–129.003933
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2850745.00/cwt745.00–745.006,3333
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2515112.59/cwt111.50–113.505809
BullsMedium and Large 1-2565121.00/cwt121.00–121.006841
BullsMedium and Large 1-2644118.00/cwt118.00–118.007605
SteersMedium and Large 1-2480141.00/cwt141.00–141.006771
BullsMedium and Large 1-2415143.00/cwt143.00–143.005931
HeifersMedium and Large 1-275689.49/cwt88.00–90.006774
BullsMedium and Large 2-3540116.00/cwt116.00–116.006261
SteersMedium and Large 1-2660124.00/cwt124.00–124.008181
BullsMedium and Large 1-2700100.00/cwt100.00–100.0070010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2590129.00/cwt129.00–129.007611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2185152.00/cwt152.00–152.002811
BullsMedium and Large 2-3565115.00/cwt115.00–115.006501
BullsMedium and Large 2-388074.00/cwt74.00–74.006511
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2576108.79/cwt106.00–109.5062710
BullsMedium and Large 1-2535127.00/cwt127.00–127.006796
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2645106.00/cwt106.00–106.006848
CowsLean 85-90%1,22349.05/cwt46.00–51.506004
Bulls1,49574.50/cwt74.50–74.501,1141
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,49854.23/cwt52.00–57.508123
CowsLean 85-90%1,21056.00/cwt56.00–56.006781
BullsMedium and Large 1-292082.00/cwt82.00–82.007541

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.