Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Market traded unevenly steady with limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.29/cwt on 55 head.

Average price

$121.29

55 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$166

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

$4.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.74

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	370	125.50	465	6thin
Small and Medium 1-2	420	122.50	515	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	522	120.70	630	47

One grade step is worth $4.80/cwt here — about −$166 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 sale55 hd

121.29

—

KY average31 barns · 11,381 hd

122.04

−0.74

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	—	Low	1,870	72.63	1,358	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,485	51.66	767	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,631	50.65	826	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,113	35.21	392	22

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	590	113.56/cwt	110.00–115.50	670	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	625	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	121.60/cwt	120.00–122.00	773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	608	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	112.58/cwt	110.00–114.00	579	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	607	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	856	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	492.47/cwt	425.00–545.00	5,442	12
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	700	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	33.27/cwt	30.00–37.00	344	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,471	43.95/cwt	40.00–46.00	647	4
Bulls	—	—	1,505	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	986	1
Bulls	—	—	2,053	76.20/cwt	75.50–77.00	1,564	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,631	50.65/cwt	49.50–53.25	826	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	51.66/cwt	51.00–52.50	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	141.34/cwt	138.00–146.00	534	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	737.32/cwt	675.00–810.00	8,575	6
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	750	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	134.64/cwt	125.00–140.00	434	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	465	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	526	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	132.35/cwt	126.00–135.00	671	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	378	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	142.49/cwt	142.00–143.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	3

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 Dec 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 172Last week 172Year ago 142

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 18Year ago 21

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 0Year ago 12

Market traded unevenly steady with limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	590	110.00–115.50	113.56
3	—	337	143.00	143.00
3	—	420	135.00	135.00
5	—	514	110.00–114.00	112.58
8	—	453	134.00	134.00
4	—	630	104.00	104.00
2	—	370	136.00	136.00
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
1	—	245	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
1	—	230	120.00	120.00
2	—	445	125.50	125.50
2	—	378	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	150.00	150.00
5	—	636	120.00–122.00	121.60
5	—	439	138.50	138.50
1	—	725	118.00	118.00
10	—	590	125.00	125.00
2	—	528	135.00	135.00
2	—	373	142.00–143.00	142.49
3	—	835	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	130.50	130.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	125.00–140.00	134.64
3	—	408	129.00	129.00
1	—	280	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	448	139.50	139.50
4	—	625	118.50	118.50
1	—	665	106.00	106.00
1	—	475	132.00	132.00
4	—	586	119.50	119.50
5	—	378	138.00–146.00	141.34
7	—	507	126.00–135.00	132.35
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	130.00	130.00
1	—	675	99.00	99.00
1	—	325	132.50	132.50

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)	12	—	1,105	425.00–545.00	492.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,163	675.00–810.00	737.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	625.00	625.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,090	975.00	975.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	625.00	625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,034	30.00–37.00	33.27
4	—	1,471	40.00–46.00	43.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,631	49.50–53.25	50.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	51.00–52.50	51.66
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	65.50	65.50
2	—	2,053	75.50–77.00	76.20

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