Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to the holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.95/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$117.95

31 head · 436 lb average

Value per head Derived

$514

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$14.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.12

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	431	121.57	524	23
Medium and Large 2-3	449	107.55	483	8thin

One grade step is worth $14.01/cwt here — about $41 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 sale31 hd

117.95

—

KY average20 barns · 4,290 hd

121.07

−3.12

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	1,885	76.00	1,433	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	56.17	723	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	54.44	841	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,238	42.43	525	9thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Bulls	—	—	1,885	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,433	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	56.17/cwt	54.00–58.00	723	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	54.44/cwt	49.00–57.50	841	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	43.92/cwt	42.00–47.00	524	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,393	37.23/cwt	35.00–40.00	519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	136.24/cwt	133.00–138.00	702	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,070	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	6,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	836	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	456	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	388	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	504	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	125.34/cwt	125.00–125.50	548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	339	109.73/cwt	108.00–115.00	372	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	366	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	7,824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	557	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	9,145	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	765.00/cwt	765.00–765.00	7,650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	619	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 Jan 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 60Last week 45Year ago 59

Slaughter CattleReceipts 14Last week 22Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 2Year ago 10

No trend due to the holiday.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	76.00	76.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	54.00–58.00	56.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	49.00–57.50	54.44
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,194	42.00–47.00	43.92
2	—	1,393	35.00–40.00	37.23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	134.00	134.00
1	—	705	70.00	70.00
2	—	508	123.00	123.00
3	—	412	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	90.00	90.00
2	—	273	120.00	120.00
1	—	600	105.00	105.00
3	—	437	125.00–125.50	125.34
3	—	505	111.00	111.00
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
1	—	305	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	388	130.00	130.00
3	—	475	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	339	108.00–115.00	109.73
1	—	395	118.50	118.50
3	—	613	101.00	101.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	133.00–138.00	136.24
1	—	445	143.00	143.00
2	—	395	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	661	126.50	126.50
4	—	456	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	131.00	131.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	525.00	525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	595.00	595.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	685.00	685.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,000	765.00	765.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle