Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2021-01-20

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 20
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200
Feeder Cattle receipts
29 head
109 vs last sale 138 51 vs year ago 80 · 63.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
16 vs last sale 15 13 vs year ago 18 · +72.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
24 vs last sale 28 0 vs year ago 4 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to light test no trend on market this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $94.33/cwt on 12 head.
Average price
$94.33
12 head · 807 lb average
Value per head Derived
$761
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
25.03
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-280794.3376112thin
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 sale12 hd
94.33
KY average28 barns · 6,249 hd
119.36
−25.03
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
BullsLow1,97566.501,3131thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22255.646803thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,14641.7447818

Every lot, as filed

19 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Full73090.00/cwt90.00–90.006571
BullsMedium and Large 1-2440135.50/cwt135.50–135.505961
BullsMedium and Large 1-2455124.00/cwt124.00–124.005643
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100632.73/cwt485.00–745.006,9602
SteersMedium and Large 1-2264164.00/cwt164.00–164.004331
SteersMedium and Large 1-2710115.00/cwt115.00–115.008171
CowsLean 85-90%1,17835.41/cwt31.00–40.504178
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2995695.00/cwt695.00–695.006,9151
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2490125.00/cwt125.00–125.006131
SteersMedium and Large 1-2582128.00/cwt128.00–128.007455
CowsLean 85-90%1,12046.81/cwt40.50–53.0052410
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22255.64/cwt54.00–56.506803
Bulls1,97566.50/cwt66.50–66.501,3131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,03382.00/cwt82.00–82.008472
HeifersMedium and Large 1-286188.00/cwt88.00–88.007585
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,255600.00/cwt600.00–600.007,5301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-284085.00/cwt85.00–85.007141
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2625114.00/cwt114.00–114.007132
BullsMedium and Large 1-2578114.04/cwt111.00–117.006592

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.