Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2021-02-10

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Feb 10
● Final7 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200
Feeder Cattle receipts
21 head
89 vs last sale 110 33 vs year ago 54 · 61.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
8 head
1 vs last sale 7 2 vs year ago 6 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to severe winter weather and light test no trend on the market.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $137.33/cwt on 3 head.
Average price
$137.33
3 head · 415 lb average
Value per head Derived
$570
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+11.61
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2415137.335703thin
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 sale3 hd
137.33
KY average26 barns · 1,309 hd
125.73
+11.61
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
BullsLow1,91079.501,5182thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,63659.739775thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11135.503941thin

Every lot, as filed

7 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 1-2400139.00/cwt139.00–139.005561
CowsLean 85-90%1,11135.50/cwt35.50–35.503941
Bulls1,61073.50/cwt73.50–73.501,1831
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,63659.73/cwt58.50–60.009775
Bulls2,21085.50/cwt85.50–85.501,8901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2465128.00/cwt128.00–128.005951
BullsMedium and Large 1-2380145.00/cwt145.00–145.005511

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.