Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to lack of comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.67/cwt on 43 head.

Average price

$126.67

43 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$5

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

$13.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.78

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	559	128.26	718	38
Medium and Large 2-3	630	114.60	722	5thin

One grade step is worth $13.66/cwt here — about −$5 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 sale43 hd

126.67

—

KY average25 barns · 9,419 hd

129.45

−2.78

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	57.00	901	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,150	51.50	592	1thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,062	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	750	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	534	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	147.39/cwt	147.00–148.00	830	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	139.31/cwt	139.00–140.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	140.69/cwt	138.00–145.00	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	134.16/cwt	131.00–139.00	836	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	125.72/cwt	124.00–127.50	773	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	734	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	167.92/cwt	166.00–170.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	157.19/cwt	150.00–159.50	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	163.98/cwt	161.00–167.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	815	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	5,396	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	544.43/cwt	500.00–585.00	3,909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,660	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	18,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	137.21/cwt	135.00–139.50	849	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	145.05/cwt	144.00–146.50	759	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1

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 Mar 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 114Last week 613Year ago 46

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 9Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year ago 0

No trend due to lack of comparable receipts.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	64.00	64.00
1	—	1,500	50.00	50.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	51.50	51.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	167.00	167.00
1	—	595	136.00	136.00
1	—	770	109.00	109.00
5	—	623	131.00–139.00	134.16
2	—	695	118.00	118.00
4	—	365	166.00–170.00	167.92
4	—	433	150.00–159.50	157.19
7	—	523	144.00–146.50	145.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	71.00	71.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	154.00	154.00
10	—	563	147.00–148.00	147.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	152.00	152.00
1	—	455	156.00	156.00
2	—	428	161.00–167.00	163.98
3	—	897	109.00	109.00
4	—	580	140.50	140.50
10	—	619	135.00–139.50	137.21
1	—	325	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
4	—	620	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	139.00–140.00	139.31
5	—	427	138.00–145.00	140.69
2	—	478	139.00	139.00
14	—	578	127.00	127.00
2	—	500	134.00	134.00
1	—	630	124.00	124.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	615	124.00–127.50	125.72
4	—	740	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	119.00	119.00
1	—	460	128.00	128.00
1	—	635	117.00	117.00
1	—	900	90.00	90.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	565.00	565.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	718	500.00–585.00	544.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,660	1,100.00	1,100.00

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