Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to light receipts no trend on market this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.73/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$140.73

28 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.91

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	491	140.73	692	28

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 sale28 hd

140.73

—

KY average26 barns · 7,624 hd

139.82

+0.91

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	1,818	72.50	1,318	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,010	69.00	697	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	934	43.16	403	4thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	432	148.34/cwt	148.00–149.00	641	6
Bulls	—	—	1,950	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,619	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,045	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	697	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	43.16/cwt	39.50–46.50	403	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	692	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	623	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	166.51/cwt	166.00–167.00	624	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	850	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,335	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	690	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	167.51/cwt	167.00–168.50	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	151.03/cwt	150.00–152.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	137.74/cwt	136.00–142.00	741	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	781	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	411.64/cwt	400.00–425.00	4,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	806	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	7,676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	129.73/cwt	127.50–139.00	810	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	152.28/cwt	150.00–154.00	796	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	133.67/cwt	133.00–134.00	785	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 Apr 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 85Last week 221Year ago 52

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 6Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 10Year ago 7

Due to light receipts no trend on market this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	432	148.00–149.00	148.34
2	—	235	152.50	152.50
12	—	538	136.00–142.00	137.74
1	—	350	149.00	149.00
1	—	760	106.00	106.00
3	—	457	145.50	145.50
3	—	587	133.00–134.00	133.67
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	692	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	166.00–167.00	166.51
2	—	465	168.00	168.00
5	—	624	127.50–139.00	129.73
17	—	523	150.00–154.00	152.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	698	131.50	131.50
2	—	850	120.00	120.00
3	—	464	167.00–168.50	167.51
3	—	707	130.50	130.50
4	—	588	138.50	138.50
2	—	260	185.00	185.00
2	—	523	150.00–152.00	151.03
1	—	352	172.50	172.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,950	83.00	83.00
1	—	1,685	62.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	69.00	69.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	934	39.50–46.50	43.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	510.00	510.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,045	400.00–425.00	411.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	645.00	645.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle