Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2021-05-05

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, May 5
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200
Feeder Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 125▲ 5 vs year ago 45 · +11.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 6▼ 2 vs year ago 18 · −11.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 8▼ 18 vs year ago 24 · −75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to light receipt no trend on market this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.61/cwt on 18 head.
Average price
$122.61
18 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$618
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−6.15
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2504122.6161818thin
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 sale18 hd
122.61
—
KY average27 barns · 4,230 hd
128.77
−6.15
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
Bulls—Average1,77582.001,4561thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31559.507821thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48056.568373thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,21449.946066thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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
Bulls——1,77582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,4561
CowsLean 85-90%—1,28554.77/cwt51.50–57.007043
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,31559.50/cwt59.50–59.507821
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,48056.56/cwt54.00–59.508373
CowsLean 85-90%—1,14345.12/cwt40.00–50.505163
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—395152.00/cwt152.00–152.006001
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—466157.00/cwt157.00–157.007324
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—515118.76/cwt117.50–120.006124
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—270155.00/cwt155.00–155.004192
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—385125.00/cwt125.00–125.004811
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,20556.50/cwt56.50–56.506811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2181,168.43/cwt1,025.00–1,300.0014,2312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—598130.00/cwt130.00–130.007772
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—540128.00/cwt128.00–128.006911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—89586.00/cwt86.00–86.007701
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—760100.00/cwt100.00–100.007601
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—348166.00/cwt166.00–166.005782
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—625109.00/cwt109.00–109.006812
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—436130.60/cwt130.00–131.005695
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,388918.39/cwt855.00–1,075.0012,7473
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—663115.50/cwt115.50–115.507662
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—455150.00/cwt150.00–150.006833
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—340130.00/cwt130.00–130.004421

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.