Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to limited comparable receipts last week no trend on market this week, but a higher undertone was noted on feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.29/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$121.29

39 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$11.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.52

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	558	121.58	678	38
Medium and Large 2-3	425	110.00	468	1thin

One grade step is worth $11.58/cwt here — about $210 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 sale39 hd

121.29

—

KY average27 barns · 4,062 hd

127.81

−6.52

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	1,640	61.40	1,007	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,114	46.68	520	4thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	Lean 85-90%	—	948	40.50/cwt	40.50–40.50	384	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	52.86/cwt	50.00–55.50	677	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	61.40/cwt	58.50–63.00	1,007	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	539	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	461	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	470	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	126.11/cwt	125.00–127.00	570	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	806	2
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	575	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	921	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	839	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	12,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	786	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	674	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	731	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	122.84/cwt	120.00–125.00	710	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	130.23/cwt	129.00–135.50	766	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	118.13/cwt	114.50–120.00	743	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	807	4

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 May 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 134Last week 50Year ago 87

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 16Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 6Year ago 6

Due to limited comparable receipts last week no trend on market this week, but a higher undertone was noted on feeders.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	40.50	40.50
2	—	1,280	50.00–55.50	52.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,640	58.50–63.00	61.40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	550	98.00	98.00
8	—	461	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	147.00	147.00
5	—	383	161.00	161.00
6	—	425	158.50	158.50
1	—	905	90.00	90.00
7	—	520	140.50	140.50
5	—	588	129.00–135.50	130.23
1	—	835	101.00	101.00
1	—	865	101.00	101.00
3	—	727	110.00	110.00
4	—	648	124.50	124.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	117.00	117.00
1	—	515	133.00	133.00
1	—	830	76.00	76.00
1	—	495	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	452	125.00–127.00	126.11
1	—	295	134.00	134.00
3	—	523	127.00	127.00
5	—	702	112.00	112.00
2	—	340	134.00	134.00
6	—	578	120.00–125.00	122.84
9	—	629	114.50–120.00	118.13
1	—	390	129.00	129.00
2	—	772	106.50	106.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	139.00	139.00
13	—	749	123.00	123.00
16	—	643	130.50	130.50
1	—	675	130.00	130.00
2	—	520	148.00	148.00
1	—	470	152.50	152.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	575	275.00	275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,500	800.00	800.00

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