Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-26

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 $119.64/cwt on 10 head.

Average price

$119.64

10 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$17.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.02

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	563	123.05	692	8thin
Medium and Large 2-3	493	106.00	522	2thin

One grade step is worth $17.05/cwt here — about $170 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 sale10 hd

119.64

—

KY average26 barns · 4,327 hd

131.66

−12.02

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	—	Low	1,109	76.93	853	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,362	69.53	947	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,398	68.85	963	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,119	46.00	515	3thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	68.85/cwt	65.50–72.00	963	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	69.53/cwt	68.50–70.00	947	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	603	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	350	1
Bulls	—	—	1,188	72.65/cwt	70.00–75.00	863	2
Bulls	—	—	950	85.50/cwt	85.50–85.50	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	110.18/cwt	107.00–113.50	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	795.00/cwt	795.00–795.00	8,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	142.50/cwt	141.00–145.00	728	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	730	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	527	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	498	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	543	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	619	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	127.51/cwt	126.00–130.00	662	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	550	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 May 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 43Last week 134Year ago 135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 4Year ago 23

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 4Year ago 6

Due to light receipts no trend on market this week.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,398	65.50–72.00	68.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,362	68.50–70.00	69.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	52.50	52.50
1	—	1,060	33.00	33.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	70.00–75.00	72.65
1	—	950	85.50	85.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	154.00	154.00
1	—	730	100.00	100.00
2	—	640	127.00	127.00
4	—	511	141.00–145.00	142.50
1	—	325	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	107.00–113.50	110.18
1	—	575	126.50	126.50
5	—	519	126.00–130.00	127.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	82.00	82.00
1	—	260	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	89.00	89.00
7	—	498	109.00	109.00
7	—	619	96.00	96.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	795.00	795.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	50.00	50.00

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