Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder and slaughter cattle traded unevenly steady with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.15/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$135.15

97 head · 660 lb average

Value per head Derived

$892

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$413

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

$11.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.02

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	677	135.87	920	91
Medium and Large 2-3	408	124.17	506	6thin

One grade step is worth $11.70/cwt here — about $413 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 sale97 hd

135.15

—

KY average25 barns · 5,433 hd

132.12

+3.02

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	53.36	824	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,335	45.67	610	5thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	598	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	508	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	753	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	185	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	135.54/cwt	128.00–137.00	556	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	127.01/cwt	125.00–128.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,008	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	117.97/cwt	116.00–122.00	730	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	666	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	3,157	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,698	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	4,550	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	365.04/cwt	285.00–400.00	2,577	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	608.03/cwt	375.00–765.00	4,913	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,313	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	10,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	795.00/cwt	795.00–795.00	7,553	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	55.14/cwt	55.00–55.50	863	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	713	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,295	42.64/cwt	40.00–45.00	552	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,395	50.21/cwt	50.00–50.50	700	2

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 Sep 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 372Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 13Last week 4Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 2Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder and slaughter cattle traded unevenly steady with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	509	128.00	128.00
1	—	645	112.00	112.00
1	—	910	76.00	76.00
3	—	398	145.00	145.00
4	—	444	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	598	110.00	110.00
1	—	390	135.00	135.00
1	—	810	68.00	68.00
2	—	740	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	126.00	126.00
4	—	525	143.50	143.50
1	—	185	160.00	160.00
1	—	435	146.00	146.00
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	130.00	130.00
1	—	835	112.00	112.00
1	—	220	130.00	130.00
6	—	410	128.00–137.00	135.54
3	—	578	120.00	120.00
3	—	512	125.00–128.00	127.01
6	—	619	116.00–122.00	117.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	130.00	130.00
3	—	434	125.00	125.00
2	—	460	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	725	139.00	139.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	385.00	385.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,225	710.00	710.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	455.00	455.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	706	285.00–400.00	365.04
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	808	375.00–765.00	608.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,035.00	1,035.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	795.00	795.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,565	55.00–55.50	55.14
1	—	1,485	48.00	48.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,295	40.00–45.00	42.64
2	—	1,395	50.00–50.50	50.21

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle