Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder and slaughter cattle traded 2.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.40/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$136.40

71 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$140

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

$10.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.29

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	514	136.86	703	68
Medium and Large 2-3	447	126.00	563	3thin

One grade step is worth $10.86/cwt here — about $140 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 sale71 hd

136.40

—

KY average25 barns · 5,039 hd

131.11

+5.29

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	1,111	76.00	844	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,317	60.85	801	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	59.52	848	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	44.87	474	3thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	751	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	794	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	129.99/cwt	127.00–133.00	636	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	140.07/cwt	138.00–143.00	591	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	979	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	838	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	908	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	441	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	642	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	124.83/cwt	123.50–127.50	743	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	687	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	721	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	468	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	585	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	132.82/cwt	129.00–137.00	776	11
Bulls	—	—	1,111	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	844	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	604	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	41.06/cwt	38.00–45.00	414	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	60.85/cwt	60.00–62.00	801	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	59.52/cwt	59.00–60.00	848	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 Oct 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 128Last week 145Year ago 55

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 13Year ago 22

Compared to last week: Feeder and slaughter cattle traded 2.00-5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	145.00	145.00
6	—	527	142.50	142.50
1	—	640	124.00	124.00
2	—	420	142.00	142.00
3	—	455	145.00	145.00
3	—	720	124.00	124.00
11	—	584	129.00–137.00	132.82
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
3	—	468	125.00	125.00
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	131.00	131.00
3	—	687	105.00	105.00
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
2	—	770	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	131.00	131.00
1	—	250	160.00	160.00
1	—	795	124.00	124.00
5	—	704	139.00	139.00
1	—	665	133.00	133.00
3	—	580	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	489	127.00–133.00	129.99
12	—	422	138.00–143.00	140.07
1	—	355	144.00	144.00
1	—	875	87.00	87.00
2	—	315	140.00	140.00
4	—	511	135.00	135.00
1	—	230	140.00	140.00
6	—	595	123.50–127.50	124.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	133.00	133.00
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	605	138.50	138.50
12	—	668	136.00	136.00
15	—	441	145.50	145.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,111	76.00	76.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	52.50	52.50
2	—	1,008	38.00–45.00	41.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,317	60.00–62.00	60.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	59.00–60.00	59.52

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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