Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady with a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.04/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$127.04

64 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$389

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

$40.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.84

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	519	130.52	677	52
Medium and Large 2-3	532	113.94	606	11thin
Medium and Large 3	320	90.00	288	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.52/cwt here — about $389 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 sale64 hd

127.04

—

KY average27 barns · 8,388 hd

133.88

−6.84

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	—	Average	2,465	75.00	1,849	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,598	51.81	828	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,305	42.37	553	3thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	932	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	112.25/cwt	112.25–112.25	864	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	430	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	445	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	370	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	344	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	732	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	699	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	316	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	376	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	148.87/cwt	142.50–150.50	796	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	285	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	285	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	544	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	574	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	584	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	622	26
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	488	114.75/cwt	114.75–114.75	560	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	719	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	705	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	154.71/cwt	152.00–160.50	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	158.39/cwt	151.00–161.50	605	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	120.48/cwt	119.75–125.00	525	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	121.24/cwt	116.00–122.00	818	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	136.44/cwt	131.50–138.50	501	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	138.78/cwt	133.00–140.00	719	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	128.75/cwt	120.50–133.00	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	132.48/cwt	125.00–136.50	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	764	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	749.36/cwt	685.00–800.00	7,703	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	494.11/cwt	485.00–500.00	5,979	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	722.99/cwt	655.00–810.00	8,698	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,775	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,275	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	870	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	3,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	803	301.23/cwt	210.00–355.00	2,419	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,283	45.55/cwt	45.00–46.00	584	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,350	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	486	1
Bulls	—	—	2,465	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,849	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	51.81/cwt	50.00–53.50	828	3

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 Dec 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 289Last week 156Year ago 172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 23Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 14Year ago 18

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady with a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	757	129.50	129.50
8	—	668	139.50	139.50
2	—	455	152.00	152.00
6	—	600	140.00	140.00
5	—	535	142.50–150.50	148.87
1	—	840	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	123.00	123.00
2	—	538	133.00	133.00
1	—	575	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	282	130.00	130.00
3	—	228	130.00	130.00
4	—	770	112.25	112.25
1	—	925	102.00	102.00
8	—	675	116.00–122.00	121.24
11	—	367	131.50–138.50	136.44
12	—	518	133.00–140.00	138.78
10	—	579	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	436	119.75–125.00	120.48
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
2	—	778	100.00	100.00
1	—	855	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	90.00	90.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	430	103.50	103.50
1	—	370	93.00	93.00
10	—	732	95.50	95.50
64	—	316	119.00	119.00
2	—	285	100.00	100.00
11	—	544	105.50	105.50
26	—	584	106.50	106.50
9	—	488	114.75	114.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	122.00	122.00
7	—	464	155.00	155.00
5	—	500	141.00	141.00
3	—	434	152.00–160.50	154.71
2	—	620	120.00	120.00
12	—	382	151.00–161.50	158.39
3	—	582	138.50	138.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	119.00	119.00
1	—	325	125.00	125.00
3	—	579	120.50–133.00	128.75
3	—	467	125.00–136.50	132.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,028	685.00–800.00	749.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,210	485.00–500.00	494.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,203	655.00–810.00	722.99
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	700.00	700.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	810.00	810.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	385.00	385.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	803	210.00–355.00	301.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	45.00–46.00	45.55
1	—	1,350	36.00	36.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,598	50.00–53.50	51.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,465	75.00	75.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle