Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2022-01-12

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Jan 12
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200
Feeder Cattle receipts
123 head
57 vs last sale 66 15 vs year ago 138 · 10.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
7 head
9 vs last sale 16 8 vs year ago 15 · 53.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to lack of comparable receipts no trend on market this week. Feeder cattle traded with a stronger undertone.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $156.11/cwt on 71 head.
Average price
$156.11
71 head · 748 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,168
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
1.40
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2748156.111,16871
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale71 hd
156.11
KY average21 barns · 4,668 hd
157.51
−1.40
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage2,02583.501,6911thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50059.008851thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15045.505231thin

Every lot, as filed

18 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2635120.00/cwt120.00–120.007621
BullsMedium and Large 1-2543148.50/cwt148.50–148.508064
BullsMedium and Large 2-3438110.00/cwt110.00–110.004822
BullsMedium and Large 2-363298.00/cwt98.00–98.006193
BullsMedium and Large 1-2414171.00/cwt171.00–171.007085
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2455141.00/cwt141.00–141.006421
SteersMedium and Large 1-2605146.00/cwt146.00–146.008831
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added750156.25/cwt156.25–156.251,17270
Dairy SteersLarge 31,08066.00/cwt66.00–66.007131
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2623131.00/cwt131.00–131.008163
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2390153.00/cwt153.00–153.005971
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3428103.00/cwt103.00–103.004412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2434147.00/cwt147.00–147.006386
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2509142.27/cwt139.00–144.007246
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2578137.66/cwt137.00–139.5079611
Bulls2,02583.50/cwt83.50–83.501,6911
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50059.00/cwt59.00–59.008851
CowsLean 85-90%1,15045.50/cwt45.50–45.505231

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.