Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to lack of comparable receipts no trend on market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.79/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$143.79

114 head · 699 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$404

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

$15.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.80

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	705	144.20	1,017	111
Medium and Large 2-3	477	128.67	613	3thin

One grade step is worth $15.53/cwt here — about $404 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 sale114 hd

143.79

—

KY average25 barns · 6,914 hd

148.59

−4.80

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	1,500	97.74	1,466	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,393	73.62	1,026	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,088	64.75	704	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	64.00	896	1thin

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	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	165.46/cwt	161.50–174.00	698	9
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,040	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	144.52/cwt	137.50–145.75	1,088	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	149.42/cwt	148.00–151.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	910	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	173.72/cwt	170.00–177.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	148.98/cwt	144.50–153.00	697	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,915	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	34,470	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,472	959.53/cwt	765.00–1,200.00	14,124	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	904.01/cwt	650.00–1,100.00	12,973	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,548	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	860	865.00/cwt	865.00–865.00	7,439	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	18,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,302	956.14/cwt	795.00–1,125.00	12,449	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,050	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,038	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	97.74/cwt	97.50–98.00	1,466	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	73.62/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,026	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	896	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	653	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	751	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 Feb 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 149Last week 16Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 9Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 0

Due to lack of comparable receipts no trend on market.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	125.00	125.00
2	—	590	143.00	143.00
2	—	645	145.00	145.00
9	—	422	161.50–174.00	165.46
2	—	520	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	160.00	160.00
1	—	400	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	140.00	140.00
2	—	278	170.00–177.00	173.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	650	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	753	137.50–145.75	144.52
8	—	623	146.00	146.00
4	—	560	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	149.50	149.50
2	—	318	148.00–151.00	149.42
1	—	565	147.00	147.00
3	—	545	145.00	145.00
1	—	695	131.00	131.00
3	—	825	130.00	130.00
2	—	260	149.50	149.50
3	—	468	144.50–153.00	148.98
1	—	1,010	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
1	—	265	135.00	135.00
1	—	400	141.00	141.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,915	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,472	765.00–1,200.00	959.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,435	650.00–1,100.00	904.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,500	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,302	795.00–1,125.00	956.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	865.00	865.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	97.50–98.00	97.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	73.00–75.00	73.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	64.00	64.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	58.00	58.00
1	—	1,050	71.50	71.50

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