Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend on market due to limited comparable receipts, but a sharply higher undertone was noted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.46/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$159.46

30 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$848

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$31.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.71

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	530	164.65	872	25
Medium and Large 2-3	540	133.50	721	5thin

One grade step is worth $31.15/cwt here — about $151 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 sale30 hd

159.46

—

KY average25 barns · 4,237 hd

157.75

+1.71

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	1,705	83.00	1,415	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	924	35.37	327	3thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	453	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	117.98/cwt	117.00–120.00	846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	160.36/cwt	160.00–160.50	856	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	150.31/cwt	145.00–155.00	706	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	753	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,017	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	911	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	155.99/cwt	152.00–160.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,141	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	191.85/cwt	190.00–197.50	535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	172.00/cwt	170.00–174.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	150.61/cwt	148.00–153.00	780	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	158.29/cwt	151.00–161.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	748	2
Bulls	—	—	2,090	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,797	1
Bulls	—	—	1,320	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,056	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	38.06/cwt	36.00–40.00	332	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	308	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 Mar 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 111Last week 63Year ago 70

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 2Year ago 11

No trend on market due to limited comparable receipts, but a sharply higher undertone was noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	172.00	172.00
3	—	717	117.00–120.00	117.98
2	—	573	153.00	153.00
11	—	534	160.00–160.50	160.36
1	—	610	143.50	143.50
2	—	393	184.00	184.00
2	—	428	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	94.00	94.00
7	—	470	145.00–155.00	150.31
2	—	673	121.00	121.00
2	—	250	170.00–174.00	172.00
8	—	518	148.00–153.00	150.61
4	—	411	151.00–161.00	158.29
1	—	635	125.50	125.50
2	—	560	133.50	133.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	120.00	120.00
2	—	753	135.00	135.00
1	—	250	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	158.50	158.50
4	—	527	152.00–160.00	155.99
4	—	600	154.50	154.50
3	—	827	138.00	138.00
4	—	423	185.50	185.50
4	—	279	190.00–197.50	191.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,090	86.00	86.00
1	—	1,320	80.00	80.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	36.00–40.00	38.06
1	—	1,025	30.00	30.00

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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