Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2022-04-13

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Apr 13
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200
Feeder Cattle receipts
153 head
114 vs last sale 39 68 vs year ago 85 · +80.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
3 head
1 vs last sale 2 5 vs year ago 8 · 62.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend on market this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $143.94/cwt on 138 head.
Average price
$143.94
138 head · 821 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,181
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
17.51
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2821143.941,181138
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 sale138 hd
143.94
KY average23 barns · 5,094 hd
161.45
−17.51
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
BullsLow1,16575.008741thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,27064.008131thin

Every lot, as filed

13 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
Bulls1,16575.00/cwt75.00–75.008741
CowsLean 85-90%1,27064.00/cwt64.00–64.008131
BullsMedium and Large 2-3560139.00/cwt139.00–139.007781
BullsMedium and Large 1-2523158.00/cwt158.00–158.008262
BullsMedium and Large 1-2678127.96/cwt126.00–130.008682
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2460148.00/cwt148.00–148.006811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2569171.00/cwt171.00–171.009735
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added853142.11/cwt142.11–142.111,21265
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,000105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005031
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,055100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0551
SteersMedium and Large 1-2755144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,0912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added806144.35/cwt144.35–144.351,16365

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.