Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 5.00 higher. Not enought to trend slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.66/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$149.66

92 head · 736 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,101

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$36.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.72

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	335	150.50	504	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	755	150.45	1,136	88
Medium and Large 3	268	114.26	306	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.24/cwt here — about $198 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 sale92 hd

149.66

—

KY average27 barns · 5,843 hd

166.38

−16.72

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,151	62.91	724	7thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	—	395	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	268	114.26/cwt	110.00–118.00	306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	989	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	144.42/cwt	140.00–149.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	871	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	171.44/cwt	168.00–175.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	162.30/cwt	157.00–168.00	776	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	510	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	153.31/cwt	148.00–157.00	894	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	150.27/cwt	147.00–152.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,098	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,060	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	225	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	270	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	389	125.73/cwt	116.50–131.00	489	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	152.95/cwt	150.00–156.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	1,194	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	933	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	639	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	998	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	19,908	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	8,125	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	592	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	63.73/cwt	58.50–66.50	748	6

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 May 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 159Last week 48Year ago 50

Slaughter CattleReceipts 11Last week 2Year ago 16

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 2Year ago 6

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 5.00 higher. Not enought to trend slaughter cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	181.00	181.00
3	—	610	154.00	154.00
4	—	796	138.00	138.00
2	—	725	139.00	139.00
2	—	568	152.00	152.00
2	—	815	130.00	130.00
2	—	525	170.00	170.00
1	—	265	199.00	199.00
2	—	440	180.00	180.00
4	—	663	150.50	150.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	110.00–118.00	114.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
1	—	290	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	800	149.25	149.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	146.00	146.00
5	—	755	131.00	131.00
4	—	570	140.00–149.00	144.42
6	—	605	144.00	144.00
3	—	428	147.00–152.00	150.27
4	—	466	150.00–156.00	152.95
4	—	681	137.00	137.00
5	—	376	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	138.00	138.00
3	—	335	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	168.00–175.00	171.44
2	—	478	157.00–168.00	162.30
3	—	382	177.00	177.00
5	—	583	148.00–157.00	153.31
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	137.00	137.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	225	120.00	120.00
8	—	389	116.50–131.00	125.73

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 (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,580	1,260.00	1,260.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	625.00	625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	58.00	58.00
6	—	1,173	58.50–66.50	63.73

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

Steers · 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