Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder and slaughter cattle traded mostly steady with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.59/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$136.59

73 head · 609 lb average

Value per head Derived

$832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

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

$5.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.88

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	617	136.80	844	70
Medium and Large 2-3	420	131.67	553	3thin

One grade step is worth $5.14/cwt here — about $291 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 sale73 hd

136.59

—

KY average24 barns · 4,761 hd

152.47

−15.88

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	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,260	71.00	895	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	62.08	656	3thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	595	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	938	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	811	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,003	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,023	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	144.28/cwt	139.00–147.00	974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	970	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	129.47/cwt	124.00–135.00	875	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	158.48/cwt	158.00–161.00	937	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	672	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	937	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	807	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	852	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	8,509	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	765.00/cwt	765.00–765.00	8,377	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	3,386	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	895	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	62.08/cwt	59.00–65.00	656	3

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 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 153Last week 159Year ago 134

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 11Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 6Year ago 4

Feeder and slaughter cattle traded mostly steady with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	150.00	150.00
2	—	312	185.00	185.00
2	—	375	193.00	193.00
2	—	695	135.00	135.00
6	—	461	176.00	176.00
6	—	513	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	162.00	162.00
12	—	727	138.00	138.00
13	—	802	127.50	127.50
3	—	675	139.00–147.00	144.28
6	—	591	158.00–161.00	158.48
17	—	646	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	125.00	125.00
1	—	570	129.00	129.00
1	—	360	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	795	122.00	122.00
39	—	676	124.00–135.00	129.47
1	—	280	150.00	150.00
3	—	427	165.00	165.00
6	—	382	176.00	176.00
1	—	340	159.00	159.00
3	—	497	142.00	142.00
1	—	725	132.00	132.00
5	—	589	137.00	137.00
3	—	502	144.00	144.00
2	—	608	130.00	130.00

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
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	910	935.00	935.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	765.00	765.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	555	610.00	610.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	71.00	71.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,057	59.00–65.00	62.08

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