Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to lack of comparable receipts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.95/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$172.95

70 head · 758 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,311

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$564

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

$48.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.11

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	760	173.65	1,320	69
Medium and Large 2-3	605	125.00	756	1thin

One grade step is worth $48.65/cwt here — about $564 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 sale70 hd

172.95

—

KY average25 barns · 5,978 hd

170.85

+2.11

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	1,655	91.80	1,519	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	74.69	962	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,373	67.82	931	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	60.34	677	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,088	131.00	1,425	2thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,237	$842	3thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	Small and Medium 1-2	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	149.20/cwt	149.00–150.00	794	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	710	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	853	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	775	174.75/cwt	174.75–174.75	1,354	65
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	376	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	301	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	199	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	205	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	248	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	288	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	805	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	466	135.00/cwt	103.00–139.00	629	35
Dairy Steers	Large 3-4	—	338	83.48/cwt	70.00–103.00	282	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	168.98/cwt	168.00–170.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	868	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	842.37/head	755.00–900.00	842	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	67.82/cwt	65.00–69.50	931	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	64.75/cwt	64.00–65.50	777	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	91.80/cwt	83.50–96.50	1,519	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	802	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	49.52/cwt	48.50–50.00	558	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	74.69/cwt	74.00–75.00	962	3
Steers	Choice	—	1,088	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,425	2

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 Sep 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 214Last week 37Year ago 145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 3Year ago 13

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year ago 19

No trend due to lack of comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	160.00	160.00
5	—	532	149.00–150.00	149.20
6	—	444	160.00	160.00
4	—	661	129.00	129.00
3	—	600	130.00	130.00
1	—	370	170.00	170.00
2	—	345	150.00	150.00
4	—	736	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
2	—	530	130.00	130.00
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	775	174.75	174.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	150.00	150.00
2	—	470	168.00–170.00	168.98
1	—	630	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	120.00	120.00
5	—	199	103.00	103.00
9	—	248	116.00	116.00
35	—	466	103.00–139.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	80.00	80.00
10	—	338	70.00–103.00	83.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	130.00	130.00
3	—	660	122.00	122.00
4	—	360	140.00	140.00
6	—	444	147.50	147.50
2	—	518	130.00	130.00
2	—	600	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	125.00	125.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,237	755.00–900.00	842.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,373	65.00–69.50	67.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	64.00–65.50	64.75
1	—	955	84.00	84.00
3	—	1,127	48.50–50.00	49.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,288	74.00–75.00	74.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,655	83.50–96.50	91.80
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,088	131.00	131.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Christian Co. Livestock - Hopkinsville, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle