Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows were to light to test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.17/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$140.17

62 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$843

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

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

$16.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.76

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	599	141.50	848	57
Medium and Large 2-3	624	125.00	780	5thin

One grade step is worth $16.50/cwt here — about $68 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 sale62 hd

140.17

—

KY average25 barns · 5,395 hd

164.93

−24.76

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	1,690	83.34	1,408	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,250	54.50	681	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,111	40.04	445	4thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$585	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,060	$765	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,195	1thin

Every lot, as filed

34 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	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	787	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	592	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	876	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	711	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	699	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	136.81/cwt	132.00–139.00	934	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	126.69/cwt	120.00–128.00	812	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	140.59/cwt	130.00–149.00	616	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	131.25/cwt	125.00–135.00	689	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	130.80/cwt	118.00–133.00	734	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	642	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,195.00/head	1,195.00–1,195.00	1,195	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	585.00/head	585.00–585.00	585	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	765.00/head	765.00–765.00	765	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	83.34/cwt	81.00–85.50	1,408	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	681	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	33.47/cwt	30.00–36.50	329	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,238	46.61/cwt	45.00–48.00	577	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 Oct 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 165Last week 106Year ago 74

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 8Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 1Year ago 11

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows were to light to test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	130.00	130.00
3	—	727	105.00	105.00
4	—	656	120.00	120.00
6	—	383	154.50	154.50
1	—	820	100.00	100.00
3	—	455	145.00	145.00
6	—	434	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
2	—	438	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	604	145.00	145.00
3	—	590	140.00	140.00
5	—	474	150.00	150.00
7	—	518	135.00	135.00
17	—	683	132.00–139.00	136.81
1	—	295	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	624	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	130.00	130.00
2	—	763	110.00	110.00
1	—	245	136.00	136.00
1	—	355	136.00	136.00
2	—	318	135.00–136.00	135.50
6	—	641	120.00–128.00	126.69
10	—	438	130.00–149.00	140.59
13	—	525	125.00–135.00	131.25
20	—	561	118.00–133.00	130.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,195.00	1,195.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	585.00	585.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	765.00	765.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,690	81.00–85.50	83.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	54.50	54.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	30.00–36.50	33.47
2	—	1,238	45.00–48.00	46.61

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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Reporter comment USDA

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