Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold sharply higher. No slaughter bulls this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $215.03/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$215.03

40 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$463

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

$12.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.19

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	608	215.66	1,310	38
Medium and Large 2	418	203.00	848	2thin

One grade step is worth $12.66/cwt here — about $463 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 sale40 hd

215.03

—

KY average26 barns · 6,902 hd

225.22

−10.19

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	Boner 80-85%	High	1,138	78.67	895	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	867	73.94	641	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$955	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$910	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,330	$1,500	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 1-2Fancy	—	533	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,189	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	504	178.78/cwt	170.00–181.00	901	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	215.07/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,058	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	218.36/cwt	215.50–220.50	1,463	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,307	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,249	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,152	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	209.56/cwt	201.00–218.00	878	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	145.46/cwt	138.00–153.00	1,491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,050	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	176.40/cwt	167.00–181.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,031	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	955.00/head	955.00–955.00	955	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,085	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	607	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	837	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	995	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	75.88/cwt	72.00–79.50	697	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	690	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	380	1

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 Jun 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 100Last week 85Year ago 143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 11Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 3

Compared to last week: feeder classes sold steady to 4.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold sharply higher. No slaughter bulls this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	533	223.00	223.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	167.00	167.00
1	—	455	206.00	206.00
1	—	660	185.00	185.00
1	—	320	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	504	170.00–181.00	178.78
1	—	415	181.00	181.00
3	—	467	167.00–181.00	176.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	230.00	230.00
12	—	670	215.50–220.50	218.36
13	—	598	218.50	218.50
2	—	1,025	138.00–153.00	145.46
7	—	485	216.50	216.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	205.00	205.00
1	—	445	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	179.50	179.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	492	207.00–220.00	215.07
13	—	652	191.50	191.50
4	—	588	196.00	196.00
5	—	419	201.00–218.00	209.56
1	—	835	140.00	140.00
1	—	320	218.00	218.00
6	—	526	196.00	196.00
1	—	710	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,330	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	910.00	910.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	955.00	955.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	96.00	96.00
1	—	1,135	53.50	53.50
1	—	1,150	86.50	86.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	89.00	89.00
2	—	918	72.00–79.50	75.88
1	—	690	55.00	55.00

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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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