Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady. Slaughter classes sold steady. Good demand for feeder and slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.60/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$197.60

61 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,196

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$417

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

$11.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.71

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	622	198.43	1,234	55
Medium and Large 2	464	193.00	896	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	437	187.01	817	3thin

One grade step is worth $11.42/cwt here — about $417 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 sale61 hd

197.60

—

KY average25 barns · 6,393 hd

211.31

−13.71

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	1,840	116.44	2,143	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	82.90	1,000	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
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	255	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,197	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	205.10/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,198	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	182.00/cwt	180.00–184.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,719	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	228.33/cwt	223.00–231.00	1,233	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,114	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	192.80/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,213	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	943	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,431	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,329	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,039	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	181.26/cwt	180.00–182.50	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	187.26/cwt	185.50–191.00	1,275	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,239	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,370	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,255	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	218.03/cwt	214.00–220.00	909	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	232.03/cwt	231.00–240.00	912	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	205.27/cwt	203.00–206.00	844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,299	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	705	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bulls	—	—	1,937	123.58/cwt	120.50–129.00	2,394	3
Bulls	—	—	1,550	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,473	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,099	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,170	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	78.54/cwt	78.00–79.00	874	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 Jun 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 125Last week 100Year ago 27

Slaughter CattleReceipts 8Last week 7Year ago 2

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady. Slaughter classes sold steady. Good demand for feeder and slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	218.00	218.00
1	—	470	222.00	222.00
2	—	648	200.00	200.00
4	—	544	220.00	220.00
1	—	705	189.00	189.00
2	—	338	240.00	240.00
2	—	595	211.00	211.00
3	—	417	214.00–220.00	218.03
8	—	393	231.00–240.00	232.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	584	200.00–220.00	205.10
3	—	877	196.00	196.00
3	—	540	223.00–231.00	228.33
6	—	388	243.00	243.00
6	—	705	203.00	203.00
1	—	630	211.00	211.00
2	—	460	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	180.00–184.00	182.00
1	—	405	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	191.00	191.00
5	—	629	180.00–196.00	192.80
3	—	517	201.00	201.00
6	—	681	185.50–191.00	187.26
4	—	411	203.00–206.00	205.27
6	—	764	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	464	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	180.00–182.50	181.26
1	—	355	198.50	198.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	575	215.50	215.50
10	—	710	193.00	193.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,025.00	1,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,937	120.50–129.00	123.58
1	—	1,550	95.00	95.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	84.50	84.50
1	—	1,300	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,113	78.00–79.00	78.54

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Christian Co. Livestock - Hopkinsville, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle