Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter classes sold 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $215.03/cwt on 30 head.

Average price

$215.03

30 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+8.68

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	500	215.03	1,076	30

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale30 hd

215.03

—

KY average24 barns · 2,241 hd

206.35

+8.68

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	1,310	114.00	1,493	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	78.00	768	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,140	74.31	847	3thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	820	121.00	992	1thin

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	900	$910	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$855	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$850	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$800	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$765	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	758	$1,000	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$800	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	—	285	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	215.92/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,090	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	204.62/cwt	198.00–211.00	1,179	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	223.35/cwt	208.00–228.00	974	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	218.42/cwt	211.00–225.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,151	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	647	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	552	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	190.76/cwt	188.00–196.00	996	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	214.07/cwt	200.00–216.00	809	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	825	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	738	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	765.00/head	765.00–765.00	765	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	850.16/head	825.00–875.00	850	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	855.00/head	855.00–855.00	855	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	1,000.05/head	825.00–1,095.00	1,000	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,310	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,493	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	74.31/cwt	68.50–79.00	847	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	768	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	820	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	992	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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 71Last week 125Year ago 107

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 8Year ago 8

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 1Year ago 1

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter classes sold 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	247.50	247.50
2	—	733	179.50	179.50
5	—	505	200.00–220.00	215.92
6	—	576	198.00–211.00	204.62
12	—	436	208.00–228.00	223.35
2	—	373	211.00–225.00	218.42
2	—	648	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	235.00	235.00
1	—	575	200.50	200.50
1	—	680	210.00	210.00
4	—	508	226.50	226.50
1	—	335	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	212.00	212.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	153.00	153.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	448	209.00	209.00
2	—	645	187.00	187.00
3	—	522	188.00–196.00	190.76
8	—	378	200.00–216.00	214.07
1	—	555	205.00	205.00
1	—	665	179.00	179.00
1	—	250	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	184.00	184.00
1	—	500	147.50	147.50

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	910.00	910.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	765.00	765.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	800.00	800.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	795	825.00–875.00	850.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	855.00	855.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	758	825.00–1,095.00	1,000.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	114.00	114.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,140	68.50–79.00	74.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	78.00	78.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	121.00	121.00

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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Bulls · 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

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Replacement Cattle

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