Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Light test of feeder cattle. 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 $209.32/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$209.32

12 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−12.15

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	577	209.32	1,208	12thin

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 sale12 hd

209.32

—

KY average26 barns · 6,208 hd

221.47

−12.15

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	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	84.00	819	2thin

Every lot, as filed

14 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	—	430	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	455	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,159	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	203.45/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,174	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,381	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,443	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	819	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 Jul 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 27Last week 173Year ago 85

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 9Year ago 11

Compared to last week: Light test of feeder cattle. 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 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	257.50	257.50
1	—	455	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	215.00	215.00
1	—	600	200.00	200.00
2	—	488	237.50	237.50
4	—	650	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	225.00	225.00
2	—	325	224.00	224.00
4	—	577	200.00–207.00	203.45
5	—	704	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	598	236.00	236.00
2	—	783	218.00	218.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	84.00	84.00

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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