Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2023-10-04

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 4
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200
Feeder Cattle receipts
22 head
119 vs last sale 141 84 vs year ago 106 · 79.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
4 head
12 vs last sale 16 4 vs year ago 8 · 50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
5 vs last sale 6 0 vs year ago 1 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparison due to light test on feeder classes. Heavy discount noted due to unfavorable weather conditions. Slaughter classes 4.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $208.44/cwt on 9 head.
Average price
$208.44
9 head · 437 lb average
Value per head Derived
$911
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$58
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$37.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.61
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2411216.868917thin
Medium and Large 2530179.009492thin
One grade step is worth $37.86/cwt here — about −$58 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 sale9 hd
208.44
KY average26 barns · 2,774 hd
201.84
+6.61
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,75590.001,5801thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,50085.001,2751thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,10075.008251thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,05050.005251thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,225$8451thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2490214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,0491
BullsMedium and Large 1-2640191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,2221
BullsMedium and Large 1-2405223.00/cwt223.00–223.009031
BullsMedium and Large 1-2250220.00/cwt220.00–220.005501
BullsMedium and Large 2635170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0801
BullsMedium and Large 1-2395224.00/cwt224.00–224.008852
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2400196.00/cwt196.00–196.007842
SteersMedium and Large 1-2545227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,2371
SteersMedium and Large 1-2710191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,3561
BullsMedium and Large 2425188.00/cwt188.00–188.007991
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300222.00/cwt222.00–222.006661
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2648190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2595195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1602
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450200.00/cwt200.00–200.009001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,225845.00/head845.00–845.008451
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10075.00/cwt75.00–75.008251
Bulls1,75590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,5801
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2751
CowsLean 85-90%1,05050.00/cwt50.00–50.005251

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.