Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Strong demand for preconditioned feeders classes. No comparison on slaughter classes due to no receipts last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $220.70/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$220.70

71 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,468

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$39.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.48

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	665	221.25	1,471	70
Medium and Large 2	685	182.00	1,247	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.25/cwt here — about $224 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 sale71 hd

220.70

—

KY average26 barns · 5,870 hd

240.18

−19.48

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	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,710	93.25	1,595	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,315	89.53	1,177	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	82.00	820	2thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	420	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,242	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	458	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,089	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	717	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	932	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	219.92/cwt	219.50–226.00	1,350	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,247	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	525	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	536	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	380	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,489	34
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	640	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	883	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	435	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	252.98/cwt	249.00–257.00	1,445	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,108	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	970	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	883	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	515	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	210.59/cwt	196.00–220.00	1,127	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	200.01/cwt	191.00–209.00	1,308	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,204	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	740	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	602	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,445	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	845	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,885	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,697	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	795	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	89.53/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,177	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,481	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 Oct 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 152Last week 66Year ago 165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 6

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Strong demand for preconditioned feeders classes. No comparison on slaughter classes due to no receipts last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	237.00	237.00
4	—	640	194.00	194.00
2	—	338	245.00	245.00
7	—	504	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	205.50	205.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	200.00	200.00
1	—	750	177.00	177.00
3	—	568	195.00	195.00
15	—	535	196.00–220.00	210.59
16	—	654	191.00–209.00	200.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	190.00	190.00
4	—	669	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	186.00	186.00
1	—	405	186.00	186.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	717	130.00	130.00
1	—	380	142.00	142.00
4	—	640	138.00	138.00
1	—	435	136.00	136.00
2	—	515	132.00–135.00	133.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	614	219.50–226.00	219.92
4	—	759	223.50	223.50
34	—	714	208.50	208.50
12	—	571	249.00–257.00	252.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	230.00	230.00
3	—	602	240.00	240.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	102.00	102.00
1	—	970	91.00	91.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	84.50	84.50
1	—	1,000	79.50	79.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,885	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,535	96.50	96.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	89.00–90.00	89.53

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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