Sale reports / Kentucky / Hopkinsville Livestock Auction / 2023-12-13

Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Dec 13
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200
Feeder Cattle receipts
31 head
97 vs last sale 128 134 vs year ago 165 · 81.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
7 head
2 vs last sale 5 1 vs year ago 6 · +16.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1 head
1 vs last sale 0 3 vs year ago 4 · 75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison on feeder classes this week. Active bidding on weaned and vaccinated feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.35/cwt on 20 head.
Average price
$184.35
20 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$935
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$317
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$69.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.94
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534189.621,01316thin
Medium and Large 2-3340177.676043thin
Medium 1-2580120.006961thin
One grade step is worth $69.62/cwt here — about $317 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 sale20 hd
184.35
KY average27 barns · 6,835 hd
188.29
−3.94
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
BullsAverage1,94097.001,8822thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,34779.191,0663thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95567.006401thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,160114.001,3221thin

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
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,195$8451thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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 2-3555140.00/cwt140.00–140.007771
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1701
BullsMedium and Large 1-2800146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1681
BullsMedium and Large 1-2375182.50/cwt182.50–182.506841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2718163.36/cwt150.00–170.001,1733
BullsMedium and Large 1-2565182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0281
HeifersMedium 1-2580120.00/cwt120.00–120.006961
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2425217.00/cwt217.00–217.009223
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3345171.00/cwt171.00–171.005901
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2616181.71/cwt178.00–184.001,1194
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,060151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,6011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2730189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,3801
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3390187.00/cwt187.00–187.007291
SteersMedium and Large 1-2640201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,2861
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2305213.00/cwt213.00–213.006504
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3285175.00/cwt175.00–175.004991
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2785154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2091
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,195845.00/head845.00–845.008451
Bulls1,875109.00/cwt109.00–109.002,0441
Bulls2,00585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,7041
HeifersSelect and Choice1,160114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,3221
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33073.00/cwt73.00–73.009711
CowsBoner 80-85%1,35582.28/cwt80.00–84.501,1152
CowsLean 85-90%95567.00/cwt67.00–67.006401

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.