Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good demand on feeder classes this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $280.50/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −187.00 against this barn's trailing median of $467.50.

Average price

$280.50

4 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.01

vs KY average

−32.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	559	280.50	1,568	4thin

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $478.49, low $423.55, median $467.50 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

280.50

—

KY average21 barns · 694 hd

284.51

−4.01

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

−32.50

This barn, trailing median3 sales

467.50

−187.00

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%	Low	970	76.00	737	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,070	67.00	717	2thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,120	155.00	1,736	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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	870	$1,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	850	$875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

23 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	600–650	625	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,434	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	505	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	500–550	520	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,120	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,736	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,126	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	737	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	800	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	224.88/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,066	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	850	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,033	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,154	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 Mar 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 37Last week 14Year ago 165

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 14Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 1Year ago 4

Good demand on feeder classes this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	505	284.00	284.00
2	600–650	625	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	297.00	297.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	296.00	296.00
1	350–400	390	296.00	296.00
1	400–450	410	260.00	260.00
3	550–600	577	275.00	275.00
2	650–700	680	237.00	237.00
4	750–800	776	210.00–230.00	224.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	269.00	269.00
4	400–450	405	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	545	232.00	232.00
1	700–750	735	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	629	252.00	252.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	160.00	160.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	870	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	875.00	875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	155.00	155.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	84.00	84.00
1	—	800	50.00	50.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	76.00	76.00

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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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Christian Co. Livestock - Hopkinsville, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle