Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter classes sold 2.00 higher with good demand. Feeder classes sold strong with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.71/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −108.32 against this barn's trailing median of $360.03.

Average price

$251.71

16 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,382

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$55.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.93

vs KY average

−21.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	255.16	1,399	15thin
Medium and Large 2-3	560	200.00	1,120	1thin

One grade step is worth $55.16/cwt here — about $279 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

3 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $369.48, low $342.95, median $360.03 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 sale16 hd

251.71

—

KY average25 barns · 1,317 hd

267.63

−15.93

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−21.32

This barn, trailing median3 sales

360.03

−108.32

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
Bulls	—	Average	1,465	141.50	2,073	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,598	134.16	2,144	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,311	127.02	1,665	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	890	103.33	920	3thin

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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,465	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$918	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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	137.24/cwt	136.00–138.50	2,182	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,723	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.50	1,581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	280.17/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,202	8
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	800	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	227	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	586	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	150–200	188	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	471	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	605	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	980	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	462	226.57/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	443	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,072	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	665	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	260.79/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,380	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,080	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,804	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	294.65/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,394	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	243.89/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,432	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	535	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,602	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	941	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,067	1
Bulls	—	—	1,465	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	2,073	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 Jun 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 72Last week 70Year ago 85

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 2Year ago 11

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 1

Compared to last week: Slaughter classes sold 2.00 higher with good demand. Feeder classes sold strong with good demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,590	136.00–138.50	137.24
1	—	1,615	128.00	128.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,325	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,290	120.00–125.50	122.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	90.00	90.00
2	—	855	110.00	110.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	141.50	141.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	429	275.00–282.00	280.17
10	500–550	529	260.00–264.00	260.79
5	550–600	587	240.00–250.00	243.89
1	650–700	685	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	890	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	200.00–240.00	226.57
1	550–600	560	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	150–200	188	250.50	250.50
11	200–250	227	258.00	258.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	314.00	314.00
2	450–500	473	289.00–300.00	294.65
2	650–700	655	233.00	233.00
1	700–750	715	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	443	242.00	242.00
1	650–700	665	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	500	302.00	302.00
2	550–600	585	279.00	279.00
1	600–650	635	252.00	252.00
1	750–800	765	247.00	247.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	312.00	312.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	735.00	735.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,465	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,100.00	1,100.00

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

Heifers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle