Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Quality offering of feeder classes this week with strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $245.66/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −114.37 against this barn's trailing median of $360.03.

Average price

$245.66

3 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,392

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.46

vs KY average

−34.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	567	245.66	1,392	3thin

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

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 sale3 hd

245.66

—

KY average28 barns · 2,348 hd

255.12

−9.46

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−34.64

This barn, trailing median3 sales

360.03

−114.37

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%	Average	1,120	71.00	795	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	565	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	530	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,283	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	903	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,278	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	292.40/cwt	286.00–297.00	1,266	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	835	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,104	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,932	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,138	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	677	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,652	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	903	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,185	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,262	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	238.76/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	240.99/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,398	2

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 Dec 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 78Last week 26Year ago 31

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1Last week 13Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 1Year ago 1

Quality offering of feeder classes this week with strong demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	71.00	71.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	332.00	332.00
2	500–550	530	286.00	286.00
1	550–600	565	277.00	277.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	299.00	299.00
3	450–500	463	276.00	276.00
2	500–550	503	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	765	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	305.00	305.00
7	400–450	433	286.00–297.00	292.40
1	500–550	540	255.00	255.00
2	550–600	580	240.00–242.00	240.99
4	600–650	617	230.00–248.00	238.76
3	650–700	665	242.00	242.00
2	700–750	730	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	895	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	677	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	324.00	324.00
4	550–600	583	277.50	277.50
5	700–750	707	249.50	249.50
3	750–800	750	238.00	238.00
1	900–950	903	236.00	236.00
10	1100–1150	1,104	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	835	243.00	243.00
4	900–950	903	242.00	242.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,250.00	2,250.00

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

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