Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $233.76/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −126.27 against this barn's trailing median of $360.03.

Average price

$233.76

4 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,303

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−23.43

vs KY average

−51.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	233.76	1,303	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

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 sale4 hd

233.76

—

KY average28 barns · 1,541 hd

257.19

−23.43

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−51.19

This barn, trailing median3 sales

360.03

−126.27

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	1,785	130.00	2,321	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,370	103.50	1,418	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	905	70.00	634	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)	1,135	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,640	$1,575	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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,151	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,445	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,640	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	247.52/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,299	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	634	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,622	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,224	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,321	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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 23Last week 78Year ago 31

Slaughter CattleReceipts 5Last week 1Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 2Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	515	299.00	299.00
2	550–600	590	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	390	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	415	292.00	292.00
1	450–500	475	266.00	266.00
2	500–550	520	245.00–250.00	247.52
2	550–600	595	220.00	220.00
4	650–700	676	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	740	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	870	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	535	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	313.00	313.00

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	—	1,135	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,640	1,575.00	1,575.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,330	92.00	92.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,785	130.00	130.00

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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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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle