Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Good supply of feeder classes this week with strong demand. Sold with strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $263.99/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −96.03 against this barn's trailing median of $360.03.

Average price

$263.99

6 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,417

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−18.21

vs KY average

−40.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	263.99	1,417	6thin

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 sale6 hd

263.99

—

KY average26 barns · 2,761 hd

282.20

−18.21

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−40.65

This barn, trailing median3 sales

360.03

−96.03

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	—	Low	1,745	126.00	2,199	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,484	134.00	1,988	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	130.71	1,728	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	920	99.63	917	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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$1,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	—	1,745	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	2,199	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	131.00/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,717	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	135.25/cwt	135.00–135.50	1,884	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,655	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	133.33/cwt	133.00–134.00	1,967	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	260.68/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	321.20/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	243.16/cwt	239.00–244.00	1,551	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	292.81/cwt	288.00–300.00	1,408	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	264.39/cwt	264.00–266.00	1,412	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	210.47/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	270.04/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	1,536	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	419	325.34/cwt	322.00–332.50	1,363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	900–950	912	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,216	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	277.02/cwt	269.00–284.00	1,626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	304.49/cwt	296.00–315.00	996	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,850	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	469	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,278	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,304	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	703	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,659	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	94.45/cwt	89.00–100.00	834	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	387	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,296	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	718	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,350	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 Jan 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 101Last week 22Year ago 35

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 7Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 0Year ago 6

Good supply of feeder classes this week with strong demand. Sold with strong demand.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	126.00	126.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,311	123.00–134.00	131.00
2	—	1,393	135.00–135.50	135.25
1	—	1,445	114.50	114.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,475	133.00–134.00	133.33
1	—	1,510	136.00	136.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	883	89.00–100.00	94.45
1	—	995	110.00	110.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	300.00–330.00	321.20
3	450–500	483	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	500	264.00	264.00
3	550–600	595	260.00–275.00	270.04
3	600–650	633	260.00–261.00	260.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	393.00	393.00
1	300–350	310	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	378	345.00	345.00
9	400–450	413	372.00	372.00
2	700–750	703	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	469	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	296.00–315.00	304.49
12	450–500	481	288.00–300.00	292.81
5	500–550	534	264.00–266.00	264.39
1	550–600	550	262.00	262.00
6	600–650	638	239.00–244.00	243.16
4	750–800	780	206.00–215.00	210.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	387	335.00	335.00
3	400–450	419	322.00–332.50	325.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	344.00	344.00
4	550–600	587	269.00–284.00	277.02
1	600–650	635	269.00	269.00
6	650–700	698	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	912	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	718	188.00	188.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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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