Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-02

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $276.67/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −83.36 against this barn's trailing median of $360.03.

Average price

$276.67

3 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.95

vs KY average

−44.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	290.00	1,624	1thin
Medium and Large 2	535	270.00	1,445	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $180 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale3 hd

276.67

—

KY average26 barns · 1,531 hd

307.62

−30.95

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−44.71

This barn, trailing median3 sales

360.03

−83.36

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	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	135.44	1,601	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	134.00	2,020	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	892	95.37	850	4thin

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)	1,102	$2,002	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,035	$1,375	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	950	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	950	$1,450	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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	130.87/cwt	120.50–135.00	1,508	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,910	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	143.66/cwt	139.00–151.00	1,776	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,124	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	119.83/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,184	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	795	70.90/cwt	51.00–88.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	2,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	706	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,871	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	339.67/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,284	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	607	323.50/cwt	323.50–323.50	1,964	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,767	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	2,001.51/head	1,400.00–2,425.00	2,002	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	660	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	333	380.94/cwt	367.50–395.00	1,269	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	651	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	602	288.50/cwt	288.50–288.50	1,737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	790	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,628	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 Apr 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 54Last week 141Year ago 30

Slaughter CattleReceipts 21Last week 7Year ago 10

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,152	120.50–135.00	130.87
5	—	1,236	139.00–151.00	143.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,475	144.00	144.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	115.00–124.00	119.83
2	—	795	51.00–88.00	70.90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	378	330.00–350.00	339.67
1	550–600	560	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	630	267.50	267.50
3	750–800	755	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	602	288.50	288.50
3	650–700	651	273.00	273.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	318.00	318.00
6	700–750	706	265.00	265.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	607	323.50	323.50
3	650–700	650	309.50	309.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	810	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	345.00	345.00
3	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	490	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	545	293.00	293.00
1	600–650	625	262.50	262.50
1	850–900	875	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	395.00	395.00
2	300–350	333	367.50–395.00	380.94
1	350–400	390	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	660	281.00	281.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,102	1,400.00–2,425.00	2,001.51
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,035	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,200.00	1,200.00

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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