Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-07

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $312.40/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −47.63 against this barn's trailing median of $360.03.

Average price

$312.40

15 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−19.85

vs KY average

−20.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	312.40	1,758	15thin

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 sale15 hd

312.40

—

KY average24 barns · 1,250 hd

332.25

−19.85

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−20.42

This barn, trailing median3 sales

360.03

−47.63

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	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,580	154.00	2,433	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,305	145.69	1,901	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	128.00	1,325	2thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	253	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	643	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	369	428.61/cwt	420.00–434.00	1,582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	534	363.50/cwt	363.50–363.50	1,941	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,798	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,183	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,260	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	143.63/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,838	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,387	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	153.32/cwt	153.00–154.00	2,047	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,098	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	653	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,116	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,678	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,999	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,226	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,923	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,428	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 May 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 67Last week 29Year ago 40

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 4Year ago 3

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 2Year ago 0

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	995	1,500.00	1,500.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	425.00	425.00
5	350–400	369	420.00–434.00	428.61
5	500–550	534	363.50	363.50
2	600–650	643	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	438	399.00	399.00
2	550–600	560	321.00	321.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	493	390.00	390.00
2	700–750	718	304.00	304.00
2	800–850	840	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	617	324.00	324.00
3	650–700	653	324.00	324.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	385	371.00	371.00
2	400–450	418	370.00	370.00
6	450–500	470	357.00	357.00
1	750–800	795	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	328.00	328.00
13	550–600	570	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	129.00	129.00
3	—	1,280	141.00–147.00	143.63
3	—	1,335	153.00–154.00	153.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,020	136.00	136.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	154.00	154.00

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

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle