Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-21

Weight class

Heifers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb heifers averaged $287.50/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −51.01 against this barn's trailing median of $338.51.

Average price

$287.50

21 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.54

vs KY average

−18.48 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	643	287.50	1,849	21

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale21 hd

287.50

—

KY average27 barns · 985 hd

298.04

−10.54

National average153 barns · 7,484 hd

305.98

−18.48

This barn, trailing median1 sales

338.51

−51.01

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	1,580	160.00	2,528	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,275	140.00	1,785	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
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,275	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

8 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	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,849	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,528	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,785	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 May 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 25Last week 31Year ago 64

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2Last week 3Year ago 19

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	395	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	420	382.50	382.50
1	450–500	490	362.50	362.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	600–650	643	287.50	287.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,275	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	160.00	160.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	140.00	140.00

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 600–700 lb

What quality paid 600–700 lb

How it compared 600–700 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Christian Co. Livestock - Hopkinsville, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle