Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-27

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $313.33/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −46.69 against this barn's trailing median of $360.03.

Average price

$313.33

3 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$25.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−44.56

vs KY average

−56.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	520	330.00	1,716	1thin
Medium and Large 2	538	305.00	1,639	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.00/cwt here — about $77 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

313.33

—

KY average25 barns · 1,352 hd

357.89

−44.56

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

−56.48

This barn, trailing median3 sales

360.03

−46.69

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	—	High	2,205	202.73	4,470	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	157.50	2,229	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	898	157.50	1,414	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,178	155.00	1,825	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	976	$2,099	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	930	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

41 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	2,229	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,434	1
Bulls	—	—	2,205	202.73/cwt	200.00–206.00	4,470	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,964	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,680	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	287.92/cwt	281.00–295.00	1,909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,165	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	403.23/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	432.97/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,853	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	316	457.88/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,423	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	697	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,732	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	747	346.50/cwt	346.50–346.50	2,588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	2,481	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	334.01/cwt	332.50–335.50	2,064	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	368.57/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,898	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	800	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,864	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	586	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,162	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	855	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,009	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	795	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,431	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	965	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,094	2
Bred Heifers	Large 3	—	976	2,099.46/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,099	4
Stock Cows	Large 3	—	930	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Large 3	—	1,200	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Stock Cows	Large 3	—	1,200	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	663	349.10/cwt	349.10–349.10	2,315	25
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	530	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,003	42

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 Aug 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 172Last week 26Year ago 40

Slaughter CattleReceipts 7Last week 0Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 1Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,415	157.50	157.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,020	130.00	130.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,200	140.00	140.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,205	200.00–206.00	202.73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	515	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	663	281.00–295.00	287.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	380.00–415.00	403.23
5	400–450	437	374.00	374.00
1	450–500	460	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	520	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	623	315.00	315.00
15	750–800	760	326.50	326.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	393.00	393.00
5	500–550	544	398.00	398.00
2	600–650	638	379.00	379.00
5	700–750	747	346.50	346.50
1	750–800	750	323.00	323.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	316	430.00–470.00	457.88
9	400–450	428	400.00–460.00	432.97
4	500–550	515	350.00–375.00	368.57
1	550–600	565	322.50	322.50
2	600–650	618	332.50–335.50	334.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	317.50	317.50
2	550–600	563	300.00	300.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	697	248.50	248.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
42	500–550	530	378.00	378.00
10	550–600	586	369.00	369.00
25	650–700	663	349.10	349.10
1	750–800	795	180.00	180.00
4	800–850	800	233.00	233.00
1	850–900	855	235.00	235.00
2	950–1000	965	217.00	217.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	976	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,099.46
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,400.00	2,400.00

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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