Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder classes sold with good demand on a strong offering of weaned value added feeders.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $356.25/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −111.25 against this barn's trailing median of $467.50.

Average price

$356.25

4 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,005

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−36.87

vs KY average

−60.28 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	356.25	2,005	4thin

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $478.49, low $423.55, median $467.50 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 sale4 hd

356.25

—

KY average18 barns · 701 hd

393.12

−36.87

National average140 barns · 6,808 hd

416.53

−60.28

This barn, trailing median3 sales

467.50

−111.25

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	1,300	128.00	1,664	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	106.73	1,054	5thin

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,350	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,385	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,350	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	873	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,025	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,537	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,116	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	107.89/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,023	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,000	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	412.70/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	348.36/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,665	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,090	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	618	403.58/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,494	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	785	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,834	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,072	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,002	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	384.45/cwt	380.00–389.00	1,515	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,917	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	748	385.50/cwt	385.50–385.50	2,884	69
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,030	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,570	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	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 Sep 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 204Last week 172Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 9Last week 7Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 9Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder classes sold with good demand on a strong offering of weaned value added feeders.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	120.00	120.00
1	—	970	90.00	90.00
3	—	948	100.00–115.00	107.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,260	122.00	122.00
1	—	1,240	90.00	90.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,000	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	394	380.00–389.00	384.45
7	500–550	540	355.00	355.00
3	550–600	575	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	400.00–425.00	412.70
1	500–550	535	375.00	375.00
3	550–600	572	350.00	350.00
14	650–700	680	378.00	378.00
6	750–800	765	340.00–350.00	348.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	645	324.00	324.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	600–650	618	400.00–405.00	403.58
69	700–750	748	385.50	385.50
47	750–800	785	361.00	361.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	490.00	490.00
4	450–500	476	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	500	385.00	385.00
4	550–600	580	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	665	320.00	320.00
3	700–750	727	285.00	285.00

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	—	1,385	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,800.00	1,800.00

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

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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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