Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-29

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $413.62/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 4 of 3 comparable sales and sits +53.59 against this barn's trailing median of $360.03.

Average price

$413.62

8 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,209

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+69.48

vs KY average

+38.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	534	413.62	2,209	8thin

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 sale8 hd

413.62

—

KY average25 barns · 1,526 hd

344.14

+69.48

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

+38.73

This barn, trailing median3 sales

360.03

+53.59

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	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,035	90.00	932	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
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,687	2thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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	400–450	420	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,849	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	403.59/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	620	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,984	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	534	413.62/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,209	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,687.23/head	1,575.00–1,800.00	1,687	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	932	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 Oct 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 36Last week 151Year ago 49

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last 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
4	350–400	365	370.00–415.00	403.59
1	400–450	420	390.00	390.00
3	500–550	503	367.50	367.50
1	550–600	585	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	800	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	440	367.50	367.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	534	390.00–420.00	413.62
1	600–650	620	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	415.00	415.00
4	450–500	484	410.00	410.00
1	550–600	560	390.00	390.00

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)	2	—	1,038	1,575.00–1,800.00	1,687.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	90.00	90.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle