Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-05

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $276.67/cwt on 3 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −83.36 against this barn's trailing median of $360.03.

Average price

$276.67

3 head · 575 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$20.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−61.59

vs KY average

−88.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	580	290.00	1,682	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	573	270.00	1,547	2thin

One grade step is worth $20.00/cwt here — about $135 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

276.67

—

KY average24 barns · 1,262 hd

338.25

−61.59

National average198 barns · 25,157 hd

365.61

−88.94

This barn, trailing median3 sales

360.03

−83.36

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%	Low	1,100	90.00	990	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	81.00	776	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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,495	$1,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	700–750	700	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	293.74/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	331.47/cwt	298.00–340.00	1,724	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,313	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	990	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,022	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	339.19/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,286	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,395	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	369	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,033	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,163	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	320.80/cwt	312.50–335.00	1,533	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	337.58/cwt	330.00–339.00	1,448	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	453	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,087	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,682	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 Nov 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 108Last week 36Year ago 8

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 2Year ago 6

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 6Year 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
7	350–400	379	330.00–350.00	339.19
6	400–450	429	330.00–339.00	337.58
8	450–500	469	297.50	297.50
13	500–550	520	298.00–340.00	331.47
3	550–600	560	287.50	287.50
2	600–650	640	292.50–295.00	293.74
1	700–750	700	266.00	266.00
6	750–800	766	264.00	264.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	369	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	453	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	573	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	650	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	340.00	340.00
8	450–500	478	312.50–335.00	320.80
1	550–600	580	290.00	290.00
5	600–650	641	271.00	271.00
26	750–800	759	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	910	290.00	290.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,495	1,800.00	1,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	80.00	80.00
1	—	945	82.00	82.00

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