Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-12

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $303.02/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −57.01 against this barn's trailing median of $360.03.

Average price

$303.02

6 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−27.13

vs KY average

−60.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	508	303.02	1,539	6thin

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 sale6 hd

303.02

—

KY average24 barns · 1,480 hd

330.15

−27.13

National average183 barns · 20,348 hd

363.96

−60.94

This barn, trailing median3 sales

360.03

−57.01

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	1,730	175.00	3,028	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,380	126.79	1,750	3thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,193	$1,349	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,170	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,040	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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	550–600	590	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,402	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	3,028	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	126.79/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,741	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	303.02/cwt	301.00–305.00	1,539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,581	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,348.85/head	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,349	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	865	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,730	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 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 30Last week 108Year ago 64

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 4Year ago 3

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 1Year 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
3	400–450	438	320.00	320.00
3	450–500	485	359.00	359.00
1	550–600	590	337.00	337.00
1	650–700	685	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	720	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	335.00	335.00
4	450–500	498	330.00	330.00
6	500–550	508	301.00–305.00	303.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	410	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	865	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	545	320.00	320.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,193	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,348.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,730	175.00	175.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,380	125.00–130.00	126.79

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle