Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-17

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $320.00/cwt on 1 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −40.03 against this barn's trailing median of $360.03.

Average price

$320.00

1 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−30.59

vs KY average

−69.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	570	320.00	1,824	1thin

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 sale1 hd

320.00

—

KY average26 barns · 1,122 hd

350.59

−30.59

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−69.91

This barn, trailing median3 sales

360.03

−40.03

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	—	Low	1,315	162.50	2,137	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,100	122.50	1,348	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	760	82.50	627	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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	988	$1,513	2thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	800–850	800	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	1,744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	467.34/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,299	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	781	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,437	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,289	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	324.88/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,047	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	363.25/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,182	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,362	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,518	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,519	1
Bulls	—	—	1,205	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,808	1
Bulls	—	—	1,425	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,494	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,183	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	627	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 Dec 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 65Last week 42Year ago 23

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 2Year ago 5

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 0Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	465.00–470.00	467.34
1	300–350	315	432.50	432.50
2	350–400	373	467.50	467.50
2	400–450	443	425.00	425.00
2	450–500	493	382.50	382.50
1	550–600	595	357.50	357.50
1	600–650	630	351.00	351.00
1	700–750	720	303.00	303.00
1	800–850	800	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	430.00	430.00
1	600–650	615	350.00	350.00
2	850–900	850	282.00	282.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	750–800	781	312.00	312.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	447.50	447.50
1	300–350	345	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	365	427.50	427.50
2	450–500	478	350.00–377.50	363.25
1	550–600	570	320.00	320.00
4	600–650	630	320.00–330.00	324.88
4	750–800	763	300.00	300.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,425.00	1,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,075	110.00	110.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	82.50	82.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,425	175.00	175.00

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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle