Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-07

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.36/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −20.67 against this barn's trailing median of $360.03.

Average price

$339.36

6 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$47.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.65

vs KY average

−70.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	347.23	1,890	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	575	300.00	1,725	1thin

One grade step is worth $47.23/cwt here — about $165 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale6 hd

339.36

—

KY average20 barns · 1,380 hd

372.01

−32.65

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−70.74

This barn, trailing median3 sales

360.03

−20.67

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	1,276	115.38	1,473	5thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	111.72/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,405	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	327.79/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	436.03/cwt	417.50–442.50	1,679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	839	345.29/cwt	339.00–346.00	2,897	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	377.48/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	345.38/cwt	335.00–367.00	1,951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	398.95/cwt	390.00–417.50	1,715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	343.78/cwt	342.50–345.00	1,994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,188	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 Jan 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 59Last week 65Year ago 3

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 3

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,258	100.00–120.00	111.72
1	—	1,350	130.00	130.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	445.00	445.00
4	350–400	385	417.50–442.50	436.03
3	400–450	430	390.00–417.50	398.95
2	500–550	513	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	565	335.00–367.00	345.38
2	650–700	673	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	750	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	305.00–350.00	327.79
1	450–500	480	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	575	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	322.50	322.50
1	500–550	510	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	680	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	485.00	485.00
1	350–400	385	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	535	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	580	342.50–345.00	343.78
1	650–700	670	332.50	332.50
1	700–750	700	320.00	320.00
1	750–800	780	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	590	375.00–380.00	377.48
19	800–850	839	339.00–346.00	345.29

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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