Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-14

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $365.00/cwt on 2 head. That ranks 3 of 3 comparable sales and sits +4.97 against this barn's trailing median of $360.03.

Average price

$365.00

2 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,964

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−11.02

vs KY average

−48.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	365.00	1,964	2thin

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 sale2 hd

365.00

—

KY average26 barns · 1,994 hd

376.02

−11.02

National average188 barns · 26,809 hd

413.48

−48.48

This barn, trailing median3 sales

360.03

+4.97

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	1,353	117.50	1,589	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,070	90.00	963	1thin

Every lot, as filed

17 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 1-2Fancy	350–400	395	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	428	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,140	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	1,578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,964	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	421.75/cwt	400.00–429.00	1,375	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,577	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,512	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	963	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,668	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 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 28Last week 59Year ago 48

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 6Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	500.00	500.00
6	400–450	428	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	500.00	500.00
1	300–350	315	501.00	501.00
1	350–400	355	477.50	477.50
1	850–900	870	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	660	356.00	356.00
1	800–850	820	334.00	334.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	400.00–429.00	421.75
1	400–450	415	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	538	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	740	280.00	280.00
2	800–850	813	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	735	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,390	120.00	120.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	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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