Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $410.00/cwt on 4 head. That ranks 4 of 3 comparable sales and sits +49.97 against this barn's trailing median of $360.03.

Average price

$410.00

4 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,214

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.60

vs KY average

−19.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	410.00	2,214	4thin

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 sale4 hd

410.00

—

KY average27 barns · 1,405 hd

413.60

−3.60

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−19.17

This barn, trailing median3 sales

360.03

+49.97

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%	Average	1,338	135.00	1,806	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	700	60.00	420	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
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	890	$1,800	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	250–300	255	755.00/cwt	755.00–755.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	2,278	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	442	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,387	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	632.50/cwt	632.50–632.50	2,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	2,002	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	622.50/cwt	622.50–622.50	1,743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	367	573.21/cwt	567.50–575.00	2,104	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,214	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	1,851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,072	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,115	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,518	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	700	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	420	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 Feb 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 40Last week 7Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 2Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

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	250–300	255	755.00	755.00
2	300–350	340	670.00	670.00
3	400–450	442	540.00	540.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	288	695.00	695.00
2	300–350	335	632.50	632.50
2	350–400	390	550.00	550.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	622.50	622.50
4	350–400	367	567.50–575.00	573.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	338	547.50	547.50
4	400–450	434	477.50	477.50
1	450–500	480	412.50	412.50
4	500–550	540	410.00	410.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	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	—	1,410	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,265	120.00	120.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	60.00	60.00

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