Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-25

Weight class

Steers · summary 800–900 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

800–900 lb steers averaged $343.81/cwt on 39 head, down $1.48 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −1.48 against this barn's trailing median of $345.29.

Average price

$343.81

▼ 1.48 vs prior sale

39 head · 853 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,932

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.18

vs KY average

−14.81 vs national

What quality paid 800–900 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	853	343.81	2,932	39

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 800–900 lb

3 sales

Steers 800–900 lb: high $359.77, low $343.81, median $345.29 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 800–900 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale39 hd

343.81

—

KY average24 barns · 1,303 hd

349.99

−6.18

National average117 barns · 19,488 hd

358.62

−14.81

This barn, trailing median3 sales

345.29

−1.48

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	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,715	155.00	2,658	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,045	120.00	1,254	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,740	128.00	2,227	1thin

Every lot, as filed

11 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	400–450	430	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	1,630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	829	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,843	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	344.50/cwt	344.50–344.50	3,007	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,715	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,658	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,254	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,740	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,227	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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 53Last week 40Year ago 15

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	465.00	465.00
1	450–500	470	467.50	467.50
1	650–700	660	360.00	360.00
1	750–800	785	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	295	552.50	552.50
1	550–600	550	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	800–850	829	343.00	343.00
21	850–900	873	344.50	344.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	155.00	155.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,045	120.00	120.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	128.00	128.00

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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