Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-04

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $387.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 4 of 3 comparable sales and sits +26.97 against this barn's trailing median of $360.03.

Average price

$387.00

5 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,164

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.61

vs KY average

−33.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	559	387.00	2,164	5thin

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 sale5 hd

387.00

—

KY average26 barns · 1,630 hd

400.61

−13.61

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−33.96

This barn, trailing median3 sales

360.03

+26.97

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	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,840	140.00	2,576	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	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,154	$2,052	4thin

Every lot, as filed

10 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,840	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,576	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	2,069.64/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,070	3
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	210	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,079	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	575	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,588	3

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 Mar 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 14Last week 53Year ago 17

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1Last week 3Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	140.00	140.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,197	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,069.64
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	2,000.00	2,000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	450.00	450.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	492.50	492.50
3	500–550	540	385.00	385.00
2	550–600	588	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	455.00	455.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	575	450.00	450.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle