Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-11

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $389.10/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 4 of 3 comparable sales and sits +29.07 against this barn's trailing median of $360.03.

Average price

$389.10

6 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,171

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−15.71

vs KY average

−24.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	389.10	2,171	6thin

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 sale6 hd

389.10

—

KY average26 barns · 1,401 hd

404.81

−15.71

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−24.68

This barn, trailing median3 sales

360.03

+29.07

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
Bulls	—	Low	1,240	150.00	1,860	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
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$2,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

12 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	—	—	1,240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,860	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	746	355.99/cwt	355.00–361.00	2,656	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	358.03/cwt	355.00–362.50	2,384	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,347	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	797	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,311	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	691	323.40/cwt	322.00–335.00	2,235	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	436.22/cwt	400.00–442.50	2,046	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	389.10/cwt	380.00–391.00	2,171	6

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 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 67Last week 14Year ago 56

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 9

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 1

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	2,600.00	2,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,700.00	2,700.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	515.00	515.00
4	550–600	595	422.50	422.50
5	650–700	666	355.00–362.50	358.03
18	700–750	746	355.00–361.00	355.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	630	372.50	372.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	469	400.00–442.50	436.22
6	550–600	558	380.00–391.00	389.10
9	650–700	691	322.00–335.00	323.40
13	750–800	797	290.00	290.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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