Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Wednesday: No trend due to limited comparison however there was good demand for all feeder and yearling classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $467.50/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 2 of 3 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $467.50.

Average price

$467.50

36 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−21.15

vs KY average

−23.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	569	467.50	2,660	36

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $478.49, low $423.55, median $467.50 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 sale36 hd

467.50

—

KY average24 barns · 957 hd

488.65

−21.15

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

−23.33

This barn, trailing median3 sales

467.50

+0.00

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	1,970	145.00	2,857	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,360	130.00	1,768	3thin

Every lot, as filed

22 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	843	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	3,035	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	651	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,669	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	476	502.00/cwt	502.00–502.00	2,390	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	465	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,325	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	690	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	933	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	3,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,934	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	774	368.42/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,852	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	467.50/cwt	467.50–467.50	2,660	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	700	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,625	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,450	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,788	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,980	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,970	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	545	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,808	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	545	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,160	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 Apr 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 52Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 3Year ago 0

Compared to last Wednesday: No trend due to limited comparison however there was good demand for all feeder and yearling classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	550–600	569	467.50	467.50
21	650–700	651	410.00	410.00
3	700–750	700	375.00	375.00
40	750–800	774	365.00–370.00	368.42
65	800–850	843	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	476	502.00	502.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	780	360.00	360.00
1	850–900	875	345.00	345.00
3	900–950	933	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	540.00	540.00
2	450–500	465	500.00	500.00
1	500–550	545	480.00	480.00
1	650–700	690	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	425	455.00	455.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	660	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,430	125.00	125.00
1	—	1,200	165.00	165.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,970	145.00	145.00

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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