Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $478.49/cwt on 14 head, up $10.99 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 3 comparable sales and sits +10.99 against this barn's trailing median of $467.50.

Average price

$478.49

▲ 10.99 vs prior sale

14 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$324

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2

$73.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.31

vs KY average

−9.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	483.75	2,661	13thin
Medium 1-2	570	410.00	2,337	1thin

One grade step is worth $73.75/cwt here — about $324 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale14 hd

478.49

—

KY average25 barns · 812 hd

480.80

−2.31

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

−9.06

This barn, trailing median3 sales

467.50

+10.99

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	1,133	160.67	1,820	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,938	20
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,395	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,410	$2,364	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,244	$2,288	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,410	$2,952	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	990	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,343	$4,023	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$3,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	160.67/cwt	153.00–169.00	1,820	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,938.33/head	2,025.00–3,350.00	2,938	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	2,288.12/head	1,750.00–2,675.00	2,288	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	2,363.95/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,364	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	4,022.58/head	3,550.00–4,200.00	4,023	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	2,952.13/head	2,500.00–3,250.00	2,952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,731	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	570	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,059	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,180	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	250–300	262	661.00/cwt	661.00–661.00	1,732	22
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	275	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,925	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	285	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	1,981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,058	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	750	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	530.69/cwt	492.50–547.50	2,181	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	578	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,066	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	509	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,558	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	432	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,890	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3Fancy	350–400	368	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,895	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	485.80/cwt	442.50–490.00	2,648	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,087	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	557.50/cwt	557.50–557.50	2,481	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 May 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 108Last week 13Year ago 67

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 2Year ago 12

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 0Year ago 1

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,133	153.00–169.00	160.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,213	2,025.00–3,350.00	2,938.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,244	1,750.00–2,675.00	2,288.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,410	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,363.95
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,395	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,343	3,550.00–4,200.00	4,022.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,250.00	3,250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	990	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,410	2,500.00–3,250.00	2,952.13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	525.00	525.00
7	400–450	411	492.50–547.50	530.69
11	500–550	545	442.50–490.00	485.80
2	550–600	578	472.50	472.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	750	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	510.00	510.00
1	350–400	385	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	428	435.00	435.00
4	450–500	468	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	545	400.00	400.00
1	750–800	785	300.00	300.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	250–300	262	661.00	661.00
20	350–400	368	515.00	515.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	432	437.50	437.50
10	500–550	509	502.50	502.50
2	550–600	578	357.50	357.50
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	700.00	700.00
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	695.00	695.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	383	545.00	545.00
1	400–450	445	557.50	557.50
2	500–550	528	455.00	455.00

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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Steers · 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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