Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-20

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $370.00/cwt on 4 head, up $0.52 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 3 comparable sales and sits +9.97 against this barn's trailing median of $360.03.

Average price

$370.00

▲ 0.52 vs prior sale

4 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−40.68

vs KY average

−48.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	567	370.00	2,096	4thin

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 sale4 hd

370.00

—

KY average29 barns · 1,678 hd

410.68

−40.68

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−48.26

This barn, trailing median3 sales

360.03

+9.97

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	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,080	150.00	1,620	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	140.00	1,407	1thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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
Heifers	Medium 1-2	650–700	650	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,522	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	955	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,386	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,620	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,407	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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 25Last week 37Year ago 25

Slaughter CattleReceipts 2Last week 4Year ago 2

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	480.00	480.00
1	450–500	460	430.00	430.00
2	500–550	545	380.00	380.00
2	550–600	588	360.00	360.00
2	600–650	600	360.00	360.00
2	700–750	713	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	300.00	300.00
1	950–1000	955	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	485.00	485.00
1	500–550	505	472.50	472.50
2	550–600	575	420.00	420.00
4	600–650	615	410.00	410.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	150.00	150.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	140.00	140.00

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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