Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-10

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $447.05/cwt on 5 head, down $31.44 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 3 comparable sales and sits −20.45 against this barn's trailing median of $467.50.

Average price

$447.05

▼ 31.44 vs prior sale

5 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,482

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$269

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

$33.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.36

vs KY average

−6.67 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	453.81	2,537	4thin
Medium and Large 2	540	420.00	2,268	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.81/cwt here — about $269 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 sale5 hd

447.05

—

KY average24 barns · 597 hd

455.41

−8.36

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

−6.67

This barn, trailing median3 sales

467.50

−20.45

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	Lean 85-90%	Average	927	130.00	1,205	3thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,268	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	453.81/cwt	450.00–457.50	2,537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	371.98/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,470	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,268	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,205	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 Jun 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 25Last week 0Year ago 14

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 3Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	420.00	420.00
2	500–550	523	370.00	370.00
2	550–600	563	345.00	345.00
3	650–700	663	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	490.00	490.00
4	450–500	493	460.00	460.00
4	550–600	559	450.00–457.50	453.81
5	650–700	664	370.00–375.00	371.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	420.00	420.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	927	130.00	130.00

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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