Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-24

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $356.67/cwt on 3 head, down $12.81 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 3 comparable sales and sits −3.36 against this barn's trailing median of $360.03.

Average price

$356.67

▼ 12.81 vs prior sale

3 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,890

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

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

$10.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−58.22

vs KY average

−59.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	543	360.00	1,953	2thin
Medium and Large 2	505	350.00	1,768	1thin

One grade step is worth $10.00/cwt here — about $186 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

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 sale3 hd

356.67

—

KY average26 barns · 954 hd

414.88

−58.22

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−59.16

This barn, trailing median3 sales

360.03

−3.36

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	1,198	152.00	1,821	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	124.00	1,228	2thin

Every lot, as filed

19 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	483	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	359.81/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,821	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,464	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	540	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,253	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	466.25/cwt	460.00–472.50	1,679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,775	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 Jun 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 22Last week 0Year ago 39

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 0Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	460.00–472.50	466.25
2	450–500	483	370.00	370.00
1	500–550	530	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	555	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	615	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	653	345.00	345.00
1	850–900	880	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	445.00	445.00
1	500–550	505	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	705	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	350.00–370.00	359.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	500.00	500.00
1	500–550	515	420.00	420.00
1	650–700	665	330.00	330.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	370.00	370.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	152.00	152.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	130.00	130.00
1	—	970	118.00	118.00

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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