Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-08

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $423.55/cwt on 11 head, down $54.94 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −43.95 against this barn's trailing median of $467.50.

Average price

$423.55

▼ 54.94 vs prior sale

11 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,351

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$21.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−41.02

vs KY average

−35.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	426.00	2,374	9thin
Large 1-2	525	420.00	2,205	1thin
Medium and Large 2	565	405.00	2,288	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.00/cwt here — about $86 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 sale11 hd

423.55

—

KY average18 barns · 505 hd

464.57

−41.02

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

−35.93

This barn, trailing median3 sales

467.50

−43.95

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	1,440	165.00	2,376	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,425	140.00	1,995	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,053	106.25	1,118	2thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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 1-2	500–550	520	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,340	1
Steers	Large 1-2	500–550	525	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,224	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,040	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,269	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	490.67/cwt	490.00–491.00	2,105	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,376	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	368.16/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,124	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,377	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,166	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,733	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 Jul 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 54Last week 22Year ago 49

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 6Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	429	490.00–491.00	490.67
1	500–550	520	450.00	450.00
8	550–600	562	423.00	423.00
4	600–650	613	412.50	412.50
1	650–700	660	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	705	360.00	360.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	405.00	405.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	380	502.50	502.50
2	450–500	463	490.00	490.00
3	500–550	523	390.00	390.00
6	550–600	563	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	665	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	500.00	500.00
3	350–400	380	480.00	480.00
1	500–550	505	375.00	375.00
8	550–600	577	365.00–370.00	368.16
1	600–650	615	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	675	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	860	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	165.00	165.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,425	140.00	140.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	92.50	92.50
1	—	845	120.00	120.00

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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