Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-12

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $342.95/cwt on 11 head, down $17.08 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −17.08 against this barn's trailing median of $360.03.

Average price

$342.95

▼ 17.08 vs prior sale

11 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,981

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$380

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

$52.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.13

vs KY average

−23.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	580	347.74	2,017	10thin
Medium and Large 2	555	295.00	1,637	1thin

One grade step is worth $52.74/cwt here — about $380 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

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 sale11 hd

342.95

—

KY average27 barns · 856 hd

379.07

−36.13

National average162 barns · 7,051 hd

366.69

−23.74

This barn, trailing median3 sales

360.03

−17.08

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	1,318	151.51	1,997	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,140	95.50	1,089	2thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,600	$3,500	1thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,037	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	347.74/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,017	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,040	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	151.51/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,440	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	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 Aug 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 29Last week 47Year ago 20

Slaughter CattleReceipts 4Last week 12Year ago 2

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	390.00	390.00
1	600–650	620	360.00	360.00
1	850–900	865	305.00	305.00
3	1000–1050	1,037	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	580	340.00–360.00	347.74
1	650–700	665	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	710	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	555	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	655	313.00	313.00
1	700–750	710	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	575	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,250	90.00	90.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,318	150.00–153.00	151.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,600	3,500.00	3,500.00

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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Heifers · 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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Slaughter Cattle

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