Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $330.00/cwt on 5 head, down $93.55 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 3 comparable sales and sits −137.50 against this barn's trailing median of $467.50.

Average price

$330.00

▼ 93.55 vs prior sale

5 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−51.67

vs KY average

−41.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	330.00	1,775	5thin

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

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

330.00

—

KY average24 barns · 464 hd

381.67

−51.67

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−41.00

This barn, trailing median3 sales

467.50

−137.50

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%	Low	955	75.00	716	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,305	60.00	783	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
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,500	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

8 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,775	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	783	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	716	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 Aug 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 12Last week 23Year ago 172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 1Year ago 7

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 0Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	595	285.00	285.00
1	950–1000	955	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	340.00	340.00
5	500–550	538	330.00	330.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,500	1,600.00	1,600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	955	75.00	75.00

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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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle