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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 7

● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Sep 30Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

23 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 43▲ 9 vs year ago 14 · +64.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 7▲ 3 vs year ago 3 · +100.0%

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Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $353.95/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $353.95.

Average price

$353.95

10 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.02

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	573	353.95	2,027	10thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

353.95

—

KY average25 barns · 754 hd

354.97

−1.02

This barn, trailing median1 sales

353.95

+0.00

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
Bulls	—	Average	2,008	172.61	3,466	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,350	131.99	1,782	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	130.00	1,931	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,585	155.00	2,457	1thin

Every lot, as filed

13 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,656	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,786	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,523	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,751	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	355.50/cwt	355.50–355.50	2,058	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,038	2
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	1
Beef/Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	1
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 3	819	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,638	4
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,457	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,008	172.61/cwt	170.00–175.00	3,466	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	131.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,782	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,931	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 Oct 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 23Last week 43Year ago 14

Slaughter CattleReceipts 6Last week 7Year ago 3

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	780	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	819	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	362.50	362.50
1	500–550	515	340.00	340.00
9	550–600	579	355.50	355.50
2	600–650	633	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	558	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,585	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,008	170.00–175.00	172.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	130.00–134.00	131.99

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.