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Hopkinsville Livestock Auction

Name: Hopkinsville Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Hopkinsville, Kentucky · Wed, Oct 21

● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2200

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 24▼ 126 vs year ago 151 · −83.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

3 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 10▼ 1 vs year ago 4 · −25.0%

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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 $362.50/cwt on 6 head, up $8.55 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 1 comparable sales and sits +8.55 against this barn's trailing median of $353.95.

Average price

$362.50

▲ 8.55 vs prior sale

6 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,985

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.63

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	548	362.50	1,985	6thin

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 sale6 hd

362.50

—

KY average26 barns · 844 hd

366.13

−3.63

This barn, trailing median1 sales

353.95

+8.55

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	1,500	125.00	1,875	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,215	120.00	1,458	1thin

Every lot, as filed

15 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,027	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	370	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,489	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,394	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,776	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,870	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	653	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,090	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,150	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,755	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,936	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	502	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,883	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,076	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,244	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	710	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,201	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,458	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,875	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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 25Last week 24Year ago 151

Slaughter CattleReceipts 3Last week 10Year ago 4

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	370	402.50	402.50
2	450–500	480	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	550	340.00	340.00
3	650–700	653	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	705	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	450.00	450.00
4	400–450	445	435.00	435.00
3	500–550	502	375.00	375.00
3	550–600	593	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	680	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	710	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	382.50	382.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	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.