Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2019-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.05/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$117.05

24 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$559

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$24

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

$17.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.07

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	461	122.38	564	14thin
Small 1-2	460	110.17	507	6thin
Large 1	564	110.00	620	3thin
Large 1-2	560	105.00	588	1thin

One grade step is worth $17.38/cwt here — about −$24 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale24 hd

117.05

—

KY average20 barns · 4,556 hd

127.12

−10.07

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	1,656	93.90	1,555	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,359	63.40	862	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	57.53	661	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	985	47.95	472	10

Every lot, as filed

36 lots · USDA AMS · Wilson Livestock Market - London, 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	—	298	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	126.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	715	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	502	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	512	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	565	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	672	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	564	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	620	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	122.05/cwt	118.00–126.00	563	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	685	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	863	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	460	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	529	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	385	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	404	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	510	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	730	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	5,411	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,600	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	676.84/cwt	535.00–750.00	6,877	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	942.45/cwt	900.00–990.00	12,487	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	821.16/cwt	785.00–900.00	8,417	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	57.82/cwt	56.00–60.00	672	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,238	60.01/cwt	58.00–62.00	743	4
Bulls	—	—	1,567	91.13/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,428	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	44.71/cwt	43.00–46.00	420	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	51.39/cwt	50.00–53.00	532	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	682	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	64.91/cwt	63.00–67.50	917	9
Bulls	—	—	1,853	99.98/cwt	94.50–106.50	1,853	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	300	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	599	2

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.

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