Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2019-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend due to last weeks holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.17/cwt on 27 head.

Average price

$121.17

27 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$82

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

$23.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.05

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	458	125.36	574	21
Small 1-2	473	111.00	525	3thin
Large 1	643	102.00	656	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.36/cwt here — about −$82 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 sale27 hd

121.17

—

KY average15 barns · 2,338 hd

124.22

−3.05

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	1,392	81.15	1,129	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,349	60.77	820	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	54.28	639	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	49.29	483	4thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	136.98/cwt	136.00–138.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	135.50/cwt	134.00–140.00	610	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	405	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	494	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	610	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	622	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	660	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	124.72/cwt	119.00–128.00	589	16
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	490	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	515	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	133.31/cwt	130.00–135.00	685	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	305	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	381	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,055.81/cwt	1,025.00–1,085.00	13,620	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	4,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	683.00/cwt	620.00–755.00	6,830	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	886.35/cwt	850.00–975.00	10,415	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,175	2
Bulls	—	—	1,528	88.73/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,356	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,385	56.53/cwt	56.00–57.00	783	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,334	60.53/cwt	59.00–63.00	807	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	48.05/cwt	46.00–50.00	465	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	1,097	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	541	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,110	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	622	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	970	52.03/cwt	51.00–53.00	505	2
Bulls	—	—	1,255	73.56/cwt	73.00–74.00	923	2

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

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