Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2019-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $118.30/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$118.30

49 head · 577 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$252

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

$0.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.35

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1-2	385	118.40	456	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	598	118.29	708	44

One grade step is worth $0.11/cwt here — about −$252 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 sale49 hd

118.30

—

KY average27 barns · 2,043 hd

125.64

−7.35

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	—	Low	1,540	84.88	1,307	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,405	62.17	873	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	56.50	643	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	954	46.17	441	6thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	—	1,100	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	825	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	350	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	63.85/cwt	63.00–67.00	976	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	500	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	46.01/cwt	45.00–47.00	432	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	59.94/cwt	59.00–61.00	743	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Muddy	—	1,040	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	582	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	704	1
Bulls	—	—	1,687	88.17/cwt	87.00–89.50	1,487	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	962.84/cwt	855.00–1,075.00	11,477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	126.88/cwt	122.00–130.00	599	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	12,870	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	805.00/cwt	805.00–805.00	6,843	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	6,201	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	6,416	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	11,808	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,065.00/cwt	1,065.00–1,065.00	12,780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	560	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	610	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	610	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	570	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	650	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	415	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	121.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	689	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	130.53/cwt	125.00–135.00	689	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	83.62/cwt	81.00–90.00	758	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	613	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	660	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.

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