Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2019-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer calves 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.51/cwt on 41 head.

Average price

$144.51

41 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$92

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

$23.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.97

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	516	146.81	757	37
Small 1-2	550	124.00	682	1thin
Large 1	690	123.00	849	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.81/cwt here — about −$92 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 sale41 hd

144.51

—

KY average26 barns · 5,398 hd

141.55

+2.97

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	1,510	92.10	1,391	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,300	64.52	839	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,154	62.15	717	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	953	44.97	428	11

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	627	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	694	4
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	3
Bulls	—	—	1,310	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,114	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	768	34.65/cwt	34.00–35.00	266	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	728	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	65.88/cwt	64.00–67.00	769	4
Bulls	—	—	1,706	97.21/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,658	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	66.56/cwt	65.00–68.00	927	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	52.74/cwt	50.00–56.00	595	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	42.34/cwt	42.00–43.00	357	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,226	62.89/cwt	61.00–64.00	771	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	60.00/cwt	59.00–62.00	673	5
Bulls	—	—	1,452	90.96/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,321	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,350	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	11,688	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	865.08/cwt	785.00–990.00	11,073	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	4,232	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	804.51/cwt	685.00–920.00	8,423	6
Steers	Small 1-2	—	550	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	144.09/cwt	138.00–150.00	764	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	858	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	137.00/cwt	133.00–141.00	891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	160.27/cwt	158.00–165.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	1
Steers	Large 1	—	690	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	849	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	121.97/cwt	119.00–125.00	592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	744	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	585	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	661	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	4

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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