Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2019-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.47/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$119.47

94 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$10.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.27

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	483	122.87	594	64
Small 1-2	444	112.21	498	30

One grade step is worth $10.66/cwt here — about $96 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 sale94 hd

119.47

—

KY average25 barns · 5,627 hd

132.74

−13.27

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	—	High	1,658	93.23	1,546	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,285	63.81	820	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,032	58.39	603	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	48.02	475	12

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	260	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	137.92/cwt	135.00–140.00	585	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	46.51/cwt	45.00–48.00	479	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	56.05/cwt	54.00–58.00	542	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	745	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	268	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	64.89/cwt	63.00–68.00	849	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	60.94/cwt	60.00–62.00	747	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,032	58.39/cwt	57.00–59.00	603	3
Bulls	—	—	1,590	98.18/cwt	96.00–101.50	1,561	4
Bulls	—	—	1,698	85.93/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,459	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,628	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	923.21/cwt	855.00–950.00	12,002	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	717.91/cwt	650.00–755.00	6,712	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	865.67/cwt	800.00–900.00	9,670	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	518	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	147.01/cwt	139.00–152.00	767	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	135.78/cwt	130.00–145.00	843	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	142.54/cwt	142.00–144.00	603	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	127.99/cwt	126.00–130.00	861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,026	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	383	112.23/cwt	109.00–116.00	430	10
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	9
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	330	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	340	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	128.19/cwt	122.00–135.00	478	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	125.04/cwt	120.00–128.00	593	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	125.99/cwt	123.00–128.00	518	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	122.54/cwt	121.00–124.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	101.97/cwt	92.00–112.00	962	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	832	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	570	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	616	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	3

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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