Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2019-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.98/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$112.98

53 head · 432 lb average

Value per head Derived

$488

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$58

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

$25.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.24

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	405	117.25	475	41
Small 1-2	494	101.88	504	8thin
Large 1	583	91.50	533	4thin

One grade step is worth $25.75/cwt here — about −$58 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 sale53 hd

112.98

—

KY average27 barns · 5,842 hd

129.22

−16.24

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	1,730	88.85	1,537	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,430	58.93	843	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	55.22	649	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	964	43.80	422	8thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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	—	345	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	486	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	590	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	667	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	112.83/cwt	108.00–118.00	642	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	118.03/cwt	114.00–122.00	738	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	134.70/cwt	131.00–138.00	571	10
Heifers	Large 1	—	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	635	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	260	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	105.78/cwt	105.00–107.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	111.35/cwt	105.00–118.00	593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	119.82/cwt	118.00–122.00	379	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	118.82/cwt	114.00–126.00	492	15
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	530	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	546	5
Steers	Large 1	—	550	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	437	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	142.29/cwt	140.00–145.50	575	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	137.19/cwt	135.00–140.00	635	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	6,820	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	755.75/cwt	720.00–800.00	8,540	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	11,063	1
Bulls	—	—	1,910	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,528	1
Bulls	—	—	1,493	84.85/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,267	4
Bulls	—	—	1,839	92.40/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,699	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	55.22/cwt	54.00–57.00	649	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	60.45/cwt	59.00–63.50	869	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	57.67/cwt	57.00–58.00	821	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	780	33.44/cwt	32.00–35.00	261	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	42.62/cwt	39.00–45.00	414	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	51.89/cwt	50.00–56.00	559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	467	5

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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