Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2019-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.28/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$109.28

54 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$23.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.32

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	535	115.45	617	40
Small 1-2	459	91.66	421	14thin

One grade step is worth $23.79/cwt here — about $196 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 sale54 hd

109.28

—

KY average26 barns · 2,974 hd

123.60

−14.32

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	1,767	87.24	1,541	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,396	60.08	839	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,102	54.26	598	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,025	42.10	431	14

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	503	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	123.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	684	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	580	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	121.39/cwt	121.00–122.00	648	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	116.48/cwt	115.00–118.00	568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	118.06/cwt	112.00–124.00	728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	115.09/cwt	110.00–118.00	474	8
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	365	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	350	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	405	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	365	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	620	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	558	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	452	91.04/cwt	85.00–100.00	412	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	252	139.17/cwt	135.00–142.00	351	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	136.67/cwt	135.00–140.00	668	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	11,060	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	668.88/cwt	600.00–710.00	6,588	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	813.12/cwt	715.00–890.00	10,432	6
Bulls	—	—	1,750	91.87/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,608	3
Bulls	—	—	1,771	86.08/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,524	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	56.23/cwt	55.00–57.00	670	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,027	52.62/cwt	52.00–54.00	540	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	702	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	63.81/cwt	62.00–67.50	919	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	58.76/cwt	58.00–60.00	808	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	51.50/cwt	51.00–52.00	569	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	41.75/cwt	39.00–45.00	380	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	34.92/cwt	30.00–37.00	375	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	428	2

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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