Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2019-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.76/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$133.76

148 head · 776 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.33

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	776	133.76	1,038	148

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale148 hd

133.76

—

KY average26 barns · 5,068 hd

139.09

−5.33

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	1,674	87.56	1,466	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	61.21	865	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	963	53.51	515	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	48.17	481	8thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	477	123.78/cwt	123.00–125.00	590	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	47.48/cwt	44.00–56.00	467	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	583	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	63.40/cwt	60.00–67.00	933	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,217	53.89/cwt	53.00–55.00	656	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	963	53.51/cwt	53.00–54.00	515	2
Bulls	—	—	1,752	92.70/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,624	6
Bulls	—	—	1,595	81.00/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,292	4
Bulls	—	—	1,600	85.24/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,364	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	874.73/cwt	855.00–900.00	10,462	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,440	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	541	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	621	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	116.75/cwt	116.00–118.00	706	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	125.49/cwt	122.00–135.00	715	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	116.51/cwt	116.00–117.00	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	118.62/cwt	115.00–120.00	541	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	400	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	420	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	412	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	409	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	874	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	132.32/cwt	128.00–135.00	704	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	911	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,171	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	794	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	1,098	65
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	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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