Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2019-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.94/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$123.94

138 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$812

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$380

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

$18.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.59

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	674	125.42	846	127
Small 1-2	436	106.82	466	11thin

One grade step is worth $18.60/cwt here — about $380 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 sale138 hd

123.94

—

KY average18 barns · 4,379 hd

127.52

−3.59

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	1,827	86.61	1,583	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,360	61.71	839	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	52.35	609	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	44.58	449	12

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	43.19/cwt	41.00–45.00	440	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	50.48/cwt	48.00–52.00	518	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	329	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	64.51/cwt	61.00–65.50	886	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	57.24/cwt	54.00–59.00	766	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	53.69/cwt	51.00–55.00	620	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	581	2
Bulls	—	—	1,860	90.48/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,683	2
Bulls	—	—	1,858	85.54/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,589	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,377	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	885.25/cwt	850.00–930.00	10,446	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	8,549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	385	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	540	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	556	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	749	130.85/cwt	130.85–130.85	980	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	789	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	119.80/cwt	116.00–125.00	571	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	119.94/cwt	115.00–123.00	503	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	876	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	135.32/cwt	135.00–136.00	629	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	131.15/cwt	130.00–133.00	405	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	448	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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