Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2019-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.83/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$109.83

87 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$5.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.01

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	575	110.00	632	84
Small 1-2	430	105.00	452	3thin

One grade step is worth $5.00/cwt here — about $181 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 sale87 hd

109.83

—

KY average28 barns · 6,043 hd

121.85

−12.01

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	—	Average	1,743	83.96	1,463	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,364	56.69	773	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,125	48.00	540	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	875	41.80	366	3thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	138.42/cwt	135.00–142.00	454	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	105.51/cwt	105.00–106.00	700	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	117.78/cwt	114.00–122.00	627	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	124.92/cwt	122.00–130.00	581	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	901.00/cwt	875.00–925.00	11,263	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,838	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,075	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	781.58/cwt	750.00–850.00	9,903	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	7,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	128.94/cwt	122.00–133.00	799	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	967	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	127.05/cwt	123.00–131.00	864	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	129.82/cwt	124.00–133.00	740	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	329	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	854	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	110.92/cwt	104.00–115.00	687	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	41.80/cwt	40.00–45.00	366	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	866	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	110.51/cwt	108.00–115.00	466	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	109.64/cwt	104.00–115.00	576	25
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	365	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	372	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	320	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	336	6
Bulls	—	—	1,705	79.42/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,354	4
Bulls	—	—	1,768	86.99/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,538	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	540	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	56.69/cwt	54.00–59.50	773	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	744	127.25/cwt	127.25–127.25	947	15

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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