Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2019-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 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 $103.74/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$103.74

107 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$527

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$19.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.34

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	505	106.32	537	93
Small 1-2	529	86.64	458	14thin

One grade step is worth $19.68/cwt here — about $78 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 sale107 hd

103.74

—

KY average27 barns · 4,318 hd

119.08

−15.34

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	1,865	85.59	1,596	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,479	53.91	797	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	48.31	582	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	883	34.00	300	3thin

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	606.40/cwt	520.00–700.00	6,064	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,625	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	751.10/cwt	725.00–780.00	7,751	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,100	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,075	5
Bulls	—	—	1,865	85.59/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,596	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	45.03/cwt	44.00–46.00	582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	343	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	446	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	774	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	659	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	119.06/cwt	115.00–126.00	666	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	128.51/cwt	121.00–132.00	493	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	118.70/cwt	115.00–122.00	579	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	293	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	485	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	456	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	435	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	351	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	110.77/cwt	108.00–114.00	469	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	103.86/cwt	101.00–108.00	689	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	621	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	109.67/cwt	106.00–112.00	562	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	106.54/cwt	103.00–115.00	382	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	103.01/cwt	101.00–108.00	594	21
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	348	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	440	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	396	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	575	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	500	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	650	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	520	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	127.80/cwt	121.00–132.00	670	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	121.05/cwt	116.00–126.00	761	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	126.62/cwt	120.00–134.00	715	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	754.79/cwt	700.00–800.00	8,265	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	871.47/cwt	820.00–925.00	11,111	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	49.80/cwt	48.00–52.00	580	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	56.26/cwt	55.50–57.00	920	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	52.35/cwt	52.00–53.00	720	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	300	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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