Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2019-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $105.90/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$105.90

53 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$11.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.36

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	552	109.19	603	38
Small 1-2	454	97.56	443	15thin

One grade step is worth $11.63/cwt here — about $160 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 sale53 hd

105.90

—

KY average27 barns · 6,235 hd

118.26

−12.36

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	1,695	76.97	1,305	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,429	49.05	701	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,102	44.74	493	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	961	36.34	349	4thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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	—	1,055	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	268	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	712	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	118.81/cwt	112.00–122.00	570	6
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	300	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	357	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	688	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	702	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	355	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	422	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	106.55/cwt	105.00–108.00	552	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	121.11/cwt	120.00–122.00	463	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	103.71/cwt	95.00–112.00	750	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	107.31/cwt	100.00–112.00	625	14
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	736	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	648	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	395	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	403	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	457	98.81/cwt	94.00–102.00	452	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	433	95.89/cwt	81.00–103.00	415	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	476	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,014	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	872	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	132.08/cwt	129.00–136.00	635	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,500	1
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	—	1,200	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,600	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	79.50/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,443	2
Bulls	—	—	1,537	74.41/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,144	3
Bulls	—	—	1,773	77.84/cwt	54.00–91.00	1,380	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	674	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	38.05/cwt	35.00–42.00	371	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	47.04/cwt	46.00–48.00	541	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	673	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	48.72/cwt	47.00–50.00	705	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	36.34/cwt	33.00–39.00	349	4

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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