Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2019-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $112.12/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$112.12

105 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−9.88

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	549	112.12	615	105

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 sale105 hd

112.12

—

KY average29 barns · 7,619 hd

121.99

−9.88

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	—	Low	1,804	81.54	1,471	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,184	47.84	566	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,092	39.76	434	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	810	33.00	267	1thin

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	890	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	119.64/cwt	115.00–122.00	757	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	117.02/cwt	115.00–122.00	805	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	138.31/cwt	135.00–140.00	568	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	121.29/cwt	112.00–126.00	645	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	132.90/cwt	130.00–142.00	485	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	121.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	578	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	113.48/cwt	106.00–123.00	654	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	422	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	106.13/cwt	105.00–108.00	669	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	116.40/cwt	112.00–120.00	390	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	112.92/cwt	110.00–116.00	539	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	115.15/cwt	109.00–120.00	609	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	106.69/cwt	102.00–112.00	604	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	698	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	820	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	120.75/cwt	120.00–121.00	756	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	139.15/cwt	135.00–145.00	646	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	132.63/cwt	130.00–136.00	695	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	921	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	766	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	973	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	873	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	682.03/cwt	600.00–725.00	8,730	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,185	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	781.38/cwt	755.00–800.00	6,798	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	8,515	2
Bulls	—	—	1,355	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	949	1
Bulls	—	—	1,370	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,028	1
Bulls	—	—	1,902	83.55/cwt	77.50–86.00	1,589	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	41.02/cwt	40.00–43.00	432	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	39.01/cwt	38.00–43.00	435	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,165	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	617	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,213	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	594	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,177	43.62/cwt	43.00–44.00	513	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	267	1

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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