Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2019-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $114.38/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$114.38

84 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$15.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.58

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	542	117.48	637	67
Small 1-2	452	102.13	462	17thin

One grade step is worth $15.35/cwt here — about $175 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 sale84 hd

114.38

—

KY average28 barns · 3,710 hd

118.95

−4.58

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	1,762	73.19	1,289	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	43.67	649	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,221	38.68	472	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,021	33.75	345	4thin

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
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	485	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	495	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	600	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	111.26/cwt	103.00–119.00	523	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	109.99/cwt	105.00–112.00	455	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	715	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	429	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	403	96.04/cwt	90.00–102.00	387	8
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	512	101.58/cwt	90.00–109.00	520	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	100.23/cwt	92.00–106.00	676	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	125.30/cwt	119.00–131.00	600	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	116.38/cwt	109.00–120.00	612	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	95.77/cwt	90.00–100.00	849	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	124.13/cwt	119.00–128.00	545	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	124.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	719	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	462	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	10,205	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,800	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	369	102.59/cwt	102.00–103.00	379	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	134.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,520	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	490.70/cwt	465.00–550.00	5,275	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	525.23/cwt	495.00–560.00	4,517	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,000	2
Bulls	—	—	1,775	76.48/cwt	76.00–77.00	1,358	2
Bulls	—	—	1,753	70.99/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,244	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	517	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	43.26/cwt	43.00–43.50	549	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	37.76/cwt	36.00–41.00	444	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	640	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	653	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	304	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	267	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	409	2

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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