Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2019-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady on a lesser quality offering. Weaned fancy calves 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $107.03/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$107.03

65 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$11.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.29

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	659	110.05	725	47
Large 1	468	102.26	479	4thin
Small 1-2	559	98.29	549	14thin

One grade step is worth $11.76/cwt here — about $176 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 sale65 hd

107.03

—

KY average26 barns · 5,701 hd

118.32

−11.29

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	1,642	71.68	1,177	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,312	49.33	647	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,086	42.39	460	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,031	33.67	347	7thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	911	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	604	138.98/cwt	136.00–140.00	839	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	32.78/cwt	31.00–35.00	329	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	468	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	47.12/cwt	45.00–49.00	600	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	51.54/cwt	50.00–53.50	696	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,019	41.19/cwt	38.00–44.00	420	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	48.08/cwt	46.00–50.00	560	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	508	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	111.71/cwt	109.00–115.00	572	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	109.99/cwt	109.00–111.00	612	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	469	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	468	102.26/cwt	100.00–103.00	479	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	726	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	805	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	636	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	460	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	451	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	103.74/cwt	100.00–109.00	965	17
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	552	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,089	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	131.53/cwt	125.00–135.00	430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	106.80/cwt	106.00–108.00	729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	112.65/cwt	106.00–119.00	375	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	4,802	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	795.00/cwt	795.00–795.00	9,540	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	4,463	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	143.61/cwt	140.00–145.00	530	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,548	3
Bulls	—	—	1,642	71.68/cwt	70.00–73.00	1,177	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	550	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	131.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	507	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	133.51/cwt	130.00–136.00	411	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	777	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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