Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2019-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle sold this week sold fully steady. Light test due to weather.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $111.68/cwt on 48 head.

Average price

$111.68

48 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$17.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.93

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	117.49	594	32
Small 1-2	548	100.06	548	16thin

One grade step is worth $17.43/cwt here — about $46 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 sale48 hd

111.68

—

KY average18 barns · 1,858 hd

118.61

−6.93

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	1,458	68.01	992	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,328	51.05	678	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	958	40.50	388	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	897	32.10	288	7thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	29.21/cwt	27.00–32.00	248	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	35.95/cwt	35.00–38.00	345	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	53.33/cwt	52.00–55.00	735	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	47.83/cwt	47.00–49.00	603	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,110	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	466	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	418	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	920	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	359	2
Bulls	—	—	1,458	68.01/cwt	59.00–74.00	992	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	755.00/cwt	755.00–755.00	9,022	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	4,123	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	3
Steers	Small 1-2	—	680	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	127.02/cwt	123.00–130.00	671	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	114.30/cwt	110.00–121.00	828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	324	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	431	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	595	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	571	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	503	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	518	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	600	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	570	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	490	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	524	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	115.28/cwt	111.00–123.00	656	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	584	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	372	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	358	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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