Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2019-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $114.18/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$114.18

68 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$577

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$2.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.25

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	517	114.40	592	62
Small 1-2	382	111.89	427	6thin

One grade step is worth $2.51/cwt here — about $164 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 sale68 hd

114.18

—

KY average27 barns · 3,807 hd

122.43

−8.25

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	1,588	79.18	1,258	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,284	51.97	667	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,124	49.41	555	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	34.77	338	18

Every lot, as filed

37 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%	—	934	36.00/cwt	34.00–40.00	336	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	26.11/cwt	25.00–27.00	257	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	42.84/cwt	41.00–45.00	448	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	51.64/cwt	49.00–55.00	675	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,118	46.96/cwt	45.00–48.00	525	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	58.88/cwt	57.00–62.50	824	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	49.41/cwt	47.00–51.00	555	5
Bulls	—	—	1,637	81.04/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,327	6
Bulls	—	—	1,552	77.18/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,198	3
Bulls	—	—	1,405	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	9,486	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	609.55/cwt	585.00–625.00	5,364	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	786.50/cwt	755.00–800.00	10,484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	127.73/cwt	124.00–135.00	838	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	805	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	780	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	599	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Steers	Large 1	—	720	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	105.57/cwt	100.00–113.00	668	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	389	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	119.61/cwt	114.00–125.00	501	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	111.34/cwt	110.00–114.00	596	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	775	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	382	111.89/cwt	109.00–115.00	427	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	115.26/cwt	105.00–125.00	557	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	121.18/cwt	115.00–125.00	436	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	103.51/cwt	102.00–108.00	674	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	115.52/cwt	111.00–119.00	700	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	111.82/cwt	106.00–120.00	645	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	595	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	119.01/cwt	117.00–120.00	527	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	714	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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