Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2019-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend last week due to holiday.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $109.35/cwt on 51 head.

Average price

$109.35

51 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$552

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$9.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.94

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	526	110.47	581	45
Small 1-2	350	101.00	354	6thin

One grade step is worth $9.47/cwt here — about $227 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 sale51 hd

109.35

—

KY average18 barns · 1,312 hd

119.29

−9.94

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	1,759	72.15	1,269	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,297	49.00	635	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	44.48	510	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	37.00	410	9thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	106.03/cwt	100.00–112.00	586	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	826	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	402	4
Bulls	—	—	1,705	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	106.34/cwt	93.00–113.00	820	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	36.37/cwt	35.00–38.00	403	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	462	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	755	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	691	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,130	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	475	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	45.97/cwt	45.00–48.00	519	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	480	1
Bulls	—	—	1,777	73.87/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,313	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	4,703	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,250	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	831	129.50/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,076	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	124.61/cwt	120.00–128.00	568	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	122.40/cwt	122.00–123.00	639	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	567	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	103.01/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,033	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	455	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	378	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	425	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	378	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	485	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	400	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	380	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	300	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	321	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	406	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	425	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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