Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2019-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.79/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$114.79

60 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$21.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.32

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	491	116.20	571	56
Small 1-2	540	95.00	513	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.20/cwt here — about $58 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 sale60 hd

114.79

—

KY average28 barns · 10,184 hd

120.10

−5.32

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	1,640	76.95	1,262	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,499	51.00	765	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,022	47.66	487	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	38.26	393	5thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	679	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	934	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	57.37/cwt	55.00–60.00	600	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	900	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	351	1
Bulls	—	—	1,675	70.13/cwt	67.00–73.00	1,175	2
Bulls	—	—	1,605	83.76/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	129.96/cwt	127.00–132.00	639	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	129.54/cwt	126.00–140.00	455	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	33.76/cwt	32.00–35.00	312	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	45.02/cwt	44.00–46.00	530	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,656	53.76/cwt	53.00–54.00	890	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	47.33/cwt	46.00–48.00	611	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	44.07/cwt	41.00–46.00	461	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	116.95/cwt	111.00–123.00	505	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	108.39/cwt	95.00–111.00	837	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	610	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	448	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	303	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,443	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	12,266	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	540	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	114.71/cwt	110.00–120.00	538	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	691.22/cwt	600.00–750.00	7,431	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	745.16/cwt	600.00–825.00	8,316	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,600	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	3,150	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	4,675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	532	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	426	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	795	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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