Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2019-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers fully steady on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $109.94/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$109.94

32 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$520

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$11.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.95

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	459	113.64	522	22
Small 1-2	504	101.80	513	10thin

One grade step is worth $11.84/cwt here — about $9 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 sale32 hd

109.94

—

KY average30 barns · 7,543 hd

122.89

−12.95

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	1,770	77.81	1,377	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,254	49.07	615	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,325	48.31	640	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,083	34.49	374	3thin

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	—	417	112.52/cwt	106.00–119.00	469	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	583	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	570	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	587	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	405	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	385	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	542	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	569	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	48.34/cwt	47.00–50.00	597	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	374	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	34.74/cwt	33.00–36.00	373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	433	3
Bulls	—	—	1,713	81.72/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,400	3
Bulls	—	—	1,813	74.88/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,358	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	700	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	44.46/cwt	43.00–46.00	606	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,100	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	473	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	52.32/cwt	51.00–54.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	442	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	7,670	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	675	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	585	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	130.75/cwt	130.00–133.00	693	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	678	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	137.63/cwt	130.00–145.00	385	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	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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