Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2020-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend from last week due to holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.02/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$121.02

45 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$13.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.55

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	544	121.95	663	42
Small 1-2	545	108.00	589	3thin

One grade step is worth $13.95/cwt here — about $75 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 sale45 hd

121.02

—

KY average18 barns · 4,958 hd

124.57

−3.55

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	1,798	83.53	1,502	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,356	51.28	695	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	50.58	602	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	37.32	375	8thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	156.00/cwt	150.00–161.00	716	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	110.80/cwt	100.00–118.00	803	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	534	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	146.86/cwt	145.00–148.00	545	8
Bulls	—	—	1,630	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,304	2
Bulls	—	—	1,553	76.21/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,184	3
Bulls	—	—	2,013	89.34/cwt	85.00–91.50	1,798	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,463	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,435	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	815.71/cwt	800.00–850.00	9,519	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	11,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,140	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	123.12/cwt	118.00–126.00	523	7
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	545	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	619	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	51.05/cwt	50.00–52.00	610	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	29.09/cwt	28.00–30.00	257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	684	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	775	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	648	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	45.55/cwt	45.00–46.00	501	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	37.31/cwt	35.00–39.00	381	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	49.73/cwt	48.00–51.00	591	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	675	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,830	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	807	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	667	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	967	6

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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