Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2020-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.71/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$136.71

133 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$861

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−6.27

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	630	136.71	861	133

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale133 hd

136.71

—

KY average29 barns · 10,795 hd

142.97

−6.27

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	1,878	85.07	1,597	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,367	52.55	718	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,161	47.92	556	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	35.14	357	9thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	145.10/cwt	143.00–147.00	534	6
Bulls	—	—	1,805	81.69/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,475	3
Bulls	—	—	1,921	87.09/cwt	86.00–89.50	1,673	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	50.91/cwt	50.00–51.50	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	145.14/cwt	140.00–155.00	691	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	574.05/cwt	550.00–600.00	7,164	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	5,891	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	883.11/cwt	850.00–895.00	11,074	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,400	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	252	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	137.80/cwt	130.00–145.00	723	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	141.44/cwt	140.00–143.00	598	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	450	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	123.19/cwt	120.00–130.00	482	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	122.24/cwt	120.00–124.00	572	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	119.37/cwt	118.00–121.00	639	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	45.67/cwt	45.00–48.00	562	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	55.53/cwt	54.00–56.00	869	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,208	50.16/cwt	49.00–51.00	606	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	22.73/cwt	20.00–25.00	206	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	42.66/cwt	42.00–43.00	463	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	35.71/cwt	33.00–38.00	364	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	765	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	379	137.24/cwt	137.00–138.00	520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	780	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	661	127.92/cwt	120.50–130.00	846	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	136.50/cwt	132.00–142.00	923	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	597	133.42/cwt	132.50–142.00	797	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,038	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,078	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	138.27/cwt	138.00–139.00	861	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	991	14

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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