Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2020-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.00/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$148.00

36 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.11

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	479	148.00	709	36

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 sale36 hd

148.00

—

KY average26 barns · 6,427 hd

143.89

+4.11

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	1,730	92.61	1,602	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	65.62	973	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	64.68	752	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	47.58	498	4thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	145.01/cwt	139.00–148.00	568	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	681	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	141.23/cwt	131.00–145.00	681	13
Bulls	—	—	1,735	97.17/cwt	94.00–100.00	1,686	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	955.26/cwt	850.00–1,010.00	12,103	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	735.02/cwt	725.00–750.00	8,806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	132.80/cwt	131.00–135.00	834	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	581	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,230	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	5,891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	121.41/cwt	120.00–123.00	558	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	376	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	145.58/cwt	144.00–148.00	668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	138.02/cwt	135.00–140.00	741	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	45.10/cwt	43.00–46.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	554	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	469	113.85/cwt	108.00–122.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	128.14/cwt	123.00–132.00	505	7
Bulls	—	—	1,790	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,450	1
Bulls	—	—	1,688	87.02/cwt	86.00–88.00	1,469	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	64.68/cwt	64.00–65.00	752	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	896	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	66.82/cwt	66.00–69.00	1,000	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	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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