Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2020-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.15/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$125.15

65 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$9.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.05

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	506	126.17	639	58
Large 1	548	117.00	641	4thin
Small 1-2	495	116.33	576	3thin

One grade step is worth $9.84/cwt here — about $63 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 sale65 hd

125.15

—

KY average27 barns · 5,522 hd

127.20

−2.05

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	1,484	87.49	1,298	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,477	63.07	932	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	53.70	673	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,018	41.08	418	5thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	120.51/cwt	118.00–123.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	128.49/cwt	125.00–131.00	676	14
Bulls	—	—	1,543	91.35/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,410	4
Bulls	—	—	1,330	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	129.60/cwt	129.00–130.00	828	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	847	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	139.48/cwt	137.00–142.00	773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	852	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	458	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	123.07/cwt	122.00–124.00	690	22
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	495	116.33/cwt	115.00–119.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	129.81/cwt	125.00–133.00	515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	132.22/cwt	131.00–133.00	576	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	124.82/cwt	120.00–126.00	680	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	59.02/cwt	57.00–61.00	761	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	52.71/cwt	52.00–53.50	647	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	672	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	891	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	548	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	226	128.27/cwt	127.00–132.00	290	4
Bulls	—	—	1,443	88.50/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,277	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	604	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	67.12/cwt	63.00–70.00	1,042	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	548	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	391	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	40.46/cwt	39.00–42.00	384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	817	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	138.23/cwt	137.00–140.00	930	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	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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