Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2020-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

All classes of cattle sold fully steady this week on a light test due to excessive wet weather.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.36/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$116.36

25 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$8.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.73

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	529	117.77	623	21
Large 1	470	109.00	512	4thin

One grade step is worth $8.77/cwt here — about $111 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 sale25 hd

116.36

—

KY average26 barns · 2,958 hd

126.10

−9.73

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	1,900	92.50	1,758	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,314	59.49	781	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	978	55.31	541	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,189	44.79	533	4thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	475	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	132.84/cwt	130.00–145.00	511	5
Bulls	—	—	1,900	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,758	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	978	55.31/cwt	54.00–57.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	465.65/cwt	400.00–585.00	5,294	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	12,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,251	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	113.97/cwt	107.00–121.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	496	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	112.03/cwt	109.00–115.00	522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,135	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	704	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	58.23/cwt	55.00–61.00	817	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	39.52/cwt	39.00–40.00	456	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	50.06/cwt	49.00–51.00	612	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	470	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	794	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	888	3

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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