Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2020-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.09/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$123.09

44 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$58

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

$13.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.54

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	539	125.29	675	35
Small 1-2	557	116.58	649	5thin
Large 1	655	112.00	734	4thin

One grade step is worth $13.29/cwt here — about −$58 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 sale44 hd

123.09

—

KY average28 barns · 4,683 hd

127.63

−4.54

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	—	Low	1,694	94.30	1,598	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,472	66.00	972	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	56.58	693	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	43.20	426	4thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	800	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	149.62/cwt	145.00–152.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	786	3
Bulls	—	—	1,340	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	149.65/cwt	141.00–155.00	697	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	129.84/cwt	129.00–130.00	628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	648	6
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	557	116.58/cwt	115.00–117.00	649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	129.31/cwt	128.00–130.00	925	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	41.60/cwt	39.00–43.00	396	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	797	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	680	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	2
Bulls	—	—	1,718	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,546	2
Bulls	—	—	1,848	102.76/cwt	102.50–103.00	1,899	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	56.58/cwt	55.00–58.00	693	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,152	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	858	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	137.98/cwt	137.00–139.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	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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