Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2020-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.83/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$143.83

12 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.98

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	481	143.83	692	12thin

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 sale12 hd

143.83

—

KY average29 barns · 6,657 hd

144.81

−0.98

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	1,857	93.26	1,732	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	61.42	868	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,115	56.83	634	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	47.94	537	5thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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	—	450	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Bulls	—	—	1,500	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,275	1
Bulls	—	—	1,902	98.35/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,871	3
Bulls	—	—	1,913	91.50/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,750	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	61.00/cwt	60.00–62.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	136.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	726	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	695.80/cwt	665.00–710.00	8,746	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,930	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	7,315	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	122.12/cwt	119.00–126.00	514	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	430	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	452	2
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	540	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	419	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	54.75/cwt	54.00–55.00	587	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	59.52/cwt	59.00–60.00	804	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	63.32/cwt	62.00–65.00	934	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	41.20/cwt	39.00–43.00	412	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	52.44/cwt	51.00–55.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	890	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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