Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2020-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves below 550 pounds sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle weighing over 550 pounds 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.84/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$122.84

45 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$2.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.28

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	540	122.97	664	43
Small 1-2	400	120.00	480	2thin

One grade step is worth $2.97/cwt here — about $184 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 sale45 hd

122.84

—

KY average26 barns · 5,550 hd

130.13

−7.28

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	—	Average	1,819	92.70	1,687	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	62.83	749	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,339	62.12	832	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	40.65	440	3thin

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	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	136.82/cwt	135.00–145.00	639	14
Bulls	—	—	2,330	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	2,167	1
Bulls	—	—	1,795	86.80/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	133.99/cwt	130.00–140.00	769	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	155.67/cwt	149.00–161.00	691	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	10,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,875	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	40.65/cwt	40.00–42.00	440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	117.28/cwt	114.00–119.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	130.76/cwt	130.00–131.00	468	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	765	12
Bulls	—	—	1,732	96.18/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,666	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	55.61/cwt	54.00–57.00	616	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	70.04/cwt	68.00–72.00	893	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,100	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	627	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,064	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,309	59.46/cwt	58.00–61.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	525	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	565	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	163.19/cwt	154.00–171.00	760	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	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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