Sale reports / Kentucky / Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY / 2020-03-24

Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · London, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 24
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2214
Feeder Cattle receipts
108 head
40 vs last sale 68 108 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
17 vs last sale 52 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
2 vs last sale 10 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.14/cwt on 80 head.
Average price
$127.14
80 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$709
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+3.51
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558127.1470980
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 sale80 hd
127.14
KY average26 barns · 2,276 hd
123.63
+3.51
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,770103.051,8246thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48875.041,1167thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15161.837124thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20750.256073thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2618116.00/cwt116.00–116.007174
BullsMedium and Large 1-285088.00/cwt88.00–88.007484
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,190900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,7101
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2201,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0014,9451
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2850790.00/cwt790.00–790.006,7151
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,250950.00/cwt950.00–950.0011,8751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2580115.00/cwt115.00–115.006671
BullsMedium and Large 1-276596.00/cwt96.00–96.007342
BullsMedium and Large 1-293584.00/cwt84.00–84.007852
BullsMedium and Large 1-2670105.00/cwt105.00–105.007043
CowsLean 85-90%1,20750.25/cwt49.00–51.006073
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2485115.00/cwt115.00–115.005581
HeifersMedium and Large 1-284090.00/cwt90.00–90.007562
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2643102.00/cwt102.00–102.006563
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2438119.97/cwt119.00–122.005259
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2564121.63/cwt115.00–125.0068615
Bulls1,40591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,2791
Bulls1,84088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,6191
Bulls1,843109.83/cwt106.00–112.502,0244
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15161.83/cwt60.00–63.507124
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56581.87/cwt78.00–84.001,2813
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43069.91/cwt68.00–73.001,0004
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added539137.00/cwt137.00–137.0073842
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added685114.00/cwt114.00–114.007818
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added656134.75/cwt134.00–135.008844
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added780122.00/cwt122.00–122.009528

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.