Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2020-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold steady. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.75/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$116.75

86 head · 766 lb average

Value per head Derived

$894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−12.68

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	766	116.75	894	86

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 sale86 hd

116.75

—

KY average28 barns · 5,495 hd

129.44

−12.68

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	1,984	92.57	1,836	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,534	53.66	823	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,125	49.06	552	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	37.49	378	5thin

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	—	1,005	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	467	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	122.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	703	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	107.50/cwt	102.00–113.00	758	10
Bulls	—	—	1,875	86.68/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	729	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	7,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,002.96/cwt	980.00–1,025.00	12,286	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	142.28/cwt	139.00–151.00	676	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	124.74/cwt	116.00–131.00	410	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	659	4
Bulls	—	—	2,038	95.52/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,947	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	49.06/cwt	47.00–50.00	552	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	58.29/cwt	56.00–61.00	860	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	51.35/cwt	49.00–52.00	803	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	32.17/cwt	30.00–34.00	281	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	41.03/cwt	40.00–42.00	450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	889	114.85/cwt	114.85–114.85	1,021	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,025	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	714	4

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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