Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2020-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $106.28/cwt on 15 head.

Average price

$106.28

15 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−26.33

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	547	106.28	581	15thin

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 sale15 hd

106.28

—

KY average27 barns · 1,639 hd

132.61

−26.33

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	1,830	82.21	1,504	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,332	59.01	786	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	55.50	657	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,049	40.73	427	5thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	98.31/cwt	94.00–107.00	617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	114.61/cwt	110.00–121.00	487	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	781	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	55.58/cwt	51.00–58.00	736	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	609	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	360	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	40.88/cwt	38.00–43.00	388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	490	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,539	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	80.57/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,491	2
Bulls	—	—	1,775	84.46/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,499	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	763	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	53.66/cwt	52.00–55.00	624	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	62.44/cwt	60.00–64.00	835	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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