Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2020-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $127.71/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$127.71

37 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$63

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

$26.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.85

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	503	128.42	646	36
Small 1-2	695	102.00	709	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.42/cwt here — about −$63 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 sale37 hd

127.71

—

KY average28 barns · 2,078 hd

128.56

−0.85

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	1,675	88.50	1,482	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	60.29	884	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	56.34	674	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	850	45.06	383	2thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	138.46/cwt	137.00–140.00	533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	131.26/cwt	129.00–135.00	617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	640	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	121.46/cwt	119.00–125.00	695	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	140.71/cwt	120.00–146.00	615	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	594	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	745.57/cwt	725.00–770.00	6,524	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	967.32/cwt	925.00–1,010.00	11,559	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	795.00/cwt	795.00–795.00	7,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	120.83/cwt	118.00–122.00	578	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	756	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	57.93/cwt	56.00–60.00	811	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	45.06/cwt	44.00–46.00	383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	3
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	695	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	709	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,218	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,767	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	720	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	54.51/cwt	53.00–56.00	651	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,040	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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