Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes sold fully steady this week on a light test due to excessive rain.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $141.06/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$141.06

12 head · 405 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+12.88

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	405	141.06	572	12thin

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 sale12 hd

141.06

—

KY average27 barns · 1,915 hd

128.18

+12.88

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	—	High	1,842	91.61	1,687	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,313	61.18	803	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	58.36	710	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	40.00	440	1thin

Every lot, as filed

16 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	—	380	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	147.34/cwt	145.00–150.00	395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	594	7
Bulls	—	—	1,925	102.27/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,969	2
Bulls	—	—	1,800	86.28/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	144.21/cwt	134.00–146.00	662	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,313	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	9,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,250	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	759	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	53.04/cwt	51.00–55.00	676	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	56.40/cwt	54.00–58.00	776	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	65.96/cwt	65.00–67.00	824	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	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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