Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2020-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes sold fully steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $125.82/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$125.82

36 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.26

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	523	125.82	658	36

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 sale36 hd

125.82

—

KY average27 barns · 1,699 hd

128.08

−2.26

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	1,688	88.91	1,501	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,350	66.00	891	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	59.52	722	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	36.93	369	2thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	731	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	130.90/cwt	125.00–138.00	631	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,563	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	935.55/cwt	890.00–1,075.00	11,638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	106.50/cwt	106.00–107.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	738	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	886	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	139.35/cwt	138.00–140.00	673	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,132.61/cwt	1,100.00–1,190.00	13,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	114.75/cwt	108.00–120.00	670	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	838	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	547	2
Bulls	—	—	1,688	88.91/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,501	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	832	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	58.36/cwt	57.00–60.00	687	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	884	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	896	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	36.93/cwt	35.00–38.50	369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	372	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	558	12

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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