Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2020-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.66/cwt on 62 head.

Average price

$124.66

62 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.22

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	515	124.66	642	62

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 sale62 hd

124.66

—

KY average18 barns · 3,456 hd

125.89

−1.22

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	1,725	101.81	1,756	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	60.76	758	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	59.38	906	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,038	45.66	474	5thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	94.03/cwt	90.00–96.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	585	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	117.64/cwt	116.00–120.00	741	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,067.57/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	13,163	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	106.96/cwt	105.00–109.00	667	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	155.49/cwt	150.00–175.00	508	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	605	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	9,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	123.91/cwt	121.00–130.00	576	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	126.22/cwt	122.00–129.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	102.96/cwt	101.00–106.00	756	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	64.51/cwt	63.00–66.00	771	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	57.00/cwt	54.00–60.00	741	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	59.38/cwt	58.00–61.00	906	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	40.65/cwt	39.00–42.00	407	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	475	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	801	111.48/cwt	94.00–115.00	893	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	127.99/cwt	125.00–131.00	675	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	125.49/cwt	125.00–126.00	708	10
Bulls	—	—	1,850	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,970	1
Bulls	—	—	1,683	100.25/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	483	139.63/cwt	139.00–142.00	674	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	475	153.36/cwt	149.00–158.00	728	28

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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