Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2020-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.92/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$125.92

144 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.60

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	653	125.92	822	144

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 sale144 hd

125.92

—

KY average26 barns · 5,663 hd

128.52

−2.60

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	2,013	101.57	2,045	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,288	63.01	812	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,388	61.80	857	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,195	51.50	615	2thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	—	460	147.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	147.28/cwt	142.50–152.50	632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	135.06/cwt	130.00–140.00	773	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	127.99/cwt	122.00–131.00	779	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	905	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,149.26/cwt	1,100.00–1,195.00	15,515	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	991.49/cwt	925.00–1,050.00	11,650	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	136.02/cwt	132.00–138.00	619	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	147.74/cwt	146.00–151.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	139.97/cwt	139.00–141.00	875	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	655	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	119.22/cwt	115.00–122.00	670	10
Bulls	—	—	1,963	107.23/cwt	104.00–110.00	2,105	4
Bulls	—	—	2,063	95.90/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,978	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	66.95/cwt	66.00–68.00	921	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	60.38/cwt	58.00–62.00	743	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	64.56/cwt	64.00–65.00	920	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	59.04/cwt	58.00–60.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	942	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	542	134.85/cwt	134.85–134.85	731	49

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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