Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2020-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves 2.00 lower. Yearling steers 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.14/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$131.14

72 head · 826 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,083

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.33

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	826	131.14	1,083	72

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 sale72 hd

131.14

—

KY average27 barns · 5,751 hd

134.47

−3.33

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	—	Low	1,880	99.91	1,878	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,090	63.02	687	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,341	59.86	802	7thin

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	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	117.94/cwt	115.00–121.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	126.14/cwt	122.00–128.00	700	13
Bulls	—	—	1,685	89.57/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,509	2
Bulls	—	—	2,018	97.17/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,961	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	790.13/cwt	745.00–825.00	7,704	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	147.60/cwt	140.00–155.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	133.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	121.37/cwt	114.00–126.00	833	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	123.49/cwt	122.00–125.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	439	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	115.27/cwt	111.00–122.00	356	5
Bulls	—	—	1,903	105.14/cwt	102.50–107.00	2,001	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	789	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	62.03/cwt	61.00–63.00	654	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,145	64.52/cwt	64.00–65.00	739	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	913	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	59.99/cwt	59.00–61.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	864	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,140	60

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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