Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2020-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.43/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$137.43

26 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$721

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.63

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	524	137.43	721	26

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 sale26 hd

137.43

—

KY average27 barns · 4,869 hd

135.80

+1.63

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	1,578	109.60	1,729	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,267	73.24	928	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,269	71.02	901	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	990	53.89	533	4thin

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	—	275	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	133.00/cwt	129.00–135.00	658	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	123.89/cwt	123.00–125.00	706	11
Bulls	—	—	1,540	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,525	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	615	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	1,098.06/cwt	1,050.00–1,195.00	13,144	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	129.97/cwt	125.00–135.00	600	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	131.35/cwt	129.00–133.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	133.44/cwt	125.00–141.00	806	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	137.72/cwt	136.00–145.00	671	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	155.00/cwt	145.00–165.00	566	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	732	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	55.77/cwt	54.00–58.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	119.21/cwt	119.00–120.00	612	5
Bulls	—	—	1,560	115.71/cwt	111.00–119.50	1,805	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	75.45/cwt	74.00–77.00	958	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	71.76/cwt	69.00–73.00	908	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,175	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	893	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	69.36/cwt	68.00–70.00	902	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	804	3

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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