Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2020-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.48/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$120.48

31 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1

$6.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.82

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	598	121.06	724	28
Large 1	555	115.00	638	3thin

One grade step is worth $6.06/cwt here — about $86 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale31 hd

120.48

—

KY average26 barns · 4,658 hd

129.30

−8.82

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	1,614	106.86	1,725	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	68.61	995	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	66.56	787	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,203	58.66	706	3thin

Every lot, as filed

37 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	—	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	542	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	142.17/cwt	135.00–153.00	660	14
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	360	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	817	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,195.00/cwt	1,195.00–1,195.00	14,938	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	936.27/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	11,937	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	155.47/cwt	151.00–160.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	136.54/cwt	135.00–141.00	777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	145.26/cwt	140.00–152.00	703	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	167.34/cwt	165.00–170.00	448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	125.72/cwt	122.00–127.00	450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	121.26/cwt	111.00–122.00	821	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	154.53/cwt	150.00–159.00	507	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	65.69/cwt	65.00–66.00	985	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	763	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	57.49/cwt	57.00–58.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	812	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Bulls	—	—	1,285	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,182	1
Bulls	—	—	1,759	113.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,996	4
Bulls	—	—	1,573	104.93/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,651	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	923	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	65.08/cwt	64.00–66.00	744	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	71.52/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	933	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	831	1

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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