Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2020-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.89/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$122.89

35 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$596

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.59

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	485	122.89	596	35

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 sale35 hd

122.89

—

KY average25 barns · 4,483 hd

131.48

−8.59

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	1,893	100.34	1,899	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,389	63.32	879	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	60.49	740	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	42.49	406	7thin

Every lot, as filed

32 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	—	—	2,033	103.87/cwt	102.00–108.00	2,112	3
Bulls	—	—	1,788	97.69/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,747	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	60.49/cwt	60.00–61.00	740	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	67.73/cwt	67.00–68.00	903	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	61.11/cwt	59.00–63.00	866	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	800	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	555	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	166.08/cwt	154.00–169.00	571	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	785	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	140.57/cwt	130.00–158.00	621	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	131.48/cwt	130.00–134.00	682	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,125	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	340	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	138.31/cwt	135.00–140.00	834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	168.02/cwt	165.00–169.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	729	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	934.38/cwt	900.00–975.00	11,213	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	115.92/cwt	110.00–120.00	705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	129.78/cwt	126.00–135.00	524	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	169.55/cwt	169.00–170.00	585	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	584	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	51.47/cwt	51.00–52.00	538	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	40.63/cwt	38.00–43.00	386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	125.17/cwt	123.00–130.00	595	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	610	5

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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