Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2020-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $139.21/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$139.21

47 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.45

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	498	139.21	693	47

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 sale47 hd

139.21

—

KY average27 barns · 2,115 hd

131.76

+7.45

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	1,735	99.83	1,732	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,242	62.01	770	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,085	55.00	597	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	52.59	535	2thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	129.76/cwt	129.00–130.00	808	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	128.51/cwt	121.00–133.00	721	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	147.54/cwt	144.00–156.00	639	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	138.92/cwt	125.00–151.00	715	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	142.00/cwt	135.00–155.00	660	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,132.68/cwt	1,050.00–1,190.00	14,385	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	12,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	136.94/cwt	132.00–142.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	782	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	17,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,738	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	807.35/cwt	725.00–900.00	6,862	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	145.03/cwt	138.00–153.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	164.13/cwt	160.00–167.00	717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	156.49/cwt	149.00–162.00	732	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	52.59/cwt	51.00–54.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	133.60/cwt	130.00–139.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	121.61/cwt	121.00–122.00	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	125.10/cwt	122.00–132.00	472	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	689	4
Bulls	—	—	1,545	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,391	1
Bulls	—	—	1,545	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,468	1
Bulls	—	—	1,862	104.71/cwt	103.00–106.50	1,950	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	535	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	661	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,242	62.01/cwt	61.00–63.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	391	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	575	4

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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