Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2020-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $124.60/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$124.60

26 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.17

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	584	124.60	728	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

124.60

—

KY average27 barns · 2,360 hd

132.77

−8.17

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	1,730	100.85	1,745	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,191	63.15	752	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	60.01	792	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	47.58	452	2thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	945	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	137.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	113.08/cwt	111.00–119.00	757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	134.02/cwt	130.00–135.00	706	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	125.32/cwt	125.00–126.00	708	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	121.40/cwt	115.00–125.00	748	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	1,135.00/cwt	1,135.00–1,135.00	15,493	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,048.98/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	12,693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	144.67/cwt	144.00–145.00	651	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	13,090	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	20,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	855.00/cwt	855.00–855.00	11,115	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	61.02/cwt	60.00–62.00	839	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	47.58/cwt	46.00–49.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	124.16/cwt	123.00–126.00	584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	123.26/cwt	119.00–125.00	650	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	138.96/cwt	138.00–140.00	727	6
Bulls	—	—	1,937	106.68/cwt	106.00–107.00	2,066	3
Bulls	—	—	1,575	96.48/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,520	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	815	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	61.48/cwt	61.00–62.00	722	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,056	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,100	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	627	2

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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