Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2020-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.42/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$143.42

45 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.77

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	538	143.42	772	45

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 sale45 hd

143.42

—

KY average27 barns · 5,294 hd

140.65

+2.77

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	—	Average	1,867	90.67	1,692	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	63.04	923	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	61.01	724	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,067	48.53	518	3thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	403	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	713	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	18,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,190.00/cwt	1,190.00–1,190.00	16,660	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	131.32/cwt	127.00–139.00	754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	152.73/cwt	150.00–160.00	551	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	164.62/cwt	162.00–165.00	563	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	122.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	697	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	129.04/cwt	123.00–130.00	560	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	123.85/cwt	122.00–125.00	637	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	661	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	65.02/cwt	64.00–66.00	829	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	65.71/cwt	65.00–66.00	1,051	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	61.04/cwt	59.00–62.00	832	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	48.53/cwt	46.00–50.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	142.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	756	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	133.57/cwt	129.00–140.00	688	16
Bulls	—	—	2,400	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	2,112	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	92.00/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,472	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	950	12

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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