Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2020-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.17/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$137.17

52 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.02

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	518	137.17	711	52

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 sale52 hd

137.17

—

KY average26 barns · 5,297 hd

138.20

−1.02

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	1,650	89.34	1,474	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	64.50	774	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,400	62.00	868	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,212	44.35	537	3thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	138.31/cwt	132.00–140.00	802	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	136.57/cwt	135.00–148.00	691	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	143.94/cwt	142.00–145.00	550	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	134.52/cwt	125.00–142.00	694	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	124.13/cwt	115.00–130.00	717	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	125.67/cwt	125.00–126.00	459	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	840	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	774	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,268	47.52/cwt	46.00–49.00	603	2
Bulls	—	—	2,025	97.91/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,983	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	896	2
Bulls	—	—	1,425	80.25/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	139.43/cwt	130.00–145.00	590	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	418	1
Bulls	—	—	1,550	89.69/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,390	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,195.00/cwt	1,195.00–1,195.00	15,535	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	118.13/cwt	110.00–121.00	839	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	151.78/cwt	150.00–160.00	551	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	629	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	120.30/cwt	118.00–122.00	561	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	148.48/cwt	145.00–152.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	987	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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