Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2020-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $124.29/cwt on 39 head.

Average price

$124.29

39 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.23

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	545	124.29	677	39

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 sale39 hd

124.29

—

KY average25 barns · 2,826 hd

124.52

−0.23

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	1,550	86.06	1,334	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,375	58.46	804	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	52.67	653	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	44.55	490	2thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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	—	—	1,683	88.37/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,487	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	58.35/cwt	56.00–60.00	823	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	708	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	44.55/cwt	44.00–45.00	490	2
Bulls	—	—	1,350	82.59/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,115	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	49.50/cwt	49.00–50.00	599	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	117.61/cwt	114.00–119.00	601	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	845	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	95.50/cwt	95.00–96.00	587	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	126.46/cwt	125.00–128.00	723	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	129.11/cwt	122.50–135.00	608	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	874.34/cwt	825.00–900.00	11,078	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	795.00/cwt	795.00–795.00	9,938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	142.45/cwt	130.00–152.00	647	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	810	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	772	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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