Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2020-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.76/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$110.76

78 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.55

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	515	110.76	570	78

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 sale78 hd

110.76

—

KY average25 barns · 4,917 hd

121.31

−10.55

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	1,700	80.92	1,376	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	55.24	815	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,191	53.18	633	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,013	43.02	436	3thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	592	119.52/cwt	118.00–122.00	708	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	120.48/cwt	116.00–125.00	775	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	122.51/cwt	122.00–125.00	702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	111.58/cwt	106.00–116.00	580	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	105.59/cwt	103.00–110.00	666	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	118.24/cwt	105.00–130.00	521	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	103.52/cwt	102.00–105.00	488	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	131.58/cwt	130.00–133.00	355	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	122.28/cwt	121.00–123.00	592	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	105.29/cwt	102.00–116.00	690	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	110.21/cwt	105.00–120.00	417	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	107.53/cwt	103.00–109.00	603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	133.61/cwt	129.00–136.00	640	15
Bulls	—	—	1,850	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,600	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	56.46/cwt	55.00–58.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	129.11/cwt	123.00–136.00	673	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	707	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	741	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	538	1
Bulls	—	—	1,650	79.06/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,304	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	53.48/cwt	53.00–54.00	882	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	40.53/cwt	40.00–41.00	389	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	575	3

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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