Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2020-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.52/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$128.52

49 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.97

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	459	128.52	590	49

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 sale49 hd

128.52

—

KY average28 barns · 2,991 hd

120.55

+7.97

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	1,630	87.26	1,423	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,463	52.93	774	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,119	50.47	565	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	895	41.21	369	2thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	424	134.37/cwt	134.00–135.00	570	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	761.43/cwt	650.00–800.00	8,886	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	944.57/cwt	900.00–1,020.00	11,023	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	681.43/cwt	650.00–750.00	7,952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	135.65/cwt	133.00–139.00	650	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	134.68/cwt	130.00–140.00	506	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	311	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	94.00/cwt	93.00–95.00	714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	114.25/cwt	109.00–120.00	426	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	100.18/cwt	94.00–110.00	586	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	479	3
Bulls	—	—	1,567	85.34/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,337	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	49.96/cwt	48.00–52.00	526	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	51.57/cwt	49.00–54.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	746	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	41.21/cwt	39.00–43.00	369	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	941	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	741	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	90.14/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,555	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	98.95/cwt	96.00–104.00	412	8

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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