Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2020-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.75/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$134.75

94 head · 582 lb average

Value per head Derived

$784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.14

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	582	134.75	784	94

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 sale94 hd

134.75

—

KY average30 barns · 11,226 hd

134.89

−0.14

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	1,856	85.84	1,593	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	55.11	690	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,444	53.84	778	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	971	40.79	396	7thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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 1-2Value Added	—	602	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	819	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	133.87/cwt	133.00–134.25	913	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	734	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	690	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	442	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	110.16/cwt	107.00–113.00	737	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	668	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	140.91/cwt	140.00–142.00	682	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	532	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	832	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	634	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	115.45/cwt	113.00–123.00	705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	422	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	51.49/cwt	51.00–52.00	631	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	40.86/cwt	35.00–47.00	381	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	233	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	56.57/cwt	56.00–57.00	849	5
Bulls	—	—	1,833	93.87/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,721	3
Bulls	—	—	2,000	86.63/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	632	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,002	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	87.89/cwt	80.00–96.00	637	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	136.00/cwt	135.00–139.00	496	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	96.61/cwt	95.00–105.00	758	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	818	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,367	934.15/cwt	900.00–950.00	12,770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	130.23/cwt	128.00–133.00	475	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	6
Bulls	—	—	1,675	72.61/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,216	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	110.28/cwt	110.00–112.00	851	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	50.76/cwt	49.00–52.00	649	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	60.54/cwt	59.00–62.00	739	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	50.42/cwt	49.00–52.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	142.47/cwt	140.00–150.00	476	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,002.08/cwt	975.00–1,025.00	12,025	2

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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