Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2021-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend from last week due to holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.71/cwt on 68 head.

Average price

$118.71

68 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.51

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	503	118.71	597	68

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 sale68 hd

118.71

—

KY average14 barns · 2,572 hd

121.22

−2.51

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	90.93	1,482	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	60.00	719	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,383	59.35	821	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,170	45.54	533	5thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	120.22/cwt	118.00–122.00	628	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	113.19/cwt	110.00–120.00	657	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	107.09/cwt	106.00–108.00	715	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	122.78/cwt	120.00–125.00	608	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	47.56/cwt	40.00–57.00	595	3
Bulls	—	—	1,550	95.69/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,483	2
Bulls	—	—	1,775	104.14/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,848	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	61.02/cwt	60.00–62.00	839	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	600	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	151.12/cwt	140.00–157.00	491	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	143.78/cwt	139.00–146.00	597	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	630	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	127.87/cwt	120.00–136.00	598	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	121.15/cwt	115.00–125.00	701	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	100.56/cwt	95.00–105.00	799	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	843	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,011	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	125.83/cwt	121.00–129.00	450	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	965.00/cwt	965.00–965.00	11,580	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	715.00/cwt	715.00–715.00	5,363	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	5
Bulls	—	—	1,500	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	825	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	62.67/cwt	62.00–64.00	752	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	56.00/cwt	55.00–57.00	669	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	5

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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