Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2021-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.71/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$143.71

46 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+12.39

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	449	143.71	646	46

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 sale46 hd

143.71

—

KY average29 barns · 8,036 hd

131.32

+12.39

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	90.48	1,402	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	53.82	818	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	53.04	663	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	37.84	397	3thin

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	—	—	1,550	90.48/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,402	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	53.04/cwt	52.00–54.00	663	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	53.52/cwt	53.00–54.00	816	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	58.02/cwt	57.00–59.00	914	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	644	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	37.84/cwt	30.00–42.00	397	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	660	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	122.50/cwt	119.00–126.00	515	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	132.16/cwt	130.00–135.00	615	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	413	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	113.00/cwt	110.00–118.00	452	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	142.50/cwt	135.00–145.00	399	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	145.44/cwt	133.00–153.00	490	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	112.85/cwt	111.00–114.00	528	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	458	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	9,790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	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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