Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2021-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend from last week due to winter storm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.75/cwt on 45 head.

Average price

$122.75

45 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.18

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	500	122.75	614	45

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 sale45 hd

122.75

—

KY average14 barns · 1,157 hd

122.57

+0.18

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	1,917	101.41	1,944	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	71.01	911	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	64.96	854	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	47.90	532	8thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	989	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,183	62.03/cwt	60.00–63.00	734	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	66.22/cwt	64.00–68.00	908	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	46.03/cwt	41.00–49.00	499	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	53.52/cwt	51.00–56.00	637	2
Bulls	—	—	1,850	98.34/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,819	4
Bulls	—	—	2,050	107.56/cwt	105.00–110.00	2,205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	384	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	118.38/cwt	112.00–121.00	626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	862	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	692	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	131.64/cwt	125.00–136.00	773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	146.55/cwt	140.00–150.00	340	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,137.40/cwt	1,100.00–1,195.00	13,137	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	723	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	126.77/cwt	122.00–130.00	553	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	595	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	134.00/cwt	130.00–142.00	677	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	74.02/cwt	73.00–75.00	907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	127.36/cwt	120.00–135.00	735	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	742	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	968.69/cwt	900.00–1,020.00	11,653	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,464.86/cwt	1,400.00–1,500.00	18,062	9

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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