Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2021-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.03/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$122.03

59 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.34

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	558	122.03	681	59

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 sale59 hd

122.03

—

KY average25 barns · 8,962 hd

129.37

−7.34

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	1,800	97.76	1,760	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	63.50	953	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,250	54.86	686	7thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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	—	—	1,625	103.29/cwt	103.00–103.50	1,678	2
Bulls	—	—	1,975	92.22/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,821	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	650	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	55.67/cwt	55.00–57.00	668	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	838	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	59.00/cwt	57.00–61.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	853	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	858	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	136.83/cwt	135.00–140.00	594	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	446	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	620	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	834	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	374	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	147.87/cwt	143.00–151.00	531	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	133.53/cwt	132.00–136.00	431	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,088	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	653	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	816	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	157.65/cwt	153.00–160.00	720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	891	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	146.32/cwt	143.00–152.00	781	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	126.40/cwt	122.00–130.00	590	7

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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