Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2021-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.44/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$135.44

61 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.21

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	463	135.44	627	61

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 sale61 hd

135.44

—

KY average27 barns · 2,866 hd

135.65

−0.21

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	1,867	88.39	1,650	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,450	64.00	928	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,200	62.17	746	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,156	49.30	570	4thin

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	—	—	1,867	88.39/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,650	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	928	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	62.17/cwt	61.00–64.00	746	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	506	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	50.40/cwt	47.00–52.00	592	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	382	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	801	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	126.08/cwt	117.00–135.00	869	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	144.29/cwt	140.00–147.00	535	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	154.52/cwt	147.00–160.00	423	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	822	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	137.50/cwt	132.00–145.00	634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	117.28/cwt	115.00–120.00	745	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	118.00/cwt	116.00–120.00	608	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	115.13/cwt	110.00–120.00	650	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	129.73/cwt	122.00–135.00	471	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	140.60/cwt	140.00–142.00	832	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	18,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	872	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	16,563	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,190.00/cwt	1,190.00–1,190.00	15,470	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	138.47/cwt	130.00–145.00	576	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	582	6

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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