Sale reports / Kentucky / Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY / 2021-03-23

Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · London, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 23
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2214
Feeder Cattle receipts
317 head
170 vs last sale 147 209 vs year ago 108 · +193.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
11 vs last sale 15 9 vs year ago 35 · 25.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
21 vs last sale 14 27 vs year ago 8 · +337.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of cattle sold fully steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.32/cwt on 159 head.
Average price
$130.32
159 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$657
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.51
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2504130.32657159
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 sale159 hd
130.32
KY average27 barns · 6,958 hd
129.80
+0.51
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,80892.201,6677thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36760.678293thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16757.396706thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13047.675393thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2551151.50/cwt150.00–153.008356
SteersMedium and Large 1-2260167.00/cwt167.00–167.004345
BullsMedium and Large 1-2448140.00/cwt140.00–140.006275
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2280140.00/cwt140.00–140.003925
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30055.00/cwt55.00–55.007151
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40063.50/cwt63.00–64.008892
CowsLean 85-90%1,09546.51/cwt45.00–48.005092
CowsLean 85-90%1,20050.00/cwt50.00–50.006001
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15063.57/cwt62.00–65.007312
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17554.30/cwt52.00–55.006384
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2833471.20/cwt455.00–500.003,9253
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,210779.55/cwt755.00–800.009,4334
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2515125.00/cwt125.00–125.006441
SteersMedium and Large 1-2512145.61/cwt141.00–152.0074620
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added560140.50/cwt140.50–140.507873
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2325125.00/cwt125.00–125.004066
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2414122.35/cwt120.00–125.0050719
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added644135.00/cwt135.00–135.008698
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added524135.25/cwt129.00–137.2570951
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added708134.50/cwt134.50–134.509529
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2462132.33/cwt123.00–140.0061113
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350165.00/cwt165.00–165.005781
BullsMedium and Large 1-2560130.75/cwt125.00–140.0073213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2364130.00/cwt130.00–130.004738
SteersMedium and Large 1-2490152.00/cwt152.00–152.007455
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0015,6002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,400900.00/cwt900.00–900.0012,6001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2563115.91/cwt112.00–120.0065310
SteersMedium and Large 1-2320178.00/cwt178.00–178.005703
BullsMedium and Large 1-2533127.49/cwt125.00–130.006806
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2251,348.47/cwt1,300.00–1,395.0016,5194
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650120.00/cwt120.00–120.007805
BullsMedium and Large 1-2485135.00/cwt135.00–135.006556
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007202
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added574133.68/cwt120.00–148.0076739
Bulls1,86786.82/cwt85.00–88.001,6213
Bulls1,76396.24/cwt95.00–98.001,6974

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.