Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2021-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steer and heifer calves sold firm. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $129.61/cwt on 33 head.

Average price

$129.61

33 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.37

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	539	129.61	698	33

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 sale33 hd

129.61

—

KY average27 barns · 2,326 hd

137.98

−8.37

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	90.00	1,395	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	60.41	721	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	59.50	893	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	850	38.59	328	2thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,395	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	56.19/cwt	54.00–58.00	669	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	66.75/cwt	64.00–70.00	801	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	798	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	992	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	38.59/cwt	37.00–40.00	328	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	164.08/cwt	162.00–170.00	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	804	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	700	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	133.62/cwt	130.00–140.00	498	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	551	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	604	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	139.75/cwt	131.00–145.00	629	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,250.96/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	14,736	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,175.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,250.00	15,275	2

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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