Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2021-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.87/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$136.87

75 head · 806 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,103

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−10.25

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	806	136.87	1,103	75

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 sale75 hd

136.87

—

KY average25 barns · 6,697 hd

147.12

−10.25

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	1,650	95.00	1,568	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,333	65.70	876	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,150	61.57	708	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,150	52.57	605	2thin

Every lot, as filed

28 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	—	—	1,650	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,568	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	61.57/cwt	60.00–63.00	708	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	816	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	64.55/cwt	63.00–66.00	904	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	52.57/cwt	51.00–54.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	567	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	955	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	143.25/cwt	140.00–150.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	95.82/cwt	90.00–105.00	840	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	145.48/cwt	140.00–151.00	679	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	110.25/cwt	105.00–119.00	772	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	1,362.86/cwt	1,290.00–1,400.00	17,485	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,280	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	840	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,149	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	858	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	13,260	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	710	1

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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