Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2021-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.83/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$121.83

26 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.23

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	516	121.83	629	26

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 sale26 hd

121.83

—

KY average27 barns · 4,422 hd

129.06

−7.23

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	1,842	101.50	1,870	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	66.20	752	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	63.50	921	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	47.53	512	4thin

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	—	—	2,000	94.53/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,891	2
Bulls	—	—	1,763	104.98/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,851	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	61.42/cwt	60.00–63.00	642	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	70.98/cwt	70.00–72.00	872	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	780	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,072	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	111.37/cwt	109.00–117.00	675	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,289.42/cwt	1,185.00–1,385.00	16,053	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,052.90/cwt	990.00–1,175.00	10,529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	45.06/cwt	44.00–46.00	433	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	50.00/cwt	49.00–51.00	598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	147.99/cwt	146.00–150.00	596	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	377	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	8,305	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	1,151.14/cwt	990.00–1,225.00	13,434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	133.35/cwt	130.00–138.00	515	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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