Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2021-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $128.48/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$128.48

36 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.20

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	590	128.48	757	36

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 sale36 hd

128.48

—

KY average26 barns · 1,891 hd

129.67

−1.20

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	2,000	100.16	2,003	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,135	63.76	724	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,333	63.40	845	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	40.43	384	3thin

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	—	—	2,000	94.95/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,899	2
Bulls	—	—	2,000	105.38/cwt	103.00–108.00	2,108	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	835	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	58.52/cwt	58.00–59.00	620	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	61.39/cwt	60.00–62.00	822	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	66.42/cwt	65.00–68.00	880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	143.47/cwt	137.00–150.00	686	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	678	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	444	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,133	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	129.19/cwt	125.00–130.00	695	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	87.48/cwt	87.00–90.00	821	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,341	779.31/cwt	755.00–835.00	10,451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	560	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	134.52/cwt	128.00–143.00	506	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	144.68/cwt	144.00–146.00	754	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	43.65/cwt	42.00–45.00	437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,066	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	289	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,303.53/cwt	1,250.00–1,355.00	16,620	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,166.86/cwt	1,100.00–1,285.00	13,396	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	953.19/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	11,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	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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