Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.18/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$139.18

25 head · 413 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+11.18

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	413	139.18	575	25

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 sale25 hd

139.18

—

KY average27 barns · 4,979 hd

128.00

+11.18

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	1,781	100.78	1,795	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	68.02	822	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,358	66.19	899	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,122	48.08	540	5thin

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	—	1,800	98.31/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,770	5
Bulls	—	—	1,750	104.90/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,836	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	61.99/cwt	60.00–63.00	733	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	74.05/cwt	73.00–75.00	913	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	65.23/cwt	63.00–67.00	920	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,100	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	823	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	128.31/cwt	125.00–130.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	730	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	121.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	743	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	127.68/cwt	121.00–130.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	147.73/cwt	142.00–152.00	458	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,548.67/cwt	1,455.00–1,625.00	18,971	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,047	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	43.76/cwt	40.00–46.00	454	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	54.56/cwt	53.00–56.00	682	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,215.70/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	15,354	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	1,057.56/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	11,940	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,013.33/cwt	1,000.00–1,020.00	13,173	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	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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