Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2021-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.84/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$123.84

90 head · 712 lb average

Value per head Derived

$881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.48

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	712	123.84	881	90

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 sale90 hd

123.84

—

KY average26 barns · 4,647 hd

131.33

−7.48

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	—	High	1,863	105.31	1,962	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,333	70.61	942	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,157	69.23	801	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	49.82	527	5thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	347	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	763	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,525	1
Bulls	—	—	1,917	107.08/cwt	105.00–110.00	2,053	3
Bulls	—	—	1,700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	827	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	994	65
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	908.82/cwt	875.00–990.00	10,297	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	1,029.81/cwt	990.00–1,120.00	12,893	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	150.00/cwt	147.00–153.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	140.09/cwt	139.00–142.00	433	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	610	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	155.55/cwt	152.00–159.00	759	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	127.97/cwt	123.00–131.00	596	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,250	67.92/cwt	66.00–70.00	849	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	72.34/cwt	71.00–74.00	841	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	64.57/cwt	63.00–66.00	743	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Heavy Weight	—	1,090	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	469	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	55.04/cwt	52.00–58.00	553	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	732	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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