Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2021-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.72/cwt on 40 head.

Average price

$128.72

40 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.40

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	460	128.72	591	40

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 sale40 hd

128.72

—

KY average25 barns · 4,301 hd

134.12

−5.40

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	1,587	100.73	1,598	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,150	67.00	771	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,358	65.17	885	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	55.00	545	1thin

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	—	—	1,700	100.85/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,714	4
Bulls	—	—	1,320	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,465	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,260	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	876	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	671	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	68.04/cwt	67.00–69.00	919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	142.03/cwt	139.00–145.00	758	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	130.66/cwt	130.00–131.00	636	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	992	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	801	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,045	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	59.42/cwt	58.00–61.00	817	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	301	137.17/cwt	135.00–138.00	413	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	20,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	955.80/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	10,705	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	11,880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	158.96/cwt	156.00–162.00	604	6

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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