Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2021-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.50/cwt on 50 head.

Average price

$118.50

50 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1

$33.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.55

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	586	129.26	758	34
Large 1	648	95.63	619	16thin

One grade step is worth $33.63/cwt here — about $138 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale50 hd

118.50

—

KY average25 barns · 4,980 hd

140.05

−21.55

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	1,750	99.32	1,738	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	73.50	1,121	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	68.92	850	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	59.00	622	4thin

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,008	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,238	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	53.58/cwt	52.00–55.00	509	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	64.42/cwt	63.00–66.00	747	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	98.38/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,712	5
Bulls	—	—	1,800	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	935	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	730	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	141.15/cwt	139.00–143.00	603	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	479	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	700	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	693	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	136.57/cwt	136.00–137.00	724	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	791	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,220.45/cwt	1,195.00–1,300.00	15,109	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	795.00/cwt	795.00–795.00	9,938	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	770.54/cwt	750.00–800.00	7,189	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,028.00/cwt	950.00–1,200.00	13,364	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	894	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	65.38/cwt	64.00–67.00	850	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	836	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	665	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	565	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	5
Steers	Large 1-2	—	710	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	909	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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