Sale reports / Kentucky / Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY / 2021-07-20

Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · London, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 20
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2214
Feeder Cattle receipts
127 head
46 vs last sale 81 25 vs year ago 152 · 16.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
5 vs last sale 27 3 vs year ago 25 · 12.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
1 vs last sale 18 6 vs year ago 11 · +54.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $143.39/cwt on 59 head.
Average price
$143.39
59 head · 868 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,245
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
3.73
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2868143.391,24559
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 sale59 hd
143.39
KY average26 barns · 6,608 hd
147.12
−3.73
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,875103.181,9354thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,25071.008881thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,57568.541,0794thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13355.076243thin

Every lot, as filed

24 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40066.00/cwt66.00–66.009241
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,63369.39/cwt68.00–72.001,1333
CowsLean 85-90%1,15052.61/cwt50.00–55.006052
CowsLean 85-90%1,10060.00/cwt60.00–60.006601
Bulls1,875108.68/cwt107.00–110.002,0382
Bulls1,87597.68/cwt96.00–99.001,8322
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2345135.00/cwt135.00–135.004663
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added887142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,26456
BullsMedium and Large 1-2475153.00/cwt153.00–153.007273
BullsMedium and Large 1-2315142.00/cwt142.00–142.004475
BullsMedium and Large 1-2760122.00/cwt122.00–122.009275
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450139.00/cwt139.00–139.006264
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5001,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0019,1253
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550132.00/cwt132.00–132.007264
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2663133.00/cwt133.00–133.008823
SteersMedium and Large 1-2515160.00/cwt160.00–160.008243
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2365131.00/cwt130.00–132.004786
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2428137.04/cwt135.00–139.005878
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25071.00/cwt71.00–71.008881
BullsMedium and Large 1-2555132.00/cwt132.00–132.007336
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2223157.00/cwt157.00–157.003503
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,373.00/cwt1,325.00–1,425.0017,1634
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,000675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,7502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2990750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,4255

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.