Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2021-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.11/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$136.11

35 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.29

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	499	136.11	679	35

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 sale35 hd

136.11

—

KY average26 barns · 4,703 hd

140.40

−4.29

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	1,900	100.37	1,907	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,255	74.00	929	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	68.30	982	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	921	55.26	509	5thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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	—	—	2,100	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,205	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	98.06/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,765	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	929	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	68.30/cwt	67.00–71.50	982	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	682	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	53.58/cwt	52.00–57.00	469	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	899	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	931	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	138.00/cwt	132.00–144.00	490	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	131.24/cwt	125.00–135.00	831	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	801	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	17,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	142.46/cwt	141.00–144.00	591	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	11,480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	636	7

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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