Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2021-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.35/cwt on 54 head.

Average price

$137.35

54 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.71

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	504	137.35	692	54

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 sale54 hd

137.35

—

KY average26 barns · 4,898 hd

142.06

−4.71

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	2,114	103.12	2,180	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	66.00	825	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	61.63	678	3thin

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	—	—	2,150	97.30/cwt	92.00–104.00	2,092	2
Bulls	—	—	2,078	108.94/cwt	108.00–110.00	2,264	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	825	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	59.95/cwt	59.00–61.00	629	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	752	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	137.43/cwt	134.00–142.00	656	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	837	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	140.49/cwt	137.00–144.00	721	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	175.48/cwt	170.00–178.00	658	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,433	1,335.47/cwt	1,250.00–1,495.00	19,137	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	159.39/cwt	145.00–166.00	846	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	9,420	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,153.87/cwt	1,090.00–1,200.00	14,308	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	13,026	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	142.96/cwt	142.00–144.00	676	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	132.51/cwt	132.00–133.00	888	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	139.49/cwt	136.00–144.00	785	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	141.96/cwt	141.00–143.00	596	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	138.92/cwt	136.00–143.00	500	5

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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