Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2021-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calve sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $149.34/cwt on 24 head.

Average price

$149.34

24 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.81

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	461	149.34	689	24

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 sale24 hd

149.34

—

KY average25 barns · 2,121 hd

138.53

+10.81

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	—	Low	1,600	93.60	1,498	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,257	67.01	842	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	65.00	780	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	47.00	517	2thin

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	—	—	1,200	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	924	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,786	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	671	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	897	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	910	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	65.52/cwt	64.00–67.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	137.99/cwt	137.00–139.00	727	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,220.00/cwt	1,220.00–1,220.00	18,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	615	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	15,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	933	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,232	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	648	6
Bulls	—	—	1,650	101.70/cwt	100.00–103.50	1,678	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	725	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	9,940	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,216	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	1,173.10/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	15,403	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	330	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	139.80/cwt	135.00–144.00	709	9

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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