Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2021-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $138.86/cwt on 23 head.

Average price

$138.86

23 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.74

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	542	138.86	752	23

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 sale23 hd

138.86

—

KY average24 barns · 1,864 hd

136.12

+2.74

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	1,910	101.43	1,937	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	70.50	881	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,360	68.38	930	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	54.61	569	5thin

Every lot, as filed

26 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	—	—	1,983	97.59/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,935	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	107.19/cwt	105.00–109.50	1,929	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	67.47/cwt	67.00–68.00	928	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	936	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	50.99/cwt	49.00–53.00	525	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	60.04/cwt	59.00–61.00	636	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,540	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	124.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	862	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	896	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	136.48/cwt	131.00–142.00	579	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	4
Steers	Large 1	—	782	117.06/cwt	110.00–123.00	915	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	290	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	345	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	405	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	429	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	836.32/cwt	740.00–890.00	9,726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	120.85/cwt	120.00–122.00	746	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	845	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	912	1

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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