Sale reports / Kentucky / Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY / 2021-08-24

Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · London, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 24
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2214
Feeder Cattle receipts
54 head
25 vs last sale 79 60 vs year ago 114 · 52.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
11 head
14 vs last sale 25 17 vs year ago 28 · 60.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
9 vs last sale 21 2 vs year ago 14 · 14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.92/cwt on 16 head.
Average price
$131.92
16 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$689
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
8.87
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2522131.9268916thin
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 sale16 hd
131.92
KY average27 barns · 4,247 hd
140.79
−8.87
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
BullsAverage1,53399.451,5252thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30069.339013thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10068.007481thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01052.015252thin

Every lot, as filed

21 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-284592.00/cwt92.00–92.007771
BullsMedium and Large 1-2600131.00/cwt131.00–131.007862
BullsMedium and Large 1-2400147.00/cwt147.00–147.005883
BullsMedium and Large 1-2475142.00/cwt142.00–142.006753
BullsMedium and Large 1-2500144.00/cwt144.00–144.007202
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300145.00/cwt145.00–145.004351
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2576131.50/cwt131.00–132.007574
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2613126.74/cwt122.00–130.007775
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2435131.00/cwt131.00–131.005702
SteersMedium and Large 1-2375165.00/cwt165.00–165.006191
BullsMedium and Large 1-2578131.00/cwt131.00–131.007572
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2245150.00/cwt150.00–150.003682
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2665122.00/cwt122.00–122.008112
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2990825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,1681
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0012,6252
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050947.62/cwt900.00–1,000.009,9504
Bulls1,53399.45/cwt99.00–100.001,5252
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40070.00/cwt70.00–70.009802
CowsLean 85-90%1,01052.01/cwt51.00–53.005252
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10068.00/cwt68.00–68.007481
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,10068.00/cwt68.00–68.007481

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.