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Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY

Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · London, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 31
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2214
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
14 vs last sale 11 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
25 vs last sale 12 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend due to light test. Heavy flooding rains slowed livestock movement this week. Weak test on feeder cattle.

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
BullsHigh1,875100.501,8842thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35066.779012thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22064.507872thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,16757.686733thin

Every lot, as filed

13 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
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35066.77/cwt66.50–67.009012
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19068.00/cwt68.00–68.008091
CowsBoner 80-85%1,25061.00/cwt61.00–61.007631
CowsLean 85-90%1,20060.00/cwt60.00–60.007201
CowsLean 85-90%1,15056.52/cwt56.00–57.006502
Bulls1,900104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,9761
Bulls1,85097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,7951
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2800775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2331,357.03/cwt1,250.00–1,455.0016,7323
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,100960.00/cwt960.00–960.0010,5601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3831,437.23/cwt1,425.00–1,460.0019,8773
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,195.00/cwt1,195.00–1,195.0014,9381

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.