Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2021-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Conmpared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.62/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$135.62

73 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$14.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.02

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	528	136.02	719	71
Small 1-2	423	121.50	513	2thin

One grade step is worth $14.52/cwt here — about $205 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale73 hd

135.62

—

KY average19 barns · 2,932 hd

140.65

−5.02

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,105	71.00	785	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,265	62.00	784	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	55.31	605	2thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	510	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	143.48/cwt	142.00–144.00	802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	176.52/cwt	160.00–180.00	658	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	840	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	826	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	147.39/cwt	144.00–160.00	475	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	132.91/cwt	130.00–136.00	631	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	453	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	482	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	675	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	130.00/cwt	115.00–133.00	852	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	754	4
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	510	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	117.04/cwt	115.00–119.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,007	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	134.11/cwt	133.00–135.00	821	11
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	335	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	409	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	793.17/cwt	750.00–900.00	8,273	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,327	1,083.42/cwt	960.00–1,100.00	14,377	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	711	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	55.31/cwt	52.00–58.00	605	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	785	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	861	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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