Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2021-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.89/cwt on 47 head.

Average price

$127.89

47 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$753

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$15.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.55

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	584	129.92	759	41
Large 1	620	114.00	707	6thin

One grade step is worth $15.92/cwt here — about $52 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 sale47 hd

127.89

—

KY average27 barns · 5,489 hd

138.44

−10.55

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	1,583	100.31	1,588	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	64.17	754	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	63.04	851	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	54.62	533	2thin

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	635	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	128.67/cwt	128.00–129.00	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	162.50/cwt	162.00–163.00	577	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	134.00/cwt	125.00–140.00	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	125.65/cwt	125.00–127.00	848	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	136.09/cwt	133.00–140.00	909	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	418	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	620	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	810	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	116.82/cwt	111.00–123.00	843	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	653	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,390.00/cwt	1,390.00–1,390.00	19,460	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	801.02/cwt	750.00–900.00	6,512	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	1,184.21/cwt	1,150.00–1,200.00	15,004	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	997.91/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	10,757	4
Bulls	—	—	1,375	95.47/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,313	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	61.38/cwt	60.00–63.00	737	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	66.96/cwt	66.00–68.00	770	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	63.04/cwt	62.00–64.00	851	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	54.62/cwt	53.00–56.00	533	2
Bulls	—	—	2,000	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,200	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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