Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2021-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend from last week

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.89/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$146.89

71 head · 763 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,121

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.42

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	763	146.89	1,121	71

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 sale71 hd

146.89

—

KY average25 barns · 4,797 hd

145.47

+1.42

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	—	High	1,610	100.00	1,610	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,550	63.00	977	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	60.26	699	5thin

Every lot, as filed

27 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	853	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,254	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,385.00/cwt	1,385.00–1,385.00	18,698	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	738	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	121.89/cwt	120.00–126.00	581	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	690	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,683	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,028.51/cwt	1,020.00–1,035.00	11,416	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,120.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,120.00	14,784	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,000	2
Bulls	—	—	1,610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,610	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	58.07/cwt	57.00–61.00	653	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	897	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,089	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	870	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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