Sale reports / Kentucky / Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY / 2019-07-16

Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · London, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 16
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2214
Feeder Cattle receipts
132 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 140▲ 132 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 20▲ 27 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 29▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $118.30/cwt on 49 head.
Average price
$118.30
49 head · 577 lb average
Value per head Derived
$682
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$252
per head · Small 1-2 over Medium and Large 1-2
$0.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.35
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Small 1-2385118.404565thin
Medium and Large 1-2598118.2970844
One grade step is worth $0.11/cwt here — about −$252 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 sale49 hd
118.30
—
KY average27 barns · 2,043 hd
125.64
−7.35
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
Bulls—Low1,54084.881,3074thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40562.178737thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13856.506432thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95446.174416thin

Every lot

38 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470140.00/cwt140.00–140.006582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533133.00/cwt133.00–133.007093
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635131.00/cwt131.00–131.008323
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472126.88/cwt122.00–130.005995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2500122.00/cwt122.00–122.006102
Heifers—Small 1-2510115.00/cwt115.00–115.005873
Heifers—Small 1-2560109.00/cwt109.00–109.006103
Heifers—Large 1570114.00/cwt114.00–114.006503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-265595.00/cwt95.00–95.006223
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315135.00/cwt135.00–135.004252
Bulls—Small 1-2365120.00/cwt120.00–120.004383
Bulls—Small 1-2415116.00/cwt116.00–116.004812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445133.00/cwt133.00–133.005923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468130.98/cwt130.00–132.006136
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528130.53/cwt125.00–135.006899
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565121.97/cwt120.00–125.0068912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-275088.00/cwt88.00–88.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-286099.00/cwt99.00–99.008512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-290783.62/cwt81.00–90.007587
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,10075.00/cwt75.00–75.008251
Bulls——1,68788.17/cwt87.00–89.501,4873
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94046.01/cwt45.00–47.004323
Cows—Lean 85-90%94537.00/cwt37.00–37.003501
Cows—Lean 85-90%98051.00/cwt51.00–51.005002
Cows—Boner 80-85%Muddy1,04056.00/cwt56.00–56.005821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23557.00/cwt57.00–57.007041
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24059.94/cwt59.00–61.007433
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52863.85/cwt63.00–67.009764
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850805.00/cwt805.00–805.006,8432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900450.00/cwt450.00–450.004,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910705.00/cwt705.00–705.006,4162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000610.00/cwt610.00–610.006,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025605.00/cwt605.00–605.006,2013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,192962.84/cwt855.00–1,075.0011,4775
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300990.00/cwt990.00–990.0012,8702
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,065.00/cwt1,065.00–1,065.0012,7802
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,230960.00/cwt960.00–960.0011,8082

This sale against other markets

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.