Sale reports / Kentucky / Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY / 2020-01-28

Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · London, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 28
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2214
Feeder Cattle receipts
151 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 109▲ 151 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 15▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 0▲ 15 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 sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $148.00/cwt on 36 head.
Average price
$148.00
36 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$709
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+4.11
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2479148.0070936
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 sale36 hd
148.00
—
KY average26 barns · 6,427 hd
143.89
+4.11
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—High1,73092.611,6028thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48365.629738thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16364.687523thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04847.584984thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2218172.50/cwt172.50–172.503765
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290160.00/cwt160.00–160.004642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2354164.00/cwt164.00–164.005816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2459145.58/cwt144.00–148.006685
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2537138.02/cwt135.00–140.007416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620140.00/cwt140.00–140.008681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628132.80/cwt131.00–135.008347
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670136.00/cwt136.00–136.009111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715135.00/cwt135.00–135.009652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0531
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330132.00/cwt132.00–132.004363
Heifers—Small 1-2370120.00/cwt120.00–120.004441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2394128.14/cwt123.00–132.005057
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420132.00/cwt132.00–132.005542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460121.41/cwt120.00–123.0055815
Heifers—Small 1-2469113.85/cwt108.00–122.005345
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340145.00/cwt145.00–145.004931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2392145.01/cwt139.00–148.005686
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445153.00/cwt153.00–153.006816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482141.23/cwt131.00–145.0068113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550129.00/cwt129.00–129.007102
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,68887.02/cwt86.00–88.001,4692
Bulls——1,73597.17/cwt94.00–100.001,6865
Bulls——1,79081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,4501
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90055.00/cwt55.00–55.004951
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09745.10/cwt43.00–46.004953
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16364.68/cwt64.00–65.007523
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44562.00/cwt62.00–62.008962
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49666.82/cwt66.00–69.001,0006
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990595.00/cwt595.00–595.005,8912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,198735.02/cwt725.00–750.008,8065
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205600.00/cwt600.00–600.007,2303
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,267955.26/cwt850.00–1,010.0012,1033

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.