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Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY

Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2020-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · London, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 4

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2214

← Jan 28Feb 4Feb 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

169 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 151▲ 169 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

35 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 39▲ 35 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 heifer calves sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.15/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$125.15

65 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$63

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

$9.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.05

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	506	126.17	639	58
Large 1	548	117.00	641	4thin
Small 1-2	495	116.33	576	3thin

One grade step is worth $9.84/cwt here — about $63 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 sale65 hd

125.15

—

KY average27 barns · 5,522 hd

127.20

−2.05

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	1,484	87.49	1,298	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,477	63.07	932	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,254	53.70	673	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,018	41.08	418	5thin

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	218	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	320	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	546	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	704	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	554	139.48/cwt	137.00–142.00	773	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	129.60/cwt	129.00–130.00	828	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	852	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	673	138.23/cwt	137.00–140.00	930	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	922	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	226	128.27/cwt	127.00–132.00	290	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	339	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	458	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	397	129.81/cwt	125.00–133.00	515	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	132.22/cwt	131.00–133.00	576	5
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	495	116.33/cwt	115.00–119.00	576	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	124.82/cwt	120.00–126.00	680	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	548	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	641	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	123.07/cwt	122.00–124.00	690	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	664	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	817	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	847	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	128.49/cwt	125.00–131.00	676	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	117.46/cwt	115.00–120.00	740	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	120.51/cwt	118.00–123.00	805	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,330	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	931	1
Bulls	—	—	1,443	88.50/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,277	2
Bulls	—	—	1,543	91.35/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,410	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	40.46/cwt	39.00–42.00	384	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	548	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	391	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	52.71/cwt	52.00–53.50	647	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,245	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	672	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	604	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	59.02/cwt	57.00–61.00	761	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	891	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,552	67.12/cwt	63.00–70.00	1,042	3

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY

Tue Feb 4, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 169Last week 151Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 39Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	115.00	115.00
2	—	668	118.00–123.00	120.51
4	—	630	115.00–120.00	117.46
14	—	526	125.00–131.00	128.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	300	165.00	165.00
3	—	838	110.00	110.00
5	—	639	129.00–130.00	129.60
3	—	360	145.00	145.00
3	—	546	129.00	129.00
6	—	554	137.00–142.00	139.48
6	—	650	131.00	131.00
2	—	218	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	150.00	150.00
8	—	673	137.00–140.00	138.23
1	—	350	170.00	170.00
1	—	600	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	700	121.00	121.00
7	—	339	135.00	135.00
22	—	561	122.00–124.00	123.07
5	—	397	125.00–133.00	129.81
5	—	436	131.00–133.00	132.22
5	—	545	120.00–126.00	124.82
4	—	226	127.00–132.00	128.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	115.00–119.00	116.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	548	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	664	123.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,543	90.00–93.00	91.35
1	—	1,330	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,443	88.00–89.00	88.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	57.00–61.00	59.02
4	—	1,228	52.00–53.50	52.71
1	—	1,285	47.00	47.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	54.00	54.00
1	—	1,485	60.00	60.00
3	—	1,552	63.00–70.00	67.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,150	34.00	34.00
3	—	948	39.00–42.00	40.46

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.