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Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY

Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2020-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · London, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 17

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2214

← Mar 10Mar 17Mar 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 124▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 34▲ 52 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 10▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower with light demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $108.02/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$108.02

32 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$564

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$121

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

$9.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.84

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Small 1-2	385	117.00	450	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	532	107.42	571	30

One grade step is worth $9.58/cwt here — about −$121 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 sale32 hd

108.02

—

KY average28 barns · 1,620 hd

126.85

−18.84

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	1,805	91.82	1,658	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,581	68.54	1,084	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,173	61.04	716	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,021	48.31	493	7thin

Every lot

37 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	119.00/cwt	115.00–125.00	655	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	738	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	200	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	240	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	291	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	108.79/cwt	108.00–110.00	360	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	398	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2	465	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	386	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	89.00/cwt	82.00–96.00	436	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	91.80/cwt	86.00–100.00	470	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	624	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	409	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	385	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	450	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	117.05/cwt	108.00–126.00	497	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	123.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	566	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	510	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	608	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	101.70/cwt	95.00–105.00	617	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	624	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	550	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	701	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,617	78.77/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,274	3
Bulls	—	—	1,863	92.63/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,726	4
Bulls	—	—	1,917	103.80/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,990	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	298	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	45.03/cwt	43.00–50.00	428	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	60.38/cwt	59.00–62.00	682	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,250	61.52/cwt	61.00–62.00	769	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	819	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	64.71/cwt	64.00–65.00	971	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,630	70.83/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,155	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,675	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,700	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	908.96/cwt	890.00–925.00	10,908	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,450	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,500	2

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 Mar 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 68Last week 124Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 34Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold sharply lower with light demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	112.00	112.00
1	—	815	86.00	86.00
2	—	500	102.00	102.00
2	—	650	96.00	96.00
2	—	785	70.00	70.00
3	—	607	95.00–105.00	101.70
5	—	460	120.00–125.00	123.00
5	—	590	103.00	103.00
9	—	425	108.00–126.00	117.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	550	115.00–125.00	119.00
2	—	520	135.00	135.00
2	—	625	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	512	86.00–100.00	91.80
1	—	200	120.00	120.00
2	—	390	102.00	102.00
3	—	285	102.00	102.00
3	—	643	97.00	97.00
4	—	490	82.00–96.00	89.00
5	—	331	108.00–110.00	108.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	83.00	83.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	890.00–925.00	908.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	850	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	61.00–62.00	61.52
4	—	950	43.00–50.00	45.03
1	—	850	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	63.00	63.00
3	—	1,130	59.00–62.00	60.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,500	64.00–65.00	64.71
5	—	1,630	70.00–75.00	70.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,917	99.00–109.00	103.80
4	—	1,863	88.00–96.00	92.63
3	—	1,617	77.00–80.00	78.77

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.