Sale reports / Kentucky / Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY / 2020-03-24

Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · London, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 24
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2214
Feeder Cattle receipts
108 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 68▲ 108 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 52▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 10▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.14/cwt on 80 head.
Average price
$127.14
80 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$709
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+3.51
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558127.1470980
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 sale80 hd
127.14
—
KY average26 barns · 2,276 hd
123.63
+3.51
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—Average1,770103.051,8246thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48875.041,1167thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15161.837124thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20750.256073thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added656134.75/cwt134.00–135.008844
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added780122.00/cwt122.00–122.009528
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438119.97/cwt119.00–122.005259
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485115.00/cwt115.00–115.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added539137.00/cwt137.00–137.0073842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564121.63/cwt115.00–125.0068615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2643102.00/cwt102.00–102.006563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685114.00/cwt114.00–114.007818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-284090.00/cwt90.00–90.007562
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580115.00/cwt115.00–115.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618116.00/cwt116.00–116.007174
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670105.00/cwt105.00–105.007043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-276596.00/cwt96.00–96.007342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-285088.00/cwt88.00–88.007484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-293584.00/cwt84.00–84.007852
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,2791
Bulls——1,84088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,6191
Bulls——1,843109.83/cwt106.00–112.502,0244
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15161.83/cwt60.00–63.507124
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20750.25/cwt49.00–51.006073
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43069.91/cwt68.00–73.001,0004
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56581.87/cwt78.00–84.001,2813
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,190900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,7101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0014,9451
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850790.00/cwt790.00–790.006,7151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250950.00/cwt950.00–950.0011,8751

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.