Sale reports / Kentucky / Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY / 2020-03-31

Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · London, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 31
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2214
Feeder Cattle receipts
166 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 108▲ 166 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 35▲ 22 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 8▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder calves sold steady. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.75/cwt on 86 head.
Average price
$116.75
86 head · 766 lb average
Value per head Derived
$894
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−12.68
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2766116.7589486
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 sale86 hd
116.75
—
KY average28 barns · 5,495 hd
129.44
−12.68
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—Average1,98492.571,8366thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53453.668236thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12549.065526thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00837.493785thin

Every lot

32 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225159.00/cwt159.00–159.003581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315138.00/cwt138.00–138.004351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added473151.00/cwt151.00–151.007144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475142.28/cwt139.00–151.006768
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517141.00/cwt141.00–141.007293
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560143.00/cwt143.00–143.008012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added1,02595.00/cwt95.00–95.009742
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240122.00/cwt122.00–122.002931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290131.00/cwt131.00–131.003803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329124.74/cwt116.00–131.004107
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2350130.00/cwt130.00–130.004552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430122.00/cwt122.00–122.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470121.00/cwt121.00–121.005693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2599110.00/cwt110.00–110.006594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615117.00/cwt117.00–117.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added889114.85/cwt114.85–114.851,02164
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2285149.00/cwt149.00–149.004252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380123.00/cwt123.00–123.004673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576122.00/cwt120.00–124.007035
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705107.50/cwt102.00–113.0075810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,00592.00/cwt92.00–92.009251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,87586.68/cwt85.00–88.001,6252
Bulls——2,03895.52/cwt94.00–98.001,9474
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87532.17/cwt30.00–34.002812
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09741.03/cwt40.00–42.004503
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12549.06/cwt47.00–50.005526
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47558.29/cwt56.00–61.008602
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56351.35/cwt49.00–52.008034
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,8003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,002.96/cwt980.00–1,025.0012,2862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300700.00/cwt700.00–700.009,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300600.00/cwt600.00–600.007,8001

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.