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Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY

Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2020-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · London, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 28

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2214

← Apr 14Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

118 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 53▲ 118 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 45▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 8▲ 18 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 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

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 $127.71/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$127.71

37 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$63

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

$26.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.85

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	503	128.42	646	36
Small 1-2	695	102.00	709	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.42/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 sale37 hd

127.71

—

KY average28 barns · 2,078 hd

128.56

−0.85

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	—	Average	1,675	88.50	1,482	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	60.29	884	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	56.34	674	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	850	45.06	383	2thin

Every lot

28 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	527	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	594	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	605	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	756	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	398	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	521	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	120.83/cwt	118.00–122.00	578	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	640	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	138.46/cwt	137.00–140.00	533	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	140.71/cwt	120.00–146.00	615	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	131.26/cwt	129.00–135.00	617	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	640	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	121.46/cwt	119.00–125.00	695	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	695	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	709	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,450	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,218	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,767	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	45.06/cwt	44.00–46.00	383	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	54.51/cwt	53.00–56.00	651	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	720	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	57.93/cwt	56.00–60.00	811	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,040	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	745.57/cwt	725.00–770.00	6,524	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	795.00/cwt	795.00–795.00	7,076	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	967.32/cwt	925.00–1,010.00	11,559	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 Apr 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 118Last week 53Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 10Last week 45Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
2	—	385	137.00–140.00	138.46
3	—	470	129.00–135.00	131.26
9	—	533	120.00	120.00
10	—	572	119.00–125.00	121.46
11	—	437	120.00–146.00	140.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	155.00	155.00
1	—	250	170.00	170.00
1	—	340	155.00	155.00
1	—	435	139.00	139.00
1	—	515	135.00	135.00
1	—	600	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	478	118.00–122.00	120.83
1	—	325	125.00	125.00
1	—	660	97.00	97.00
2	—	398	131.00	131.00
3	—	565	110.00	110.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	875	725.00–770.00	745.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,195	925.00–1,010.00	967.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	795.00	795.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	56.00–60.00	57.93
1	—	1,600	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	44.00–46.00	45.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,195	53.00–56.00	54.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,900	93.00	93.00

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.