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Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY

Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2020-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · London, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 4

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2214

← Jul 28Aug 4Aug 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

124 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 90▼ 75 vs year ago 199 · −37.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 24▼ 12 vs year ago 42 · −28.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 6▼ 27 vs year ago 38 · −71.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 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 $120.48/cwt on 31 head.

Average price

$120.48

31 head · 594 lb average

Value per head Derived

$715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$6.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.82

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	598	121.06	724	28
Large 1	555	115.00	638	3thin

One grade step is worth $6.06/cwt here — about $86 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 sale31 hd

120.48

—

KY average26 barns · 4,658 hd

129.30

−8.82

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	—	Low	1,614	106.86	1,725	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	68.61	995	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	66.56	787	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,203	58.66	706	3thin

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	167.34/cwt	165.00–170.00	448	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	154.53/cwt	150.00–159.00	507	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	155.47/cwt	151.00–160.00	634	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	145.26/cwt	140.00–152.00	703	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	136.54/cwt	135.00–141.00	777	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	831	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	817	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	933	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	947	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	125.72/cwt	122.00–127.00	450	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	683	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	714	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	121.26/cwt	111.00–122.00	821	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	812	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	462	3
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	360	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	378	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	542	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	142.17/cwt	135.00–153.00	660	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	868	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,285	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,182	1
Bulls	—	—	1,573	104.93/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,651	6
Bulls	—	—	1,759	113.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,996	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	65.08/cwt	64.00–66.00	744	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	57.49/cwt	57.00–58.00	678	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,250	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	763	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	923	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	71.52/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,001	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	65.69/cwt	65.00–66.00	985	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,195.00/cwt	1,195.00–1,195.00	14,938	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	936.27/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	11,937	4

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 Aug 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 124Last week 90Year ago 199

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 24Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 6Year ago 38

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 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	—	430	145.00	145.00
1	—	775	112.00	112.00
3	—	325	142.00	142.00
4	—	386	140.00–141.00	140.50
14	—	464	135.00–153.00	142.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
1	—	670	122.00	122.00
2	—	408	151.00–160.00	155.47
2	—	740	128.00	128.00
4	—	569	135.00–141.00	136.54
7	—	484	140.00–152.00	145.26
2	—	268	165.00–170.00	167.34
1	—	525	145.00	145.00
2	—	328	150.00–159.00	154.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	129.00	129.00
1	—	625	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
1	—	560	122.00	122.00
3	—	643	111.00	111.00
4	—	358	122.00–127.00	125.72
15	—	677	111.00–122.00	121.26
3	—	700	116.00	116.00
1	—	225	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,250	1,195.00	1,195.00

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)	4	—	1,275	875.00–1,000.00	936.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,500	65.00–66.00	65.69
3	—	1,400	69.00–75.00	71.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	61.00	61.00
2	—	1,180	57.00–58.00	57.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	71.00	71.00
3	—	1,143	64.00–66.00	65.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	92.00	92.00
4	—	1,759	110.00–115.00	113.48
6	—	1,573	100.00–108.00	104.93

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.