Sale reports / Kentucky / Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY / 2020-08-11

Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · London, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 11
● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2214
Feeder Cattle receipts
151 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 124▲ 38 vs year ago 113 · +33.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 30▼ 13 vs year ago 45 · −28.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 11▼ 6 vs year ago 21 · −28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.89/cwt on 35 head.
Average price
$122.89
35 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$596
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−8.59
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2485122.8959635
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 sale35 hd
122.89
—
KY average25 barns · 4,483 hd
131.48
−8.59
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—High1,893100.341,8997thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38963.328799thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22360.497402thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95642.494067thin

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 1-2345169.55/cwt169.00–170.0058511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2366168.02/cwt165.00–169.006154
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2400146.00/cwt146.00–146.005843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2450162.00/cwt162.00–162.007295
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550142.00/cwt142.00–142.007812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2603138.31/cwt135.00–140.008343
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2700110.00/cwt110.00–110.007701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300130.00/cwt130.00–130.003903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2404129.78/cwt126.00–135.005249
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475125.17/cwt123.00–130.0059510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2508120.00/cwt120.00–120.006105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608115.92/cwt110.00–120.007055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700104.00/cwt104.00–104.007283
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2344166.08/cwt154.00–169.005715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380146.00/cwt146.00–146.005553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2442140.57/cwt130.00–158.006218
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519131.48/cwt130.00–134.0068212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660119.00/cwt119.00–119.007856
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 334096.00/cwt96.00–96.003261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,78897.69/cwt95.00–100.001,7474
Bulls——2,033103.87/cwt102.00–108.002,1123
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80032.00/cwt32.00–32.002561
Cows—Lean 85-90%95040.63/cwt38.00–43.003864
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04551.47/cwt51.00–52.005382
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22360.49/cwt60.00–61.007402
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33367.73/cwt67.00–68.009033
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41761.11/cwt59.00–63.008666
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,1452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200934.38/cwt900.00–975.0011,2134
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0013,1251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0016,2501

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.