Sale reports / Kentucky / Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY / 2020-09-15

Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · London, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 15
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2214
Feeder Cattle receipts
125 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 84▼ 114 vs year ago 239 · −47.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 27▼ 10 vs year ago 45 · −22.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 14▼ 25 vs year ago 40 · −62.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $129.80/cwt on 32 head.
Average price
$129.80
32 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$689
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−2.19
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2531129.8068932
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 sale32 hd
129.80
—
KY average27 barns · 2,604 hd
131.99
−2.19
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—Average1,890102.341,93410
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46962.289156thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,05860.046354thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average93346.614353thin

Every lot

33 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 1-2313158.96/cwt158.00–160.004982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2450155.00/cwt155.00–155.006984
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2500143.00/cwt143.00–143.007153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550144.00/cwt144.00–144.007921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614136.77/cwt133.00–142.008407
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666129.00/cwt129.00–129.008594
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705128.68/cwt128.00–130.009073
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2301128.24/cwt126.00–129.003864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395127.00/cwt127.00–127.005023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2404128.00/cwt128.00–128.005173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468129.81/cwt125.00–135.006086
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520123.50/cwt119.00–125.006424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2586122.24/cwt117.00–124.007164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613118.06/cwt115.00–121.007242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680113.01/cwt112.00–114.007682
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2300149.00/cwt149.00–149.004474
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2356145.63/cwt140.00–148.005187
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550126.00/cwt122.00–130.006936
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2614126.58/cwt126.00–127.007777
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650124.40/cwt119.00–128.008095
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-280095.00/cwt95.00–95.007602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-285084.00/cwt84.00–84.007141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,78394.40/cwt93.00–96.001,6833
Bulls——1,936105.74/cwt102.00–108.502,0477
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%83057.00/cwt57.00–57.004731
Cows—Lean 85-90%93346.61/cwt44.00–48.004353
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10050.00/cwt50.00–50.005501
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15066.57/cwt65.00–68.007662
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20565.00/cwt64.00–66.007832
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60160.92/cwt58.00–63.009754
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900780.00/cwt780.00–780.007,0202
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,027.95/cwt950.00–1,100.0011,7704

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.