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Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY

Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2020-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · London, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 17

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2214

← Nov 10Nov 17Dec 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

96 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 125▼ 144 vs year ago 240 · −60.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 31▼ 79 vs year ago 95 · −83.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 21▼ 10 vs year ago 20 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle sold fully steady.

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 $107.19/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$107.19

63 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$2.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.67

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	668	107.38	718	58
Small 1-2	540	105.00	567	5thin

One grade step is worth $2.38/cwt here — about $151 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 sale63 hd

107.19

—

KY average25 barns · 2,975 hd

125.86

−18.67

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	1,647	86.91	1,431	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	57.02	700	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,675	56.52	947	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	888	39.90	354	4thin

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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	123.50/cwt	122.00–125.00	656	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	205	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	230	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	393	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	574	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	589	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	736	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	696	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	623	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	119.42/cwt	115.00–123.00	629	18
Bulls	—	Small 1-2	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	696	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	100.46/cwt	91.00–109.00	679	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	722	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	767	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	89.29/cwt	89.00–90.00	759	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	933	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,568	85.85/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,346	3
Bulls	—	—	1,580	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,311	1
Bulls	—	—	1,950	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,833	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	240	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	917	43.20/cwt	42.00–45.00	396	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	53.07/cwt	52.00–54.00	642	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	60.96/cwt	60.00–62.00	759	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	56.52/cwt	55.00–58.00	947	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	739.39/cwt	600.00–800.00	8,133	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	12,360	1

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 Nov 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 96Last week 125Year ago 240

Slaughter CattleReceipts 16Last week 31Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 21Year ago 20

Compared to last week: All classes of cattle sold fully 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	—	760	95.00	95.00
5	—	825	93.00	93.00
3	—	483	129.00	129.00
5	—	590	118.00	118.00
14	—	676	91.00–109.00	100.46
18	—	527	115.00–123.00	119.42
5	—	915	102.00	102.00
7	—	850	89.00–90.00	89.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	540	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	110.00	110.00
2	—	800	87.00	87.00
3	—	374	105.00	105.00
10	—	522	110.00	110.00
5	—	205	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	589	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	531	122.00–125.00	123.50
1	—	430	145.00	145.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,030.00	1,030.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,100	600.00–800.00	739.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	52.00–54.00	53.07
2	—	1,245	60.00–62.00	60.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,675	55.00–58.00	56.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	917	42.00–45.00	43.20
1	—	800	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,568	84.00–88.00	85.85
1	—	1,950	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,580	83.00	83.00

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.