Sale reports / Kentucky / Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY / 2021-02-23

Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · London, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 23
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2214
Feeder Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 58▲ 20 vs year ago 55 · +36.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 22▲ 17 vs year ago 20 · +85.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 7▼ 10 vs year ago 38 · −26.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend from last week due to winter storm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.75/cwt on 45 head.
Average price
$122.75
45 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$614
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.18
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2500122.7561445
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 sale45 hd
122.75
—
KY average14 barns · 1,157 hd
122.57
+0.18
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—Average1,917101.411,9446thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28371.019113thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31564.9685410
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,11047.905328thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240167.00/cwt167.00–167.004014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420161.00/cwt161.00–161.006763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505134.00/cwt130.00–142.006779
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2587131.64/cwt125.00–136.007735
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663130.00/cwt130.00–130.008627
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2853116.00/cwt116.00–116.009893
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2232146.55/cwt140.00–150.003403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275132.00/cwt132.00–132.003633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2436126.77/cwt122.00–130.0055311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2488122.00/cwt122.00–122.005954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529118.38/cwt112.00–121.006267
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577120.00/cwt120.00–120.006928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2640113.00/cwt113.00–113.007234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673113.00/cwt113.00–113.007605
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2240160.00/cwt160.00–160.003846
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510130.00/cwt130.00–130.006635
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577127.36/cwt120.00–135.007356
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2603123.00/cwt123.00–123.007426
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,85098.34/cwt97.00–100.001,8194
Bulls——2,050107.56/cwt105.00–110.002,2052
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08346.03/cwt41.00–49.004996
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,18362.03/cwt60.00–63.007343
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19053.52/cwt51.00–56.006372
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22574.02/cwt73.00–75.009072
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37166.22/cwt64.00–68.009087
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40065.00/cwt65.00–65.009101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,137.40/cwt1,100.00–1,195.0013,13711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,203968.69/cwt900.00–1,020.0011,6537
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2331,464.86/cwt1,400.00–1,500.0018,0629

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.