Sale reports / Kentucky / Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY / 2021-03-16

Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · London, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 16
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2214
Feeder Cattle receipts
147 head
▼ 89 vs last sale 236▲ 79 vs year ago 68 · +116.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 27▼ 37 vs year ago 52 · −71.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 12▲ 4 vs year ago 10 · +40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 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 $135.44/cwt on 61 head.
Average price
$135.44
61 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$627
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−0.21
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2463135.4462761
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 sale61 hd
135.44
—
KY average27 barns · 2,866 hd
135.65
−0.21
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—Average1,86788.391,6503thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,45064.009281thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,20062.177463thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15649.305704thin

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 1-2274154.52/cwt147.00–160.004239
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2363165.00/cwt165.00–165.005993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2461137.50/cwt132.00–145.006347
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2592140.60/cwt140.00–142.0083210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623132.00/cwt132.00–132.008226
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2703124.00/cwt124.00–124.008723
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363129.73/cwt122.00–135.0047119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2455128.00/cwt128.00–128.005826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515118.00/cwt116.00–120.006086
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565115.13/cwt110.00–120.006506
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635117.28/cwt115.00–120.0074511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735105.00/cwt105.00–105.007722
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2260147.00/cwt147.00–147.003823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2371144.29/cwt140.00–147.0053512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2416138.47/cwt130.00–145.0057623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477120.00/cwt120.00–120.005725
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550126.00/cwt126.00–126.006936
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2607132.00/cwt132.00–132.008016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2689126.08/cwt117.00–135.008696
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,86788.39/cwt85.00–90.001,6503
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10046.00/cwt46.00–46.005061
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17550.40/cwt47.00–52.005923
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20062.17/cwt61.00–64.007463
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45064.00/cwt64.00–64.009281
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,525.00/cwt1,525.00–1,525.0018,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0016,5632
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,6502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,8003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,190.00/cwt1,190.00–1,190.0015,4702

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.