Sale reports / Kentucky / Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY / 2021-03-23

Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · London, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 23
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2214
Feeder Cattle receipts
317 head
▲ 170 vs last sale 147▲ 209 vs year ago 108 · +193.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 15▼ 9 vs year ago 35 · −25.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 14▲ 27 vs year ago 8 · +337.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week all classes of cattle sold fully steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.32/cwt on 159 head.
Average price
$130.32
159 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$657
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.51
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2504130.32657159
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 sale159 hd
130.32
—
KY average27 barns · 6,958 hd
129.80
+0.51
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—Average1,80892.201,6677thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36760.678293thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16757.396706thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13047.675393thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260167.00/cwt167.00–167.004345
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320178.00/cwt178.00–178.005703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2350165.00/cwt165.00–165.005781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490152.00/cwt152.00–152.007455
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512145.61/cwt141.00–152.0074620
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2551151.50/cwt150.00–153.008356
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560140.50/cwt140.50–140.507873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added644135.00/cwt135.00–135.008698
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708134.50/cwt134.50–134.509529
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280140.00/cwt140.00–140.003925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325125.00/cwt125.00–125.004066
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2364130.00/cwt130.00–130.004738
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414122.35/cwt120.00–125.0050719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462132.33/cwt123.00–140.0061113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515125.00/cwt125.00–125.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added524135.25/cwt129.00–137.2570951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563115.91/cwt112.00–120.0065310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574133.68/cwt120.00–148.0076739
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007815
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2448140.00/cwt140.00–140.006275
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485135.00/cwt135.00–135.006556
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2533127.49/cwt125.00–130.006806
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560130.75/cwt125.00–140.0073213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650120.00/cwt120.00–120.007805
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,76396.24/cwt95.00–98.001,6974
Bulls——1,86786.82/cwt85.00–88.001,6213
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09546.51/cwt45.00–48.005092
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15063.57/cwt62.00–65.007312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17554.30/cwt52.00–55.006384
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20050.00/cwt50.00–50.006001
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30055.00/cwt55.00–55.007151
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40063.50/cwt63.00–64.008892
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2833471.20/cwt455.00–500.003,9253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210779.55/cwt755.00–800.009,4334
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0015,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,400900.00/cwt900.00–900.0012,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,348.47/cwt1,300.00–1,395.0016,5194

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.