Sale reports / Kentucky / Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY / 2021-03-30

Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · London, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 30
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2214
Feeder Cattle receipts
74 head
▼ 243 vs last sale 317▼ 92 vs year ago 166 · −55.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 26▲ 0 vs year ago 22 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 35▲ 8 vs year ago 11 · +72.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Feeder steer and heifer calves sold firm. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter 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 $129.61/cwt on 33 head.
Average price
$129.61
33 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$698
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−8.37
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539129.6169833
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 sale33 hd
129.61
—
KY average27 barns · 2,326 hd
137.98
−8.37
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—Average1,55090.001,3951thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19460.417215thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50059.508932thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average85038.593282thin

Every lot

24 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2355164.08/cwt162.00–170.005824
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405156.00/cwt156.00–156.006323
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2558144.00/cwt144.00–144.008046
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285140.00/cwt140.00–140.003993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373133.62/cwt130.00–140.004988
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475132.00/cwt132.00–132.006275
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510125.00/cwt125.00–125.006386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700116.00/cwt116.00–116.008123
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2385143.00/cwt143.00–143.005516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2400151.00/cwt151.00–151.006046
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450139.75/cwt131.00–145.006298
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550145.00/cwt145.00–145.007983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-274594.00/cwt94.00–94.007005
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282098.00/cwt98.00–98.008045
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,55090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,3951
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85038.59/cwt37.00–40.003282
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19056.19/cwt54.00–58.006693
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20066.75/cwt64.00–70.008012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40057.00/cwt57.00–57.007981
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60062.00/cwt62.00–62.009921
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1781,250.96/cwt1,200.00–1,300.0014,7362
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,175.00/cwt1,100.00–1,250.0015,2752

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.