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Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY

Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2021-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · London, Kentucky · Tue, May 4

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2214

← Apr 27May 4May 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 130▲ 31 vs year ago 44 · +70.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 23▼ 3 vs year ago 22 · −13.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 22▼ 5 vs year ago 29 · −17.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls firm.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.83/cwt on 26 head.

Average price

$121.83

26 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−7.23

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	516	121.83	629	26

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 sale26 hd

121.83

—

KY average27 barns · 4,422 hd

129.06

−7.23

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	1,842	101.50	1,870	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	66.20	752	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	63.50	921	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	47.53	512	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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	377	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	498	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	403	147.99/cwt	146.00–150.00	596	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	692	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	133.35/cwt	130.00–138.00	515	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	564	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	691	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	111.37/cwt	109.00–117.00	675	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	601	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	720	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,763	104.98/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,851	4
Bulls	—	—	2,000	94.53/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,891	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	45.06/cwt	44.00–46.00	433	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,045	61.42/cwt	60.00–63.00	642	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	50.00/cwt	49.00–51.00	598	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	70.98/cwt	70.00–72.00	872	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	780	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,072	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	1,289.42/cwt	1,185.00–1,385.00	16,053	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,052.90/cwt	990.00–1,175.00	10,529	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,750	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	1,151.14/cwt	990.00–1,225.00	13,434	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	8,305	2

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 May 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 75Last week 130Year ago 44

Slaughter CattleReceipts 19Last week 23Year ago 22

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 22Year ago 29

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls firm.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,000	94.00–95.00	94.53
4	—	1,763	102.00–106.00	104.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,045	60.00–63.00	61.42
2	—	1,228	70.00–72.00	70.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,600	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	960	44.00–46.00	45.06
2	—	1,195	49.00–51.00	50.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	606	109.00–117.00	111.37
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
3	—	540	128.00	128.00
4	—	434	130.00	130.00
7	—	386	130.00–138.00	133.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	151.00	151.00
2	—	505	137.00	137.00
3	—	385	145.00	145.00
6	—	403	146.00–150.00	147.99
1	—	240	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	132.00	132.00
3	—	800	90.00	90.00
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
2	—	650	116.00	116.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,245	1,185.00–1,385.00	1,289.42

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,000	990.00–1,175.00	1,052.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,195	695.00	695.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,167	990.00–1,225.00	1,151.14

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.