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Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY

Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · London, Kentucky · Tue, May 18

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2214

← May 11May 18May 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

102 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 120▼ 18 vs year ago 120 · −15.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 20▲ 2 vs year ago 25 · +8.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 25▲ 32 vs year ago 10 · +320.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

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 $139.18/cwt on 25 head.

Average price

$139.18

25 head · 413 lb average

Value per head Derived

$575

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+11.18

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	413	139.18	575	25

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 sale25 hd

139.18

—

KY average27 barns · 4,979 hd

128.00

+11.18

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,781	100.78	1,795	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	68.02	822	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,358	66.19	899	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,122	48.08	540	5thin

Every lot

30 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	505	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	747	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	851	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	945	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	969	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,047	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,152	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	147.73/cwt	142.00–152.00	458	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	127.68/cwt	121.00–130.00	716	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	445	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	128.31/cwt	125.00–130.00	607	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	701	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	121.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	743	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	730	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	823	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,750	104.90/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,836	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	98.31/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,770	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	43.76/cwt	40.00–46.00	454	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,100	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	781	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	61.99/cwt	60.00–63.00	733	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	74.05/cwt	73.00–75.00	913	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,250	54.56/cwt	53.00–56.00	682	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	65.23/cwt	63.00–67.00	920	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,129	1,057.56/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	11,940	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,013.33/cwt	1,000.00–1,020.00	13,173	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,548.67/cwt	1,455.00–1,625.00	18,971	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	1,215.70/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	15,354	3

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 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 102Last week 120Year ago 120

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 20Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 25Year ago 10

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,800	95.00–100.00	98.31
3	—	1,750	102.00–106.00	104.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,183	60.00–63.00	61.99
3	—	1,233	73.00–75.00	74.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,410	63.00–67.00	65.23
1	—	1,100	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,037	40.00–46.00	43.76
2	—	1,250	53.00–56.00	54.56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	159.00	159.00
2	—	775	90.00	90.00
2	—	935	88.00	88.00
3	—	473	125.00–130.00	128.31
3	—	527	133.00	133.00
5	—	709	103.00	103.00
8	—	611	120.00–125.00	121.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	125.00	125.00
4	—	561	121.00–130.00	127.68
16	—	310	142.00–152.00	147.73
2	—	770	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,355	85.00	85.00
1	—	587	145.00	145.00
3	—	505	148.00	148.00
5	—	969	108.00	108.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	900	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,129	900.00–1,150.00	1,057.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,300	1,000.00–1,020.00	1,013.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00

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	2	—	1,225	1,455.00–1,625.00	1,548.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,263	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,215.70

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.