Sale reports / Kentucky / Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY / 2021-08-17

Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · London, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 17
● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2214
Feeder Cattle receipts
79 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 95▼ 87 vs year ago 166 · −52.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 14▲ 4 vs year ago 21 · +19.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 16▼ 11 vs year ago 32 · −34.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves 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 $138.86/cwt on 23 head.
Average price
$138.86
23 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$752
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+2.74
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2542138.8675223
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 sale23 hd
138.86
—
KY average24 barns · 1,864 hd
136.12
+2.74
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—Average1,910101.431,9375thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25070.508812thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36068.389305thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04254.615695thin

Every lot

26 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 · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005403
Steers—Large 1782117.06/cwt110.00–123.009153
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424136.48/cwt131.00–142.005796
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470140.00/cwt140.00–140.006583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617120.85/cwt120.00–122.007467
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-290599.00/cwt99.00–99.008963
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360151.00/cwt151.00–151.005444
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485145.00/cwt145.00–145.007034
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600138.00/cwt138.00–138.008283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2690124.96/cwt120.00–130.008626
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720122.00/cwt122.00–122.008783
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3290119.00/cwt119.00–119.003452
Dairy Steers—Large 3405106.00/cwt106.00–106.004292
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,800107.19/cwt105.00–109.501,9292
Bulls——1,98397.59/cwt95.00–99.001,9353
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03050.99/cwt49.00–53.005253
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06060.04/cwt59.00–61.006362
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20076.00/cwt76.00–76.009121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30072.00/cwt72.00–72.009361
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30065.00/cwt65.00–65.008451
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37567.47/cwt67.00–68.009284
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,5405
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,163836.32/cwt740.00–890.009,7266
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300950.00/cwt950.00–950.0012,3502

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.