Sale reports / Kentucky / Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY / 2021-08-24

Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · London, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 24
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2214
Feeder Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 79▼ 60 vs year ago 114 · −52.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 25▼ 17 vs year ago 28 · −60.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 21▼ 2 vs year ago 14 · −14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifer calves sold fully steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.92/cwt on 16 head.
Average price
$131.92
16 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$689
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−8.87
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2522131.9268916thin
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 sale16 hd
131.92
—
KY average27 barns · 4,247 hd
140.79
−8.87
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—Average1,53399.451,5252thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30069.339013thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10068.007481thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01052.015252thin

Every lot

21 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375165.00/cwt165.00–165.006191
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245150.00/cwt150.00–150.003682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300145.00/cwt145.00–145.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435131.00/cwt131.00–131.005702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576131.50/cwt131.00–132.007574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613126.74/cwt122.00–130.007775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665122.00/cwt122.00–122.008112
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2400147.00/cwt147.00–147.005883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475142.00/cwt142.00–142.006753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2500144.00/cwt144.00–144.007202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578131.00/cwt131.00–131.007572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600131.00/cwt131.00–131.007862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-284592.00/cwt92.00–92.007771
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,53399.45/cwt99.00–100.001,5252
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01052.01/cwt51.00–53.005252
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10068.00/cwt68.00–68.007481
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,10068.00/cwt68.00–68.007481
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40070.00/cwt70.00–70.009802
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,1681
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050947.62/cwt900.00–1,000.009,9504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0012,6252

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.