Sale reports / Kentucky / Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY / 2021-09-14

Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · London, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 14
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2214
Feeder Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 164▼ 23 vs year ago 125 · −18.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 12▼ 20 vs year ago 35 · −57.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 19▲ 2 vs year ago 15 · +13.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $127.89/cwt on 47 head.
Average price
$127.89
47 head · 589 lb average
Value per head Derived
$753
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$52
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$15.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.55
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2584129.9275941
Large 1620114.007076thin
One grade step is worth $15.92/cwt here — about $52 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale47 hd
127.89
—
KY average27 barns · 5,489 hd
138.44
−10.55
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—Average1,583100.311,5883thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17564.177544thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35063.048512thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average97554.625332thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2250167.00/cwt167.00–167.004185
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530137.00/cwt137.00–137.007263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2595132.00/cwt132.00–132.007853
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668136.09/cwt133.00–140.009098
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300143.00/cwt143.00–143.004293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438135.00/cwt135.00–135.005914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2495132.00/cwt132.00–132.006535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2555134.00/cwt125.00–140.007445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added618139.00/cwt139.00–139.008594
Heifers—Large 1620114.00/cwt114.00–114.007076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633128.00/cwt128.00–128.008105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675125.65/cwt125.00–127.008489
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722116.82/cwt111.00–123.008436
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2295165.00/cwt165.00–165.004873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2355162.50/cwt162.00–163.005776
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450133.00/cwt133.00–133.005993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575139.00/cwt139.00–139.007993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635133.00/cwt133.00–133.008453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675128.67/cwt128.00–129.008693
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37595.47/cwt95.00–96.001,3132
Bulls——2,000110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,2001
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97554.62/cwt53.00–56.005332
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15066.96/cwt66.00–68.007702
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20061.38/cwt60.00–63.007372
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35063.04/cwt62.00–64.008512
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,390.00/cwt1,390.00–1,390.0019,4602
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2813801.02/cwt750.00–900.006,5123
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,078997.91/cwt900.00–1,100.0010,7574
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2671,184.21/cwt1,150.00–1,200.0015,0043

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.