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Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY

Name: Wilson Livestock Market - London, KY livestock auction prices — 2021-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · London, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 12

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2214

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

252 head

▲ 82 vs last sale 170▲ 1 vs year ago 251 · +0.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 12▼ 2 vs year ago 17 · −11.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 19▼ 7 vs year ago 18 · −38.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.98/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$138.98

75 head · 634 lb average

Value per head Derived

$881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$399

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2

$21.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.44

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	648	140.42	910	70
Small 1-2	430	118.80	511	5thin

One grade step is worth $21.62/cwt here — about $399 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 sale75 hd

138.98

—

KY average25 barns · 5,000 hd

148.42

−9.44

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	1,880	86.47	1,626	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	58.00	870	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	55.91	663	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	850	39.18	333	4thin

Every lot

33 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	388	1
Steers	—	Small 1-2	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	137.84/cwt	135.00–143.00	582	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	6
Steers	—	Small 1-2	550	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	644	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	895	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,001	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	759	140.75/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,068	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	970	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,118	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	420	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	476	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	684	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	479	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	538	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	582	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,820	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,456	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	86.44/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,578	2
Bulls	—	—	2,050	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,907	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	43.35/cwt	37.00–49.00	368	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	298	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	53.34/cwt	52.00–56.00	615	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	61.04/cwt	60.00–62.00	763	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	870	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	988.20/cwt	900.00–1,020.00	11,097	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	971.21/cwt	925.00–1,020.00	12,480	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 Oct 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 252Last week 170Year ago 251

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 12Year ago 17

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 19Year ago 18

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	117.00	117.00
3	—	350	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	145.00	145.00
8	—	422	135.00–143.00	137.84
1	—	795	122.00	122.00
4	—	365	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,165	96.00	96.00
6	—	505	140.00	140.00
1	—	250	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	700	143.00	143.00
4	—	663	135.00	135.00
30	—	759	130.00–143.00	140.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	410	142.00	142.00
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
4	—	335	143.00	143.00
4	—	390	138.00	138.00
7	—	490	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	125.00	125.00
5	—	390	122.00	122.00
5	—	515	125.00	125.00
7	—	318	132.00	132.00
4	—	622	110.00	110.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,285	925.00–1,020.00	971.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,123	900.00–1,020.00	988.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,825	85.00–88.00	86.44
1	—	2,050	93.00	93.00
1	—	1,820	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	60.00–62.00	61.04
4	—	1,153	52.00–56.00	53.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	37.00–49.00	43.35
2	—	850	35.00	35.00

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.