Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder cattle traded steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.91/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$130.91

197 head · 676 lb average

Value per head Derived

$885

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$2.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.90

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	701	131.33	920	162
Medium and Large 2-3	563	128.97	726	35

One grade step is worth $2.35/cwt here — about $194 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 sale197 hd

130.91

—

KY average24 barns · 4,547 hd

136.81

−5.90

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	—	Low	1,615	74.70	1,206	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	56.45	711	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	50.31	539	19

Every lot, as filed

77 lots · USDA AMS · Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	693	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	783	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	130.59/cwt	125.00–135.00	682	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	135.97/cwt	130.00–139.00	523	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	124.57/cwt	121.00–126.00	713	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	133.58/cwt	130.00–137.00	568	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	128.21/cwt	124.00–133.00	599	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	116.48/cwt	113.00–118.00	730	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	398	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	569	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	577	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	138.28/cwt	135.00–141.00	668	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	129.80/cwt	123.00–131.00	684	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	148.13/cwt	146.00–157.00	551	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	113.51/cwt	106.00–116.00	766	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	144.35/cwt	140.00–149.00	596	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	838	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	123.75/cwt	123.00–124.00	700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	119.28/cwt	112.00–123.00	753	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	484	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	795	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	900	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	722.99/cwt	670.00–790.00	7,736	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	11,170	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	617.06/cwt	530.00–650.00	6,707	3
Bred Cows	Medium 3	—	865	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,979	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	980	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	5,488	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	745	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	5,960	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	10,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	933.27/cwt	910.00–960.00	11,031	3
Bulls	—	—	1,511	73.71/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,114	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	43.40/cwt	42.00–44.00	452	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	51.60/cwt	47.00–55.00	556	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	56.45/cwt	54.00–60.00	711	3
Bulls	—	—	1,787	76.34/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,364	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	610.58/cwt	550.00–660.00	7,406	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,408	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	158	57.37/cwt	56.00–58.00	91	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	320	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	198	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	836	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	143.50/cwt	141.00–144.00	634	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	135.22/cwt	132.00–136.00	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	492	138.62/cwt	137.00–139.00	682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	120.96/cwt	120.00–124.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	1,017	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,139	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	129.67/cwt	128.00–130.00	886	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	159.85/cwt	157.50–163.00	697	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	142.88/cwt	140.00–144.00	733	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	132.15/cwt	130.00–137.00	763	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	117.98/cwt	116.00–120.00	895	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	148.95/cwt	147.00–151.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	988	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	160.53/cwt	156.00–163.00	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	580	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	824	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	126.21/cwt	120.00–130.00	529	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	128.51/cwt	128.00–129.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	417	1

How this sale compares

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 →

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

Tue Jun 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 489Last week 718Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 57Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 28Year ago 0

Feeder cattle traded steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	130.00	130.00
12	—	419	120.00–130.00	126.21
2	—	385	128.00–129.00	128.51
1	—	760	91.00	91.00
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
1	—	315	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	693	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	522	125.00–135.00	130.59
24	—	385	130.00–139.00	135.97
23	—	572	121.00–126.00	124.57
21	—	425	130.00–137.00	133.58
19	—	467	124.00–133.00	128.21
8	—	627	113.00–118.00	116.48
4	—	737	105.00	105.00
3	—	338	140.00	140.00
2	—	657	110.00	110.00
1	—	755	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	398	143.00	143.00
2	—	560	119.00	119.00
1	—	415	139.00	139.00
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	483	135.00–141.00	138.28
12	—	527	123.00–131.00	129.80
12	—	372	146.00–157.00	148.13
9	—	675	106.00–116.00	113.51
9	—	413	140.00–149.00	144.35
6	—	1,048	80.00	80.00
4	—	566	123.00–124.00	123.75
3	—	631	112.00–123.00	119.28
2	—	760	100.00	100.00
1	—	825	91.00	91.00
1	—	710	104.00	104.00
1	—	310	156.00	156.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	158	56.00–58.00	57.37
1	—	320	62.00	62.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	733	114.00	114.00
6	—	442	141.00–144.00	143.50
5	—	539	132.00–136.00	135.22
5	—	492	137.00–139.00	138.62
4	—	600	122.00	122.00
4	—	575	120.00–124.00	120.96
1	—	755	111.00	111.00
1	—	310	141.00	141.00
1	—	270	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,017	112.00	112.00
2	—	612	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	683	128.00–130.00	129.67
20	—	436	157.50–163.00	159.85
18	—	513	140.00–144.00	142.88
16	—	577	130.00–137.00	132.15
6	—	759	116.00–120.00	117.98
6	—	646	131.00	131.00
4	—	480	147.00–151.00	148.95
3	—	988	100.00	100.00
3	—	363	156.00–163.00	160.53
3	—	271	164.00	164.00
1	—	800	103.00	103.00
1	—	700	121.00	121.00
1	—	230	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	580	142.00	142.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,070	670.00–790.00	722.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	890.00	890.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,087	530.00–650.00	617.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,213	550.00–660.00	610.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	460.00	460.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	560.00	560.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	870.00	870.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,182	910.00–960.00	933.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,511	72.00–75.00	73.71
3	—	1,787	75.00–78.00	76.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,042	42.00–44.00	43.40
16	—	1,077	47.00–55.00	51.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,260	54.00–60.00	56.45

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.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle