Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder cattle traded steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded unevenly steady with quality not as attractive as last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.58/cwt on 220 head.

Average price

$130.58

220 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$12.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.94

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	562	132.20	743	192
Medium and Large 2-3	546	119.46	653	28

One grade step is worth $12.74/cwt here — about $91 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 sale220 hd

130.58

—

KY average26 barns · 5,053 hd

128.64

+1.94

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	1,386	67.98	942	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	54.09	616	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,278	53.85	688	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,086	48.90	531	19

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	376	132.13/cwt	130.00–135.00	497	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	763	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	125.96/cwt	124.00–130.00	602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	118.62/cwt	115.00–122.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	129.35/cwt	126.00–130.00	843	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	131.63/cwt	128.00–134.00	808	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	135.09/cwt	133.00–136.00	800	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	140.75/cwt	136.00–144.50	681	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	133.76/cwt	130.00–137.00	709	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	701	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	869	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	143.97/cwt	142.00–145.00	595	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	130.29/cwt	129.00–133.00	684	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	132.96/cwt	129.00–136.00	633	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	134.09/cwt	131.00–137.00	567	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	118.31/cwt	117.00–120.00	752	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	137.61/cwt	135.00–141.00	524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	139.48/cwt	138.00–141.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	130.01/cwt	127.00–131.00	689	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	134.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	112.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	553	118.52/cwt	115.00–122.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	119.98/cwt	119.00–121.00	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	142.75/cwt	140.00–144.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	142.99/cwt	137.00–148.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	146.63/cwt	144.00–150.00	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	133.96/cwt	131.00–137.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	506	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,108	59.02/cwt	57.00–61.00	654	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	44.88/cwt	43.00–46.50	452	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	52.51/cwt	50.00–55.00	608	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	53.85/cwt	51.00–56.00	688	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	54.09/cwt	53.00–56.50	616	4
Bulls	—	—	1,663	76.94/cwt	75.50–78.50	1,280	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	851.19/cwt	720.00–960.00	7,754	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,020	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	11,579	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,918	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	763.81/cwt	720.00–810.00	8,631	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	825.50/cwt	760.00–860.00	10,410	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	719.80/cwt	700.00–740.00	8,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	520.02/cwt	510.00–530.00	5,606	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	10,406	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	680	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	122.75/cwt	122.00–124.00	746	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	828	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	746	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	852	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	138.84/cwt	134.00–144.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	681	138.37/cwt	138.00–139.00	942	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	738	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	606	143.77/cwt	142.00–144.00	871	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	147.45/cwt	143.00–151.00	833	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	539	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	825	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	352	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	595	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	154.27/cwt	150.00–157.00	722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	131.94/cwt	128.00–138.00	871	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	134.68/cwt	133.00–137.00	839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	144.52/cwt	143.00–146.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	150.00/cwt	148.00–152.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	411	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 Jul 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 451Last week 213Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 32Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder cattle traded steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded unevenly steady with quality not as attractive as last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	130.00–135.00	132.13
5	—	720	106.00	106.00
5	—	478	124.00–130.00	125.96
4	—	508	124.00	124.00
3	—	690	105.00	105.00
2	—	570	115.00–122.00	118.62
1	—	800	99.00	99.00
1	—	630	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	652	126.00–130.00	129.35
23	—	614	128.00–134.00	131.63
23	—	592	133.00–136.00	135.09
15	—	484	136.00–144.50	140.75
14	—	530	130.00–137.00	133.76
11	—	701	124.00	124.00
7	—	413	142.00–145.00	143.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	525	129.00–133.00	130.29
9	—	476	129.00–136.00	132.96
9	—	423	131.00–137.00	134.09
6	—	636	117.00–120.00	118.31
5	—	381	135.00–141.00	137.61
2	—	565	127.00	127.00
2	—	325	138.00–141.00	139.48
1	—	725	119.00	119.00
1	—	295	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	530	127.00–131.00	130.01
4	—	474	130.00–136.00	134.00
4	—	370	140.00	140.00
3	—	323	144.00	144.00
2	—	618	110.00–116.00	112.99
2	—	553	115.00–122.00	118.52
2	—	430	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	617	119.00–121.00	119.98
4	—	460	140.00–144.00	142.75
3	—	432	137.00–148.00	142.99
3	—	358	144.00–150.00	146.63
2	—	538	131.00–137.00	133.96
1	—	800	110.00	110.00
1	—	680	112.00	112.00
1	—	335	151.00	151.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	608	122.00–124.00	122.75
4	—	828	109.00	109.00
4	—	746	112.00	112.00
2	—	690	123.00–124.00	123.50
2	—	465	134.00–144.00	138.84
2	—	270	135.00	135.00
1	—	545	140.00	140.00
1	—	380	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	681	138.00–139.00	138.37
18	—	450	164.00	164.00
9	—	606	142.00–144.00	143.77
7	—	565	143.00–151.00	147.45
6	—	539	153.00	153.00
6	—	352	169.00	169.00
1	—	710	134.00	134.00
1	—	440	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	150.00–157.00	154.27
3	—	660	128.00–138.00	131.94
3	—	623	133.00–137.00	134.68
3	—	418	150.00	150.00
2	—	743	120.00–125.00	122.49
2	—	558	143.00–146.00	144.52
2	—	525	148.00–152.00	150.00
1	—	235	175.00	175.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	911	720.00–960.00	851.19
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,395	830.00	830.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	740.00	740.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,130	720.00–810.00	763.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,261	760.00–860.00	825.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,233	700.00–740.00	719.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,078	510.00–530.00	520.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	525.00	525.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	860	1,210.00	1,210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	57.00–61.00	59.02
2	—	1,663	75.50–78.50	76.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,007	43.00–46.50	44.88
10	—	1,157	50.00–55.00	52.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	51.00–56.00	53.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,139	53.00–56.50	54.09

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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