Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and bulls traded mostly steady. Feeder heifers traded steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.63/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$140.63

133 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$976

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$330

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

$2.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.97

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	702	140.74	989	128
Medium and Large 2-3	478	137.80	659	5thin

One grade step is worth $2.94/cwt here — about $330 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 sale133 hd

140.63

—

KY average26 barns · 4,964 hd

139.66

+0.97

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	1,530	77.00	1,178	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	55.06	636	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,399	53.47	748	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,041	48.45	504	10

Every lot, as filed

74 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	132.24/cwt	131.00–133.00	947	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	741	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	140.51/cwt	135.00–144.00	659	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	130.82/cwt	125.00–135.00	738	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	106.85/cwt	101.00–113.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	148.18/cwt	144.00–152.00	781	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	128.31/cwt	121.00–131.00	622	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	724	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	891	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	931	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	794	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	50.98/cwt	49.00–55.00	485	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	44.91/cwt	42.00–48.00	484	5
Bulls	—	—	1,530	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,178	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	55.06/cwt	53.00–57.00	636	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	53.47/cwt	53.00–55.00	748	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	153.58/cwt	151.00–155.00	491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	141.97/cwt	137.00–145.00	804	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	133.90/cwt	130.00–138.00	562	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	139.35/cwt	139.00–140.00	453	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	124.50/cwt	124.00–125.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	150.85/cwt	149.00–152.00	578	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	257	164.98/cwt	162.50–170.00	424	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	135.96/cwt	132.00–139.00	691	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	116.57/cwt	112.00–119.00	775	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	145.08/cwt	140.00–147.00	676	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	837	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,159	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	154.19/cwt	151.00–161.00	658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	130.71/cwt	127.00–133.00	740	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	137.61/cwt	135.00–140.00	519	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	478	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	149.52/cwt	148.00–151.00	634	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	133.05/cwt	131.00–135.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	138.12/cwt	137.00–140.00	863	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	115.64/cwt	110.00–121.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	126.14/cwt	124.00–127.00	764	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	135.23/cwt	134.00–137.00	650	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,960	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	892.89/cwt	800.00–970.00	13,617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,617	1,295.43/cwt	1,000.00–1,470.00	20,947	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	9,123	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,336	853.26/cwt	650.00–975.00	11,400	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,555	1,120.54/cwt	1,050.00–1,185.00	17,424	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,840	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	9,999	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	835.11/cwt	800.00–850.00	9,913	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,648	858.42/cwt	800.00–910.00	14,147	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,350	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	653.54/cwt	600.00–700.00	5,771	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	704.51/cwt	680.00–730.00	8,123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	120.38/cwt	115.00–125.00	736	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	114.46/cwt	112.00–117.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 386Last week 451Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 31Year ago 0

Feeder steers and bulls traded mostly steady. Feeder heifers traded steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	114.00	114.00
8	—	716	131.00–133.00	132.24
9	—	527	144.00–152.00	148.18
1	—	900	110.00	110.00
19	—	566	137.00–145.00	141.97
2	—	478	150.00	150.00
1	—	195	197.50	197.50
3	—	257	162.50–170.00	164.98
1	—	235	155.00	155.00
4	—	427	151.00–161.00	154.19
1	—	385	143.00	143.00
8	—	625	137.00–140.00	138.12
1	—	805	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	128.00	128.00
2	—	540	140.00	140.00
1	—	265	146.00	146.00
1	—	475	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	617	141.00	141.00
65	—	837	138.50	138.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	510	125.00	125.00
8	—	485	121.00–131.00	128.31
1	—	315	134.00	134.00
1	—	440	133.00	133.00
1	—	735	104.00	104.00
2	—	580	110.00–121.00	115.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	553	134.00	134.00
12	—	724	123.00	123.00
3	—	430	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	469	135.00–144.00	140.51
12	—	789	118.00	118.00
1	—	715	111.00	111.00
15	—	420	130.00–138.00	133.90
3	—	325	139.00–140.00	139.35
17	—	508	132.00–139.00	135.96
5	—	665	112.00–119.00	116.57
19	—	566	127.00–133.00	130.71
7	—	377	135.00–140.00	137.61
7	—	606	124.00–127.00	126.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	564	125.00–135.00	130.82
2	—	723	101.00–113.00	106.85
3	—	320	151.00–155.00	153.58
6	—	383	149.00–152.00	150.85
6	—	466	140.00–147.00	145.08
1	—	815	96.00	96.00
8	—	424	148.00–151.00	149.52
2	—	513	131.00–135.00	133.05
9	—	611	115.00–125.00	120.38
2	—	670	112.00–117.00	114.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
2	—	508	124.00–125.00	124.50
2	—	572	122.00	122.00
3	—	368	130.00	130.00
4	—	481	134.00–137.00	135.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	952	49.00–55.00	50.98
5	—	1,078	42.00–48.00	44.91
1	—	1,215	56.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,155	53.00–57.00	55.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,399	53.00–55.00	53.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	77.00	77.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	890.00	890.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	883	600.00–700.00	653.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,525	800.00–970.00	892.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,336	650.00–975.00	853.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,187	800.00–850.00	835.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,648	800.00–910.00	858.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,300	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	660.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,153	680.00–730.00	704.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,617	1,000.00–1,470.00	1,295.43
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,160	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,555	1,050.00–1,185.00	1,120.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	990.00	990.00

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.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

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