Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Steer and Heifer calves were mostly steady. Light supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with moderate

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.20/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$134.20

90 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$13.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.72

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	513	134.91	691	70
Medium and Large 2-3	421	133.58	562	17thin
Large 1	404	121.00	489	3thin

One grade step is worth $13.91/cwt here — about $203 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 sale90 hd

134.20

—

KY average27 barns · 5,146 hd

132.47

+1.72

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	—	High	1,777	79.10	1,406	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,290	55.46	716	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,306	54.81	716	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	903	40.50	366	2thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	136.65/cwt	133.00–142.00	732	6
Bulls	Large 1	—	542	121.34/cwt	120.00–124.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	136.84/cwt	136.00–137.00	907	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	148.51/cwt	148.00–149.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	129.49/cwt	128.00–131.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	136.29/cwt	136.00–137.00	594	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	371	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	449	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	272	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	408	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	117.96/cwt	116.00–121.00	795	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	611	129.80/cwt	125.00–132.00	793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	164.61/cwt	160.00–166.00	619	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,268	1,071.38/cwt	1,050.00–1,090.00	13,585	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	844.45/cwt	810.00–890.00	9,796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	131.63/cwt	127.00–135.00	549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	121.12/cwt	117.00–125.00	808	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	126.97/cwt	123.00–130.00	792	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	294	154.61/cwt	149.00–155.00	455	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	970	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	981	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	471	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	533	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	591	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	145.08/cwt	144.00–146.00	685	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	148.01/cwt	146.00–150.00	611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	173.35/cwt	163.00–174.00	553	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	971	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	389	135.82/cwt	130.00–137.00	528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	132.10/cwt	129.00–134.50	765	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	852	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	402	143.98/cwt	140.00–146.00	579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	114.20/cwt	114.00–115.00	826	5
Bulls	Large 1	—	570	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	139.79/cwt	139.00–140.00	723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	121.79/cwt	119.00–123.00	770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	129.14/cwt	125.00–135.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	161.52/cwt	156.00–167.00	606	6
Bulls	Large 1	—	690	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	833	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	134.81/cwt	133.00–137.00	636	6
Heifers	Large 1	—	470	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	569	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,095	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	526	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	60.24/cwt	59.00–62.00	890	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,277	53.89/cwt	50.00–57.00	688	22
Bulls	—	—	1,755	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,492	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	301	1
Bulls	—	—	1,783	77.63/cwt	74.00–80.00	1,384	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	432	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	834	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	53.28/cwt	50.00–56.00	678	3

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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 386Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 29Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 68Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	109.00	109.00
2	—	272	150.00	150.00
2	—	475	144.00	144.00
2	—	591	121.00	121.00
3	—	402	140.00–146.00	143.98
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
4	—	518	125.00–135.00	129.14
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	536	133.00–142.00	136.65
6	—	674	116.00–121.00	117.96
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
10	—	624	123.00–130.00	126.97
2	—	290	177.00	177.00
12	—	472	144.00–146.00	145.08
5	—	413	146.00–150.00	148.01
5	—	723	114.00–115.00	114.20
6	—	375	156.00–167.00	161.52
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	542	120.00–124.00	121.34
1	—	570	131.00	131.00
1	—	690	96.00	96.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	126.00	126.00
5	—	611	125.00–132.00	129.80
15	—	294	149.00–155.00	154.61
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
1	—	585	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	663	136.00–137.00	136.84
2	—	440	148.00–149.00	148.51
8	—	376	160.00–166.00	164.61
2	—	485	150.00	150.00
8	—	743	130.50	130.50
2	—	811	121.00	121.00
18	—	319	163.00–174.00	173.35
4	—	875	111.00	111.00
5	—	517	139.00–140.00	139.79
1	—	255	184.00	184.00
6	—	608	137.00	137.00
1	—	770	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	128.00–131.00	129.49
3	—	417	127.00–135.00	131.63
4	—	485	130.00–132.00	131.00
6	—	389	130.00–137.00	135.82
1	—	260	141.00	141.00
1	—	340	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	436	136.00–137.00	136.29
10	—	667	117.00–125.00	121.12
1	—	535	134.00	134.00
15	—	306	154.00	154.00
3	—	358	149.00	149.00
19	—	579	129.00–134.50	132.10
4	—	741	115.00	115.00
5	—	632	119.00–123.00	121.79
6	—	472	133.00–137.00	134.81
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	371	121.00	121.00
1	—	470	121.00	121.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,268	1,050.00–1,090.00	1,071.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,160	810.00–890.00	844.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	48.00	48.00
5	—	1,477	59.00–62.00	60.24
22	—	1,277	50.00–57.00	53.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	34.00	34.00
1	—	920	47.00	47.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	62.00	62.00
3	—	1,272	50.00–56.00	53.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	85.00	85.00
4	—	1,783	74.00–80.00	77.63

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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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

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