Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to lack of comparable receipts no trend on feeder cattle. Feeders did show a significantly lower undertone due to lower futures market . Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $117.35/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$117.35

74 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$5.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.87

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	509	118.39	603	59
Medium and Large 2-3	461	113.25	522	15thin

One grade step is worth $5.15/cwt here — about $81 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 sale74 hd

117.35

—

KY average27 barns · 5,842 hd

129.22

−11.87

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	1,877	81.59	1,531	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,477	59.07	872	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	59.05	717	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,025	51.98	533	10

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1-2	—	740	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	136.29/cwt	130.00–140.00	365	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	131.47/cwt	129.00–134.00	427	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	95.13/cwt	90.00–110.00	547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	117.01/cwt	115.00–119.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	116.64/cwt	115.00–120.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	135.87/cwt	130.00–141.00	711	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	120.49/cwt	120.00–121.00	329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	120.61/cwt	120.00–125.00	468	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	121.45/cwt	118.00–125.00	571	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	559	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	395	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	941	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,035	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	109.54/cwt	108.00–111.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	120.68/cwt	120.00–122.00	670	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	155	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	552	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	160	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	632	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	107.53/cwt	106.00–110.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	119.42/cwt	118.00–121.00	516	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	116.75/cwt	110.00–120.00	557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	142.25/cwt	141.00–146.00	627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	118.67/cwt	117.00–120.00	616	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	472	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	7,585	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	10,580	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,113.92/cwt	1,110.00–1,130.00	12,699	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,113	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	680.58/cwt	620.00–715.00	7,793	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	787.76/cwt	735.00–830.00	9,863	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	827.90/cwt	780.00–870.00	10,125	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	52.66/cwt	49.00–55.00	544	8
Bulls	—	—	1,720	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,324	1
Bulls	—	—	1,955	83.89/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,640	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	59.05/cwt	56.00–62.00	717	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	59.07/cwt	57.00–60.00	872	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	49.24/cwt	49.00–49.50	490	2

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 Aug 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 175Last week 273Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 40Year ago 0

Due to lack of comparable receipts no trend on feeder cattle. Feeders did show a significantly lower undertone due to lower futures market . Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	90.00	90.00
2	—	508	115.00–119.00	117.01
4	—	451	124.00	124.00
10	—	431	128.00	128.00
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	90.00–110.00	95.13
2	—	330	135.00	135.00
3	—	477	110.00–120.00	116.75
4	—	437	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	268	130.00–140.00	136.29
3	—	527	115.00–120.00	116.64
1	—	160	142.50	142.50
1	—	485	134.00	134.00
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	723	120.00	120.00
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
7	—	523	130.00–141.00	135.87
1	—	835	110.00	110.00
2	—	290	140.00–145.00	142.50
3	—	305	147.00	147.00
3	—	378	145.00	145.00
4	—	441	141.00–146.00	142.25
1	—	245	145.00	145.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	941	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	112.50	112.50
2	—	273	120.00–121.00	120.49
2	—	483	108.00–111.00	109.54
1	—	220	125.00	125.00
2	—	632	109.00	109.00
1	—	325	117.00	117.00
4	—	567	106.00–110.00	107.53
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
1	—	430	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	325	129.00–134.00	131.47
4	—	675	105.00	105.00
8	—	388	120.00–125.00	120.61
6	—	470	118.00–125.00	121.45
6	—	555	120.00–122.00	120.68
1	—	155	150.00	150.00
6	—	634	118.00	118.00
1	—	200	135.00	135.00
7	—	432	118.00–121.00	119.42
2	—	1,167	83.00	83.00
7	—	519	117.00–120.00	118.67
3	—	778	90.00	90.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	820.00	820.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	920.00	920.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,140	1,110.00–1,130.00	1,113.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,223	780.00–870.00	827.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,145	620.00–715.00	680.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,252	735.00–830.00	787.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,033	49.00–55.00	52.66
2	—	995	49.00–49.50	49.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,214	56.00–62.00	59.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,477	57.00–60.00	59.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	77.00	77.00
2	—	1,955	82.00–86.00	83.89

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