Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle traded 6.00-10.00 higher with a strong demand for precondition cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.87/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$124.87

231 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$3.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.28

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	623	124.99	778	224
Medium and Large 2-3	450	121.31	546	7thin

One grade step is worth $3.68/cwt here — about $233 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 sale231 hd

124.87

—

KY average26 barns · 2,974 hd

123.60

+1.28

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	1,746	74.88	1,307	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,050	55.93	587	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	55.78	887	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	48.68	531	10

Every lot, as filed

78 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	—	—	1,806	77.35/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,397	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	55.93/cwt	55.00–57.00	587	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	55.78/cwt	53.00–58.00	887	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	52.47/cwt	52.00–54.00	602	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	46.15/cwt	45.00–47.00	485	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	123.78/cwt	120.00–127.00	822	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	679	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	134.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	837	119.65/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,001	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	132.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	759	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	835	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	885	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	125.81/cwt	121.00–127.00	658	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	136.52/cwt	130.00–140.00	853	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	151.82/cwt	146.00–154.00	641	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	911	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	128.22/cwt	123.00–130.00	596	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	137.06/cwt	133.00–139.00	452	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	659	139.09/cwt	133.00–141.00	917	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	776	131.16/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,018	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	774	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	355	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	129.50/cwt	127.00–133.00	562	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	728	130.72/cwt	130.00–132.00	952	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	478	149.13/cwt	147.00–153.00	713	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	157.37/cwt	155.00–165.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	120.05/cwt	110.00–125.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	727	120.78/cwt	117.00–123.00	878	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	897	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	133.64/cwt	133.00–135.00	583	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	579	141.25/cwt	137.00–143.00	818	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	763	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	130.78/cwt	127.00–134.00	803	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	129.39/cwt	128.00–130.00	598	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	694	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	671	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	141.16/cwt	140.00–144.00	751	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	143.76/cwt	140.00–145.00	710	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	680.63/cwt	650.00–710.00	7,303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	940.21/cwt	930.00–950.00	11,188	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	15,184	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	995	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,608	822.98/cwt	725.00–900.00	13,234	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	790	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,740	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	602.10/cwt	560.00–640.00	6,358	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	6,930	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	7,452	1
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	785	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	3,690	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,560	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	66.25/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,017	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 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 504Last week 175Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 29Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 40Year ago 0

Compared to last week feeder cattle traded 6.00-10.00 higher with a strong demand for precondition cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 3.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,806	75.00–80.00	77.35
2	—	1,535	65.00–68.00	66.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	55.00–57.00	55.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,590	53.00–58.00	55.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,148	52.00–54.00	52.47
6	—	1,052	45.00–47.00	46.15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	664	120.00–127.00	123.78
7	—	522	130.00	130.00
9	—	835	106.00	106.00
14	—	785	116.00	116.00
22	—	586	132.00	132.00
1	—	355	141.00	141.00
28	—	727	117.00–123.00	120.78
2	—	897	105.00	105.00
30	—	614	127.00–134.00	130.78
7	—	462	128.00–130.00	129.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	391	132.00–135.00	134.49
1	—	270	145.00	145.00
12	—	523	121.00–127.00	125.81
2	—	635	123.00	123.00
13	—	465	123.00–130.00	128.22
3	—	330	133.00–139.00	137.06
4	—	434	127.00–133.00	129.50
4	—	669	110.00	110.00
5	—	564	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	130.00	130.00
1	—	385	123.00	123.00
2	—	567	118.00	118.00
3	—	445	110.00–125.00	120.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	145.00	145.00
1	—	370	136.00	136.00
1	—	440	130.00	130.00
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
1	—	545	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	111.00	111.00
1	—	875	85.00	85.00
2	—	642	115.00	115.00
3	—	716	110.00	110.00
1	—	315	151.00	151.00
6	—	436	133.00–135.00	133.64
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
6	—	537	125.00	125.00
1	—	585	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	125.00	125.00
2	—	695	110.00	110.00
7	—	577	120.00	120.00
2	—	390	145.00	145.00
2	—	500	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	837	116.00–120.00	119.65
15	—	625	130.00–140.00	136.52
25	—	659	133.00–141.00	139.09
6	—	776	130.00–135.00	131.16
31	—	728	130.00–132.00	130.72
8	—	478	147.00–153.00	149.13
10	—	579	137.00–143.00	141.25
11	—	532	140.00–144.00	141.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	572	130.00–135.00	132.64
1	—	1,065	95.00	95.00
13	—	422	146.00–154.00	151.82
2	—	630	135.00	135.00
4	—	316	161.00	161.00
4	—	375	155.00–165.00	157.37
6	—	541	140.00–142.00	141.01
1	—	690	125.00	125.00
8	—	494	140.00–145.00	143.76
1	—	825	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,073	650.00–710.00	680.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,608	725.00–900.00	822.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,056	560.00–640.00	602.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	690.00	690.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	720.00	720.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	790	600.00	600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,190	930.00–950.00	940.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	1,040.00	1,040.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	630.00	630.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	470.00	470.00

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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Heifers · 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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