Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and bulls traded 3.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.72/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$126.72

117 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$4.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.30

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	479	127.16	609	106
Medium and Large 2-3	432	122.48	529	11thin

One grade step is worth $4.68/cwt here — about $80 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 sale117 hd

126.72

—

KY average26 barns · 4,901 hd

126.42

+0.30

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	1,709	78.70	1,345	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	55.20	661	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,480	53.10	786	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,174	49.42	580	22

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1-2	—	344	134.62/cwt	132.00–140.00	463	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	281	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	4,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	626.19/cwt	590.00–660.00	6,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	771.45/cwt	700.00–820.00	8,779	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	805	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,415	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	706.78/cwt	590.00–810.00	8,022	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	10,959	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	5,936	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	55.20/cwt	54.00–57.00	661	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	809	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	53.61/cwt	51.00–57.00	782	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	45.97/cwt	43.00–47.00	554	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	51.39/cwt	48.00–55.00	594	14
Bulls	—	—	1,540	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,155	1
Bulls	—	—	1,733	79.23/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,373	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	140.06/cwt	136.00–142.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	133.85/cwt	132.00–135.00	811	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	125.23/cwt	120.00–128.00	704	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	137.10/cwt	136.00–143.00	668	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	156.58/cwt	150.00–160.00	496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	129.77/cwt	128.00–131.00	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	135.76/cwt	135.00–140.00	785	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	123.78/cwt	121.00–126.00	660	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	119.33/cwt	110.00–124.00	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	586	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	134.66/cwt	131.00–137.00	716	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	943	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	392	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	128.65/cwt	123.00–132.00	534	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	130.04/cwt	127.00–133.00	564	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	119.46/cwt	118.00–121.00	744	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	790	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	396	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	301	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	120.01/cwt	119.00–121.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	127.55/cwt	125.00–131.00	610	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	137.25/cwt	134.00–140.00	528	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	550	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	124.97/cwt	121.00–127.00	732	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	321	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	266	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	133.00/cwt	131.00–135.00	479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	149.00/cwt	145.00–150.00	787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	119.08/cwt	115.00–121.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	120.79/cwt	113.00–123.00	742	10
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	430	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	132.10/cwt	127.00–134.00	696	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	146.74/cwt	143.00–149.00	622	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	112.49/cwt	111.00–114.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	151.11/cwt	147.00–157.00	719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	391	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 Aug 27, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 504Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder steers and bulls traded 3.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	344	132.00–140.00	134.62
1	—	225	125.00	125.00
11	—	562	120.00–128.00	125.23
1	—	265	145.00	145.00
19	—	533	121.00–126.00	123.78
1	—	670	108.00	108.00
20	—	415	123.00–132.00	128.65
2	—	742	103.00	103.00
22	—	478	125.00–131.00	127.55
8	—	385	134.00–140.00	137.25
10	—	614	113.00–123.00	120.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
1	—	450	122.00	122.00
1	—	575	117.00	117.00
2	—	392	125.00	125.00
2	—	523	119.00–121.00	120.01
3	—	422	115.00–121.00	119.08
1	—	285	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	136.00–142.00	140.06
4	—	578	128.00–131.00	129.77
6	—	532	131.00–137.00	134.66
1	—	220	136.00	136.00
2	—	360	131.00–135.00	133.00
2	—	432	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	606	132.00–135.00	133.85
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
9	—	578	135.00–140.00	135.76
2	—	670	122.00–124.00	122.99
3	—	773	122.00	122.00
4	—	707	128.00	128.00
5	—	528	145.00–150.00	149.00
6	—	476	147.00–157.00	151.11
1	—	215	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	686	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	85.00	85.00
4	—	535	110.00–124.00	119.33
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
6	—	434	127.00–133.00	130.04
1	—	375	141.00	141.00
1	—	620	111.00	111.00
1	—	740	97.00	97.00
1	—	800	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	487	136.00–143.00	137.10
3	—	317	150.00–160.00	156.58
5	—	388	151.00	151.00
6	—	623	118.00–121.00	119.46
1	—	705	112.00	112.00
8	—	586	121.00–127.00	124.97
1	—	825	100.00	100.00
9	—	527	127.00–134.00	132.10
1	—	870	85.00	85.00
10	—	424	143.00–149.00	146.74
2	—	663	111.00–114.00	112.49
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	122.00	122.00
2	—	430	121.00	121.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	396	76.00	76.00
9	—	321	83.00	83.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	490.00	490.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,030	590.00–660.00	626.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,138	700.00–820.00	771.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	530.00	530.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	300.00	300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	590.00–810.00	706.78
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,010.00	1,010.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,198	54.00–57.00	55.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	49.00	49.00
8	—	1,459	51.00–57.00	53.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,206	43.00–47.00	45.97
14	—	1,156	48.00–55.00	51.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	75.00	75.00
7	—	1,733	76.00–85.00	79.23

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

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle