Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls under 600 pounds 4.00-8.00 higher, over 600 pounds traded steady. 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 $131.34/cwt on 66 head.

Average price

$131.34

66 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$13.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.82

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	488	133.88	653	54
Medium and Large 2-3	517	119.91	620	12thin

One grade step is worth $13.97/cwt here — about $33 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 sale66 hd

131.34

—

KY average18 barns · 4,379 hd

127.52

+3.82

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	1,935	78.00	1,509	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	62.00	722	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,420	51.33	729	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,132	48.10	544	13

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	1,825	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	26,006	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	5,941	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	6,623	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	52.34/cwt	50.00–58.00	579	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	45.45/cwt	44.00–48.00	522	8
Bulls	—	—	1,850	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,369	1
Bulls	—	—	2,020	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,656	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	722	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	574	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	54.49/cwt	52.00–57.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	150.58/cwt	146.00–155.00	619	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	116.06/cwt	114.00–120.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	142.13/cwt	142.00–143.00	465	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	118.51/cwt	117.00–120.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	952	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	127.95/cwt	125.00–129.00	525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	134.11/cwt	127.00–135.50	626	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	749	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	935	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,024	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	140.35/cwt	140.00–144.00	516	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	137.80/cwt	136.50–139.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	131.73/cwt	126.00–135.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	139.77/cwt	138.00–140.00	820	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	870	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	114.01/cwt	113.00–115.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	141.91/cwt	138.00–147.00	677	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	132.96/cwt	130.00–136.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	106.47/cwt	105.00–108.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	125.97/cwt	125.00–127.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	136.98/cwt	133.00–141.00	705	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	312	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	604	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	130.52/cwt	126.00–135.00	680	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	112.41/cwt	110.00–115.00	700	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,568	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 Sep 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 151Last week 324Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 26Last week 50Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 19Year ago 0

Feeder steers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls under 600 pounds 4.00-8.00 higher, over 600 pounds traded steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,825	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	545.00	545.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	650.00	650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	740.00	740.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	710.00	710.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,106	50.00–58.00	52.34
8	—	1,148	44.00–48.00	45.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	62.00	62.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	45.00	45.00
2	—	1,493	52.00–57.00	54.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	74.00	74.00
1	—	2,020	82.00	82.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	411	146.00–155.00	150.58
2	—	365	151.00	151.00
2	—	608	120.00–121.00	120.50
2	—	658	117.00–120.00	118.51
4	—	554	126.00–135.00	131.73
1	—	730	109.00	109.00
9	—	477	138.00–147.00	141.91
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
9	—	515	133.00–141.00	136.98
2	—	312	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	131.00	131.00
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
1	—	565	121.00	121.00
1	—	760	94.00	94.00
2	—	490	134.00–135.00	134.50
2	—	623	110.00–115.00	112.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	123.00	123.00
1	—	750	119.00	119.00
1	—	395	153.00	153.00
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	351	166.00	166.00
5	—	695	137.00	137.00
5	—	764	134.00	134.00
1	—	440	151.00	151.00
8	—	587	138.00–140.00	139.77
2	—	267	171.00	171.00
2	—	623	130.00–136.00	132.96
4	—	485	145.00–150.00	147.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	114.00–120.00	116.06
4	—	410	125.00–129.00	127.95
2	—	680	105.00–108.00	106.47
3	—	495	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	327	142.00–143.00	142.13
1	—	295	137.00	137.00
10	—	467	127.00–135.50	134.11
1	—	635	118.00	118.00
11	—	368	140.00–144.00	140.35
2	—	415	136.50–139.00	137.80
2	—	670	113.00–115.00	114.01
3	—	580	125.00–127.00	125.97
6	—	521	126.00–135.00	130.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	669	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	60.00	60.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle