Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and bulls traded 2.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers 3.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00-3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.68/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$119.68

60 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$581

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$8.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.17

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	483	122.46	591	40
Medium and Large 2-3	490	114.11	559	20

One grade step is worth $8.35/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 sale60 hd

119.68

—

KY average28 barns · 6,043 hd

121.85

−2.17

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	1,650	77.44	1,278	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	57.13	680	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,189	49.56	589	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	48.18	508	17

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,663	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	12,090	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,416	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,170	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,065	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	5,645	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	554.37/cwt	450.00–660.00	5,838	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	699.24/cwt	675.00–725.00	8,076	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	57.13/cwt	54.00–60.00	680	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,095	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	515	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	52.11/cwt	50.00–54.00	669	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	51.76/cwt	48.00–57.00	565	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	44.99/cwt	42.00–47.00	460	9
Bulls	—	—	1,250	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	78.80/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,379	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	719	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	132.98/cwt	131.00–135.00	763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	172.13/cwt	167.00–177.50	379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	677	100.34/cwt	100.00–101.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	135.92/cwt	134.00–138.00	516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	116.69/cwt	112.00–119.00	718	4
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	562	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	281	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	477	124.45/cwt	121.00–128.00	594	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	135.40/cwt	133.00–136.00	677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	140.62/cwt	139.00–141.00	682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	111.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	130.02/cwt	128.00–134.00	433	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	117.00/cwt	115.00–119.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	384	120.03/cwt	118.00–126.00	461	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	121.67/cwt	121.00–126.00	649	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	122.61/cwt	120.00–124.00	516	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	146.21/cwt	145.00–148.00	557	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	154.22/cwt	145.00–156.00	487	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	135.08/cwt	132.00–137.00	719	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	118.01/cwt	114.00–120.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	137.72/cwt	135.00–140.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	123.28/cwt	120.00–127.00	820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	137.21/cwt	131.00–142.00	381	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	556	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	771	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,494	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	10,824	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 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 210Last week 151Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 26Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder steers and bulls traded 2.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers 3.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00-3.00 lower.

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,053	450.00–660.00	554.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,155	675.00–725.00	699.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,225	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	300.00	300.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	530.00	530.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	930.00	930.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	820.00	820.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,190	54.00–60.00	57.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,095	47.00	47.00
2	—	1,283	50.00–54.00	52.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,091	48.00–57.00	51.76
9	—	1,022	42.00–47.00	44.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	72.00	72.00
4	—	1,750	75.00–84.00	78.80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	109.00	109.00
6	—	467	120.00–125.00	122.49
1	—	990	82.00	82.00
7	—	333	128.00–134.00	130.02
2	—	375	135.00	135.00
7	—	533	121.00–126.00	121.67
3	—	421	120.00–124.00	122.61
3	—	633	114.00–120.00	118.01
1	—	200	139.00	139.00
4	—	278	131.00–142.00	137.21
1	—	555	123.00	123.00
4	—	756	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	677	100.00–101.00	100.34
5	—	564	110.00–115.00	111.99
6	—	384	118.00–126.00	120.03
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
2	—	295	118.00	118.00
3	—	535	115.00	115.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	131.00–135.00	132.98
2	—	220	167.00–177.50	172.13
5	—	485	139.00–141.00	140.62
2	—	635	128.00	128.00
6	—	423	151.00	151.00
2	—	720	115.00–119.00	117.00
7	—	532	132.00–137.00	135.08
3	—	336	152.00	152.00
1	—	265	164.00	164.00
3	—	665	120.00–127.00	123.28
1	—	810	111.00	111.00
4	—	352	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,085	89.00	89.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	142.00	142.00
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	134.00–138.00	135.92
14	—	477	121.00–128.00	124.45
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
1	—	590	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	615	112.00–119.00	116.69
5	—	500	133.00–136.00	135.40
7	—	381	145.00–148.00	146.21
1	—	570	121.00	121.00
8	—	316	145.00–156.00	154.22
1	—	720	109.00	109.00
3	—	465	135.00–140.00	137.72
4	—	425	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	562	50.00	50.00

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