Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and heifers under 400 pounds traded 2.00-6.00 lower with quality not as attractive as last week, feeders over 400 pounds traded 3.00-9.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.73/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$135.73

184 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$14.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.93

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	567	140.36	795	127
Medium and Large 2-3	539	125.40	676	57

One grade step is worth $14.96/cwt here — about $120 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 sale184 hd

135.73

—

KY average27 barns · 4,000 hd

130.80

+4.93

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	1,718	63.49	1,091	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,320	54.86	724	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	54.01	732	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,088	47.17	513	19

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	54.01/cwt	53.00–55.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	140	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	117.87/cwt	116.00–122.00	654	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	143.66/cwt	140.00–145.50	756	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	123.24/cwt	122.50–124.00	425	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	451	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	130.80/cwt	129.00–134.00	473	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	9,035	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	12,455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	9,379	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,968	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	43.38/cwt	38.00–46.00	452	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	49.38/cwt	46.00–55.00	551	12
Bulls	—	—	1,718	63.49/cwt	62.00–65.00	1,091	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	54.86/cwt	54.00–56.50	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	577	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	180	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	128.61/cwt	126.00–131.00	653	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	772	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	139.63/cwt	139.00–140.00	818	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	107.47/cwt	106.00–109.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	517	113.87/cwt	112.00–115.00	589	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	124.09/cwt	122.00–125.00	637	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	611	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	190	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	143.95/cwt	141.00–147.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	116.45/cwt	113.00–120.00	491	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	806	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	698	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	113.20/cwt	110.00–114.00	635	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	691	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	133.52/cwt	130.00–134.00	644	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	149.87/cwt	143.00–151.00	665	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	170	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	123.74/cwt	122.00–125.00	600	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	131.32/cwt	130.00–134.00	565	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	142.93/cwt	140.00–152.00	586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	127.65/cwt	121.00–132.00	688	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	347	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	25

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 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 210Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 37Last week 33Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 31Year ago 0

Feeder steers and heifers under 400 pounds traded 2.00-6.00 lower with quality not as attractive as last week, feeders over 400 pounds traded 3.00-9.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded unevenly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,355	53.00–55.00	54.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,043	38.00–46.00	43.38
12	—	1,115	46.00–55.00	49.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,320	54.00–56.50	54.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,718	62.00–65.00	63.49

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	140	160.00	160.00
6	—	362	129.00–134.00	130.80
10	—	447	129.00	129.00
1	—	180	160.00	160.00
10	—	513	122.00–125.00	124.09
1	—	220	135.00	135.00
10	—	630	128.00	128.00
1	—	260	135.00	135.00
12	—	571	121.00	121.00
3	—	651	109.00	109.00
13	—	485	122.00–125.00	123.74
3	—	755	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	345	122.50–124.00	123.24
2	—	451	117.00	117.00
8	—	517	112.00–115.00	113.87
10	—	422	113.00–120.00	116.45
10	—	561	110.00–114.00	113.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	555	116.00–122.00	117.87
11	—	508	126.00–131.00	128.61
2	—	325	155.00	155.00
2	—	395	141.00	141.00
2	—	623	107.00–110.00	108.49
4	—	410	140.00–152.00	142.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	124.00	124.00
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
6	—	430	130.00–134.00	131.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	130.00	130.00
4	—	772	96.00	96.00
5	—	611	121.00	121.00
1	—	190	117.50	117.50
5	—	698	115.00	115.00
1	—	295	116.00	116.00
16	—	482	130.00–134.00	133.52
1	—	575	121.00	121.00
20	—	539	121.00–132.00	127.65
2	—	347	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	526	140.00–145.50	143.66
2	—	287	155.00	155.00
2	—	220	160.00	160.00
55	—	586	139.00–140.00	139.63
2	—	870	106.00–109.00	107.47
3	—	365	141.00–147.00	143.95
4	—	608	130.00	130.00
7	—	444	143.00–151.00	149.87
1	—	170	190.00	190.00
25	—	660	135.00	135.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,390	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	600.00	600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	940.00	940.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,130	830.00	830.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	950.00	950.00

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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Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle