Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers traded 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. 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 $124.07/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$124.07

197 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$597

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$12.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.07

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	473	126.08	596	166
Small and Medium 1-2	420	119.00	500	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	528	113.10	597	30

One grade step is worth $12.98/cwt here — about −$1 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 sale197 hd

124.07

—

KY average29 barns · 7,619 hd

121.99

+2.07

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	1,716	66.07	1,134	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,321	50.77	671	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,449	47.78	692	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,148	43.37	498	54

Every lot, as filed

81 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 2-3	—	574	116.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	682	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	143.96/cwt	139.00–147.00	609	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	139.16/cwt	132.00–142.00	654	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	771	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	68.47/cwt	65.00–71.00	1,222	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	139.28/cwt	135.00–141.00	805	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	152.51/cwt	149.00–153.00	703	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	119.01/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,045	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	124.33/cwt	121.00–126.00	904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	133.91/cwt	129.00–139.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	143.17/cwt	141.00–144.00	742	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	134.14/cwt	134.00–135.00	836	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	499	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	47.42/cwt	45.00–50.00	681	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,321	50.77/cwt	50.00–52.00	671	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	47.33/cwt	44.00–52.00	556	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	625	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	40.20/cwt	35.00–44.00	453	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	340	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	641	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	121.52/cwt	120.00–123.00	413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	122.45/cwt	121.00–124.00	693	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	120.27/cwt	117.00–122.00	749	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	111.60/cwt	111.00–112.00	753	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	816	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	420	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	557	112.80/cwt	110.00–119.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	119.53/cwt	119.00–120.00	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	123.51/cwt	123.00–127.00	658	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	128.81/cwt	124.00–133.00	474	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	137.00/cwt	130.00–139.00	369	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	10,754	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,560	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,468	774.59/cwt	740.00–820.00	11,371	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	628.03/cwt	550.00–690.00	7,662	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	10,716	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,256	575.41/cwt	500.00–630.00	7,227	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	129.97/cwt	128.00–132.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	263	144.76/cwt	140.00–150.00	381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	131.11/cwt	128.00–132.00	864	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	156.68/cwt	155.00–157.00	605	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	350	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	824	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,635	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	13,407	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	775	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,728	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	170	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	115.00/cwt	113.00–118.00	546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	402	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	358	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	126.01/cwt	121.00–131.00	586	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	127.27/cwt	125.00–142.00	535	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	132.34/cwt	128.00–138.00	441	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	118.85/cwt	118.00–121.00	623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	337	137.68/cwt	132.00–145.00	464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	132.41/cwt	129.00–138.00	699	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	124.15/cwt	121.00–126.00	711	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	738	87.48/cwt	81.00–105.00	646	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	123.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	600	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	146.82/cwt	140.00–150.00	564	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	155.17/cwt	151.00–160.00	487	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	106.00/cwt	105.00–107.00	753	2
Bulls	—	—	1,596	61.87/cwt	61.00–63.00	987	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,012.70/cwt	920.00–1,100.00	15,191	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	673	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 Oct 15, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 581Last week 695Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 41Year ago 0

Feeder steers traded 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	115.00–118.00	116.52
2	—	682	111.00	111.00
6	—	524	118.00–121.00	118.85
3	—	337	132.00–145.00	137.68
11	—	738	81.00–105.00	87.48
4	—	484	120.00–130.00	123.99
2	—	417	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	423	139.00–147.00	143.96
11	—	470	132.00–142.00	139.16
2	—	857	90.00	90.00
33	—	528	129.00–138.00	132.41
12	—	573	121.00–126.00	124.15
3	—	691	112.00	112.00
2	—	610	115.00–117.00	116.01
27	—	384	140.00–150.00	146.82
6	—	314	151.00–160.00	155.17
2	—	710	105.00–107.00	106.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	578	135.00–141.00	139.28
8	—	461	149.00–153.00	152.51
5	—	878	115.00–120.00	119.01
3	—	727	121.00–126.00	124.33
11	—	518	141.00–144.00	143.17
7	—	623	134.00–135.00	134.14
4	—	290	170.00	170.00
2	—	320	156.00	156.00
9	—	659	128.00–132.00	131.11
6	—	386	155.00–157.00	156.68
4	—	233	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	111.00	111.00
2	—	433	129.00–139.00	133.91
1	—	645	124.00	124.00
2	—	588	128.00–132.00	129.97
2	—	263	140.00–150.00	144.76
1	—	305	149.00	149.00
2	—	495	139.00–140.00	139.50
1	—	675	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	228	149.00	149.00
1	—	700	111.00	111.00
18	—	566	121.00–124.00	122.45
11	—	623	117.00–122.00	120.27
5	—	675	111.00–112.00	111.60
2	—	800	102.00	102.00
21	—	533	123.00–127.00	123.51
16	—	368	124.00–133.00	128.81
7	—	269	130.00–139.00	137.00
1	—	170	155.00	155.00
50	—	465	121.00–131.00	126.01
17	—	420	125.00–142.00	127.27
10	—	333	128.00–138.00	132.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	725	100.00	100.00
4	—	641	110.00	110.00
2	—	340	120.00–123.00	121.52
5	—	557	110.00–119.00	112.80
2	—	375	119.00–120.00	119.53
1	—	505	115.00	115.00
6	—	475	113.00–118.00	115.00
2	—	402	123.00	123.00
2	—	280	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	562	131.50	131.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,785	65.00–71.00	68.47
4	—	1,596	61.00–63.00	61.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,436	45.00–50.00	47.42
1	—	1,420	44.00	44.00
1	—	1,665	57.00	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,321	50.00–52.00	50.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,175	44.00–52.00	47.33
30	—	1,126	35.00–44.00	40.20

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,415	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,468	740.00–820.00	774.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,220	550.00–690.00	628.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,410	760.00	760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,256	500.00–630.00	575.41
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,635	820.00	820.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	660.00	660.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	610.00	610.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	910.00	910.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	925	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,500	920.00–1,100.00	1,012.70

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

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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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