Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.78/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$120.78

215 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$14

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

$10.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.27

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	481	121.89	586	180
Medium and Large 2-3	378	115.24	435	34
Small and Medium 1-2	515	111.00	572	1thin

One grade step is worth $10.89/cwt here — about $14 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 sale215 hd

120.78

—

KY average28 barns · 6,904 hd

119.52

+1.27

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,270	43.00	546	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	42.00	527	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,214	41.47	504	5thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	Small and Medium 1-2	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	487	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	114.09/cwt	105.00–123.00	605	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	109.59/cwt	104.00–112.00	690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	118.75/cwt	114.00–120.00	267	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	87.52/cwt	85.00–90.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	116.50/cwt	115.00–118.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	190	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	266	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	122.47/cwt	115.00–125.00	643	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	124.28/cwt	121.00–127.00	534	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	124.89/cwt	120.00–131.00	453	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	115.66/cwt	111.00–120.00	724	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	123.07/cwt	119.00–126.00	572	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	117.89/cwt	117.00–119.00	673	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	123.27/cwt	120.00–124.00	341	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	110.28/cwt	110.00–111.00	739	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	120.34/cwt	120.00–122.00	394	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	105.00/cwt	103.00–106.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	137.60/cwt	131.00–142.00	305	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	155	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	121.34/cwt	115.00–125.00	581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	125.98/cwt	124.00–128.00	517	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	462	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	850	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	126.82/cwt	121.00–133.00	658	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	116.07/cwt	111.00–120.00	723	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	122.71/cwt	119.00–126.00	687	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	133.71/cwt	131.00–137.00	635	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	138.94/cwt	134.00–143.00	589	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	114.23/cwt	109.00–115.00	749	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	143.45/cwt	139.00–146.00	547	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	778	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	146.89/cwt	140.00–151.00	488	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	268	116.97/cwt	110.00–121.00	313	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	117.12/cwt	113.00–119.00	484	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	114.86/cwt	113.00–120.00	448	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	515	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	183	193.77/cwt	192.50–195.00	355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	142.31/cwt	139.00–145.00	609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	123.33/cwt	122.00–124.00	943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	130.00/cwt	128.00–132.00	820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	150.76/cwt	150.00–152.00	431	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	580	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	138.16/cwt	137.00–140.00	729	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	127.13/cwt	124.00–130.00	837	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	131.79/cwt	128.00–134.00	767	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	135.82/cwt	134.00–137.00	566	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	126.92/cwt	124.00–131.00	654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	291	148.22/cwt	140.00–151.00	431	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	10,903	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	13,455	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	622.00/cwt	622.00–622.00	8,242	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	545.96/cwt	450.00–700.00	6,797	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	775.55/cwt	600.00–900.00	9,454	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	945	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	4,442	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,000	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	5,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	6,853	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	815	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	527	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	546	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	413	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,239	42.59/cwt	40.00–45.00	528	4

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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 633Last week 617Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 79Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 54Year ago 0

Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 1.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	600	110.00	110.00
2	—	487	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	530	105.00–123.00	114.09
5	—	630	104.00–112.00	109.59
4	—	479	115.00–125.00	121.34
4	—	410	124.00–128.00	125.98
4	—	382	121.00	121.00
1	—	850	91.00	91.00
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	519	121.00–133.00	126.82
19	—	623	111.00–120.00	116.07
18	—	560	119.00–126.00	122.71
16	—	475	131.00–137.00	133.71
13	—	424	134.00–143.00	138.94
8	—	656	109.00–115.00	114.23
8	—	381	139.00–146.00	143.45
6	—	714	109.00	109.00
5	—	332	140.00–151.00	146.89
1	—	825	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	225	114.00–120.00	118.75
2	—	760	85.00–90.00	87.52
2	—	470	115.00–118.00	116.50
1	—	640	104.00	104.00
1	—	190	140.00	140.00
6	—	268	110.00–121.00	116.97
8	—	413	113.00–119.00	117.12
9	—	390	113.00–120.00	114.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	525	115.00–125.00	122.47
31	—	430	121.00–127.00	124.28
24	—	363	120.00–131.00	124.89
21	—	626	111.00–120.00	115.66
19	—	465	119.00–126.00	123.07
9	—	571	117.00–119.00	117.89
8	—	277	120.00–124.00	123.27
7	—	670	110.00–111.00	110.28
6	—	327	120.00–122.00	120.34
5	—	708	103.00–106.00	105.00
3	—	222	131.00–142.00	137.60
1	—	155	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	185.00	185.00
1	—	800	115.00	115.00
2	—	183	192.50–195.00	193.77
2	—	735	123.00	123.00
2	—	930	111.00	111.00
3	—	428	139.00–145.00	142.31
3	—	765	122.00–124.00	123.33
4	—	631	128.00–132.00	130.00
5	—	286	150.00–152.00	150.76
5	—	397	146.00	146.00
6	—	528	137.00–140.00	138.16
7	—	658	124.00–130.00	127.13
10	—	582	128.00–134.00	131.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	143.00	143.00
1	—	365	124.00	124.00
2	—	630	122.00	122.00
5	—	417	134.00–137.00	135.82
5	—	515	124.00–131.00	126.92
7	—	291	140.00–151.00	148.22

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	890.00	890.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,035.00	1,035.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	622.00	622.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,245	450.00–700.00	545.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,219	600.00–900.00	775.55
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	470.00	470.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	510.00	510.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	770.00	770.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	948	86.00	86.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,255	42.00	42.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	43.00	43.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	37.00	37.00
4	—	1,239	40.00–45.00	42.59

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle