Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder cattle traded mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.21/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$118.21

74 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$21

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

$11.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.56

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	120.06	578	62
Medium and Large 2-3	551	108.64	599	12thin

One grade step is worth $11.42/cwt here — about −$21 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 sale74 hd

118.21

—

KY average20 barns · 5,033 hd

120.77

−2.56

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	1,711	65.52	1,121	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,395	52.92	738	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	45.35	645	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,188	41.30	491	40

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	105.82/cwt	98.00–114.00	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	129.39/cwt	125.00–134.00	373	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	122.07/cwt	120.00–124.00	516	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	108.99/cwt	107.00–110.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	127.97/cwt	125.00–131.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	109.89/cwt	109.00–111.00	738	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	131.75/cwt	129.00–133.00	642	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	498	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	796	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	68.02/cwt	63.00–70.00	1,163	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	600	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	125.98/cwt	124.00–128.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	139.10/cwt	132.50–140.00	593	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	107.48/cwt	106.00–109.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	120.08/cwt	118.00–122.00	683	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	643	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	104.35/cwt	103.00–106.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	122.81/cwt	121.00–124.00	392	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	122.46/cwt	120.00–124.00	580	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	602	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	656	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	52.92/cwt	52.00–54.00	738	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,270	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	660	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	46.02/cwt	42.00–50.00	639	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,207	44.03/cwt	40.00–50.00	531	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	40.98/cwt	40.00–42.00	672	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	36.70/cwt	34.00–38.00	424	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	147.46/cwt	145.00–151.00	462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	127.82/cwt	115.00–130.00	780	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	277	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	416	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	140.04/cwt	138.00–141.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	317	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	160.29/cwt	156.00–164.00	417	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	151.86/cwt	150.00–152.50	346	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	518	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	560.11/cwt	532.00–600.00	7,192	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	9,818	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	995	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	815	363.60/cwt	200.00–450.00	2,963	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	480.29/cwt	460.00–500.00	5,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	557.75/cwt	500.00–610.00	6,475	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	878	334.58/cwt	240.00–420.00	2,938	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	524.51/cwt	500.00–550.00	6,074	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	8,547	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 Nov 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 612Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 107Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 45Year ago 0

Feeder cattle traded mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	104.00	104.00
9	—	288	125.00–134.00	129.39
4	—	386	120.00–125.00	122.57
3	—	636	113.00	113.00
1	—	815	109.00	109.00
9	—	423	120.00–124.00	122.07
4	—	529	118.00–119.00	118.49
3	—	658	107.00–110.00	108.99
1	—	905	104.00	104.00
1	—	245	133.00	133.00
2	—	853	107.00	107.00
3	—	778	103.00–106.00	104.35
5	—	319	121.00–124.00	122.81
16	—	474	120.00–124.00	122.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	117.00	117.00
2	—	568	98.00–114.00	105.82
2	—	735	92.00	92.00
1	—	525	113.00	113.00
3	—	602	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	685	91.00	91.00
2	—	430	125.00–131.00	127.97
2	—	480	124.00–128.00	125.98
1	—	390	134.00	134.00
2	—	638	106.00–109.00	107.48
1	—	900	76.00	76.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	672	109.00–111.00	109.89
7	—	487	129.00–133.00	131.75
4	—	341	146.00	146.00
1	—	865	92.00	92.00
8	—	426	132.50–140.00	139.10
4	—	605	117.00	117.00
2	—	377	144.00	144.00
10	—	569	118.00–122.00	120.08
5	—	514	125.00	125.00
3	—	913	74.00	74.00
1	—	715	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	139.00	139.00
3	—	313	145.00–151.00	147.46
7	—	610	115.00–130.00	127.82
1	—	595	121.00	121.00
3	—	468	138.00–141.00	140.04
1	—	435	140.00	140.00
3	—	260	156.00–164.00	160.29
4	—	228	150.00–152.50	151.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	277	150.00	150.00
1	—	225	141.00	141.00
3	—	375	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,710	63.00–70.00	68.02
1	—	1,715	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	52.00–54.00	52.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	52.00	52.00
23	—	1,207	40.00–50.00	44.03
16	—	1,156	34.00–38.00	36.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,389	42.00–50.00	46.02
2	—	1,640	40.00–42.00	40.98

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,284	532.00–600.00	560.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	770.00	770.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,218	460.00–500.00	480.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,161	500.00–610.00	557.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,158	500.00–550.00	524.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	660.00	660.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	815	200.00–450.00	363.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	878	240.00–420.00	334.58

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle