Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and bulls traded 3.00-9.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 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 $122.22/cwt on 250 head.

Average price

$122.22

250 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$9.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.57

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	505	123.23	622	224
Medium and Large 2-3	436	113.48	495	26

One grade step is worth $9.75/cwt here — about $128 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 sale250 hd

122.22

—

KY average27 barns · 7,922 hd

121.65

+0.57

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	1,575	67.84	1,068	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	50.56	619	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,373	47.93	658	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,168	42.16	493	75

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	153.02/cwt	152.00–154.00	505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	142.14/cwt	130.00–148.00	552	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	126.86/cwt	124.00–130.00	603	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	132.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	576	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	107.64/cwt	100.00–117.00	624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	674	93.72/cwt	84.00–104.00	632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	324	135.76/cwt	131.00–140.00	440	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	131.38/cwt	124.00–135.00	673	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	141.69/cwt	138.00–149.00	602	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	155.37/cwt	153.00–160.00	584	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	113.67/cwt	108.00–116.00	705	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	136.77/cwt	133.00–144.00	654	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	108.32/cwt	102.00–111.00	727	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	104.43/cwt	98.00–106.00	777	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	122.34/cwt	121.00–125.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	155.98/cwt	151.00–159.00	526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	4,104	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,610	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	945	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	4,347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	123.65/cwt	121.00–125.00	706	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	993	373.02/cwt	290.00–450.00	3,704	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	5,766	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,233	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	681.90/cwt	590.00–760.00	8,421	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,312	737.26/cwt	620.00–790.00	9,673	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	511.79/cwt	430.00–640.00	5,297	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,251	552.40/cwt	470.00–640.00	6,911	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	548.87/cwt	400.00–660.00	6,905	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	4,794	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	12,090	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	135.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	121.67/cwt	110.00–133.00	640	14
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	131.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	366	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	109.48/cwt	107.00–113.00	719	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	125.51/cwt	122.00–129.00	468	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	116.32/cwt	113.00–120.00	669	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	114.14/cwt	109.00–119.00	702	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	128.50/cwt	125.00–134.00	418	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	122.24/cwt	115.00–125.00	576	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	124.68/cwt	120.00–129.00	522	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	119.71/cwt	115.00–124.00	619	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	725	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	848	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	543	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	722	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	607	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	813	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	106.04/cwt	102.00–110.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	101.32/cwt	96.00–107.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	221	126.51/cwt	125.00–128.00	280	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	116.94/cwt	110.00–120.00	372	4
Bulls	—	—	1,531	71.18/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,090	4
Bulls	—	—	1,610	65.17/cwt	62.50–67.00	1,049	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	50.56/cwt	47.00–54.00	619	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	842	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	618	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,362	47.97/cwt	45.00–54.00	653	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	38.22/cwt	34.00–42.00	430	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,197	44.79/cwt	42.00–50.00	536	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	105.98/cwt	100.00–108.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	116.17/cwt	113.00–118.00	486	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	168.54/cwt	164.00–173.00	477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	129.65/cwt	127.00–131.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	125.99/cwt	122.00–128.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	168.05/cwt	165.00–172.50	383	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	149.76/cwt	149.00–150.00	614	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	143.00/cwt	142.00–144.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	169.50/cwt	168.00–171.00	575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	153.60/cwt	152.00–155.00	568	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	138.91/cwt	135.00–144.00	724	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	137.64/cwt	130.00–140.00	787	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	687	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	927	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	155	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	131.51/cwt	131.00–133.00	681	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,638	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	602.07/cwt	520.00–680.00	7,363	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,483	816.12/cwt	700.00–920.00	12,103	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	7,820	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 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 725Last week 225Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 90Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder steers and bulls traded 3.00-9.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	152.00–154.00	153.02
3	—	571	121.00–125.00	123.65
2	—	373	130.00–140.00	135.03
1	—	465	137.00	137.00
1	—	640	113.00	113.00
1	—	695	120.00	120.00
1	—	155	150.00	150.00
1	—	230	153.00	153.00
1	—	255	159.00	159.00
1	—	420	143.00	143.00
8	—	518	131.00–133.00	131.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	127.00	127.00
2	—	283	164.00–173.00	168.54
2	—	722	124.00	124.00
2	—	855	119.00–120.00	119.50
3	—	638	127.00–131.00	129.65
3	—	767	122.00–128.00	125.99
4	—	228	165.00–172.50	168.05
4	—	410	149.00–150.00	149.76
4	—	496	142.00–144.00	143.00
6	—	339	168.00–171.00	169.50
7	—	370	152.00–155.00	153.60
9	—	521	135.00–144.00	138.91
16	—	572	130.00–140.00	137.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	687	135.00	135.00
6	—	415	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	388	130.00–148.00	142.14
7	—	475	124.00–130.00	126.86
6	—	436	130.00–134.00	132.00
5	—	580	100.00–117.00	107.64
4	—	674	84.00–104.00	93.72
4	—	324	131.00–140.00	135.76
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
1	—	645	102.00	102.00
14	—	526	110.00–133.00	121.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	512	124.00–135.00	131.38
15	—	425	138.00–149.00	141.69
14	—	376	153.00–160.00	155.37
12	—	620	108.00–116.00	113.67
11	—	478	133.00–144.00	136.77
9	—	671	102.00–111.00	108.32
5	—	744	98.00–106.00	104.43
3	—	960	70.00	70.00
3	—	558	121.00–125.00	122.34
3	—	337	151.00–159.00	155.98
1	—	1,040	69.00	69.00
1	—	835	90.00	90.00
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
5	—	278	130.00–135.00	131.56
8	—	657	107.00–113.00	109.48
12	—	373	122.00–129.00	125.51
17	—	575	113.00–120.00	116.32
17	—	615	109.00–119.00	114.14
19	—	325	125.00–134.00	128.50
26	—	471	115.00–125.00	122.24
27	—	419	120.00–129.00	124.68
47	—	517	115.00–124.00	119.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
4	—	725	117.00	117.00
14	—	543	133.00	133.00
26	—	607	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	123.00	123.00
1	—	355	118.00	118.00
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
1	—	790	100.00	100.00
2	—	570	102.00–110.00	106.04
2	—	673	96.00–107.00	101.32
4	—	221	125.00–128.00	126.51
4	—	318	110.00–120.00	116.94
4	—	535	100.00–108.00	105.98
6	—	418	113.00–118.00	116.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	540.00	540.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	460.00	460.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	993	290.00–450.00	373.02
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	620.00	620.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	510.00	510.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,235	590.00–760.00	681.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,312	620.00–790.00	737.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,035	430.00–640.00	511.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,251	470.00–640.00	552.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,258	400.00–660.00	548.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,128	425.00	425.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	930.00	930.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,223	520.00–680.00	602.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,483	700.00–920.00	816.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	680.00	680.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,005	760.00	760.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,531	70.00–75.00	71.18
5	—	1,610	62.50–67.00	65.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,224	47.00–54.00	50.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	55.00	55.00
2	—	1,405	44.00	44.00
20	—	1,362	45.00–54.00	47.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,125	34.00–42.00	38.22
45	—	1,197	42.00–50.00	44.79

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

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