Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to Christmas and new years holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.43/cwt on 327 head.

Average price

$126.43

327 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$10.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.86

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	551	128.52	708	259
Medium and Large 2-3	433	118.48	513	68

One grade step is worth $10.04/cwt here — about $195 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 sale327 hd

126.43

—

KY average18 barns · 4,958 hd

124.57

+1.86

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	1,600	65.99	1,056	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	50.16	624	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	46.79	666	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	40.48	457	28

Every lot, as filed

98 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 1-2	—	569	127.61/cwt	123.00–130.00	726	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	115.61/cwt	111.00–117.00	779	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	779	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,116	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	712	139.68/cwt	134.00–140.00	995	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	660	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	898	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	144.26/cwt	140.00–150.00	749	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	130.33/cwt	125.00–133.00	991	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	140.80/cwt	139.00–143.00	590	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	325	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	544	127.74/cwt	121.00–130.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	147.64/cwt	144.00–150.00	719	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	18,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	8,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	130.54/cwt	130.00–134.00	829	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	166.22/cwt	160.00–168.00	537	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	149.99/cwt	148.00–154.00	654	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	135.27/cwt	134.00–138.00	881	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	140.00/cwt	134.00–142.00	511	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	342	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	139.96/cwt	138.00–143.00	816	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	120.44/cwt	100.00–128.00	564	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	429	126.68/cwt	115.00–129.00	543	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	139.46/cwt	138.00–141.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	155.17/cwt	154.00–157.50	427	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	128.27/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,040	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	158.43/cwt	153.00–164.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	165.66/cwt	160.00–172.00	439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	349	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	546.59/cwt	510.00–575.00	6,417	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,094	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	731.81/cwt	630.00–930.00	9,316	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	533.70/cwt	430.00–650.00	6,351	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,675	1,307.84/cwt	1,225.00–1,375.00	21,906	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	9,000	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	950	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	4,655	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	3,577	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	762.42/cwt	750.00–775.00	8,981	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	817.69/cwt	700.00–860.00	9,649	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	539.63/cwt	510.00–570.00	5,466	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	552.37/cwt	400.00–710.00	6,512	14
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	734.57/cwt	720.00–750.00	7,750	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	795.03/cwt	790.00–800.00	8,690	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	875	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	4,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	801	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	674	127.19/cwt	124.00–128.00	857	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	121.56/cwt	121.00–123.00	896	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	813	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	3
Bulls	—	—	1,595	65.13/cwt	63.00–68.00	1,039	10
Bulls	—	—	1,623	70.29/cwt	70.00–70.50	1,141	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,610	1,170.00/cwt	1,170.00–1,170.00	18,837	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	385	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	359	137.86/cwt	135.00–149.00	495	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	147.82/cwt	144.00–150.00	647	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	141.22/cwt	137.00–145.00	689	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	136.49/cwt	131.00–142.00	708	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	156.90/cwt	151.00–161.00	582	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	152.07/cwt	150.00–161.00	484	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	133.60/cwt	132.00–137.00	576	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	41.91/cwt	37.00–46.00	482	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	36.20/cwt	34.00–38.00	386	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	50.16/cwt	48.00–52.00	624	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	47.89/cwt	46.00–50.00	667	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	43.49/cwt	43.00–44.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	137.58/cwt	130.00–140.00	521	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	120.52/cwt	117.00–123.00	793	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	124.67/cwt	121.00–130.00	773	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	128.87/cwt	125.00–131.00	674	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	132.93/cwt	130.00–139.00	635	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	129.51/cwt	123.00–131.00	750	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	129.53/cwt	124.00–130.00	376	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	132.34/cwt	130.00–138.00	443	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	143.85/cwt	139.00–148.00	328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	736	107.03/cwt	105.00–108.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	109.62/cwt	107.00–115.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	356	118.28/cwt	116.00–128.00	421	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	321	113.78/cwt	110.00–126.00	365	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	277	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	310	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	113.75/cwt	110.00–115.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	653	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	842	3

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 Jan 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 964Last week 404Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 68Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 15Year ago 0

No trend due to Christmas and new years holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	569	123.00–130.00	127.61
7	—	674	111.00–117.00	115.61
1	—	785	102.00	102.00
1	—	635	114.00	114.00
19	—	438	144.00–150.00	147.82
16	—	488	137.00–145.00	141.22
13	—	519	131.00–142.00	136.49
10	—	371	151.00–161.00	156.90
6	—	318	150.00–161.00	152.07
2	—	822	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	137.00	137.00
1	—	305	147.50	147.50
15	—	359	135.00–149.00	137.86
2	—	528	127.00–128.00	127.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	779	143.25	143.25
37	—	712	134.00–140.00	139.68
25	—	660	136.00	136.00
5	—	405	161.00	161.00
4	—	801	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	519	140.00–150.00	144.26
6	—	760	125.00–133.00	130.33
17	—	487	144.00–150.00	147.64
7	—	635	130.00–134.00	130.54
8	—	323	160.00–168.00	166.22
11	—	436	148.00–154.00	149.99
15	—	651	134.00–138.00	135.27
3	—	730	130.00	130.00
33	—	583	138.00–143.00	139.96
4	—	811	120.00–131.00	128.27
2	—	370	153.00–164.00	158.43
2	—	265	160.00–172.00	165.66
1	—	205	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	419	139.00–143.00	140.80
4	—	544	121.00–130.00	127.74
4	—	365	134.00–142.00	140.00
1	—	705	114.00	114.00
1	—	780	120.00	120.00
1	—	800	114.00	114.00
2	—	235	152.50	152.50
2	—	342	140.00	140.00
2	—	468	138.00–141.00	139.46
3	—	275	154.00–157.50	155.17
1	—	640	126.00	126.00
3	—	653	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	250	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	468	100.00–128.00	120.44
17	—	429	115.00–129.00	126.68
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
3	—	736	105.00–108.00	107.03
3	—	530	107.00–115.00	109.62
11	—	356	116.00–128.00	118.28
7	—	321	110.00–126.00	113.78
7	—	277	112.00	112.00
4	—	657	110.00–115.00	113.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	674	124.00–128.00	127.19
14	—	737	121.00–123.00	121.56
27	—	645	126.00	126.00
14	—	560	130.00	130.00
4	—	503	136.00	136.00
3	—	400	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	431	132.00–137.00	133.60
12	—	379	130.00–140.00	137.58
18	—	658	117.00–123.00	120.52
18	—	620	121.00–130.00	124.67
18	—	523	125.00–131.00	128.87
32	—	478	130.00–139.00	132.93
31	—	579	123.00–131.00	129.51
5	—	714	115.00	115.00
2	—	915	90.00	90.00
12	—	290	124.00–130.00	129.53
6	—	335	130.00–138.00	132.34
2	—	228	139.00–148.00	143.85

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	740.00	740.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,675	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,307.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	720.00	720.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,174	510.00–575.00	546.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,273	630.00–930.00	731.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,190	430.00–650.00	533.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,178	750.00–775.00	762.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,180	700.00–860.00	817.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,013	510.00–570.00	539.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,179	400.00–710.00	552.37
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	490.00	490.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	480.00	480.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	490.00	490.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,055	720.00–750.00	734.57
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,093	790.00–800.00	795.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,610	1,170.00	1,170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,595	63.00–68.00	65.13
2	—	1,623	70.00–70.50	70.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,149	37.00–46.00	41.91
7	—	1,066	34.00–38.00	36.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,245	48.00–52.00	50.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,393	46.00–50.00	47.89
2	—	1,513	43.00–44.00	43.49

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