Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded 2.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.32/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$131.32

163 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$13.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.73

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	461	134.30	619	126
Medium and Large 2-3	475	121.18	576	37

One grade step is worth $13.12/cwt here — about $44 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 sale163 hd

131.32

—

KY average28 barns · 9,227 hd

125.59

+5.73

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	1,785	67.00	1,196	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,308	51.64	675	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,394	46.93	654	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,232	43.42	535	23

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1-2	—	674	132.19/cwt	131.00–133.00	891	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	136.36/cwt	131.00–140.00	851	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	134.01/cwt	131.00–136.00	631	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	146.33/cwt	145.00–151.00	784	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	145.19/cwt	140.00–147.00	418	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	140.64/cwt	139.00–144.00	449	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	160.55/cwt	156.00–161.00	750	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	168.38/cwt	166.00–175.00	532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	173.70/cwt	171.00–182.00	443	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	173	184.93/cwt	180.00–190.00	320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	112	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	213	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	161.88/cwt	159.00–165.00	675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	827	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	128.44/cwt	124.00–130.00	911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	161.38/cwt	158.00–163.00	615	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	9,836	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	633.74/cwt	630.00–640.00	7,763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	146.19/cwt	145.00–148.00	712	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	151.67/cwt	150.00–155.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	326	162.97/cwt	161.00–164.00	531	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	754.20/cwt	520.00–910.00	7,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	856.96/cwt	710.00–970.00	10,052	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	490.92/cwt	375.00–590.00	5,434	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	612.42/cwt	430.00–740.00	6,743	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	746.26/cwt	600.00–870.00	8,149	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	137.50/cwt	136.00–143.00	718	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	143.61/cwt	141.00–148.00	692	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	159.49/cwt	156.00–165.00	593	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,655	1,630.57/cwt	1,590.00–1,675.00	26,986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	16,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	452	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	628	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	765	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	552	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	673	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,196	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	152.79/cwt	150.00–158.00	634	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	48.91/cwt	45.00–54.00	714	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	122.40/cwt	117.00–125.00	774	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	134.99/cwt	132.00–136.00	759	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	489	134.42/cwt	132.00–138.00	657	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	127.13/cwt	124.00–133.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	459	120.71/cwt	118.00–127.00	554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	118.76/cwt	115.00–120.00	675	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	492	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	51.64/cwt	48.00–54.00	675	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,236	44.31/cwt	41.00–50.00	548	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,205	37.50/cwt	35.00–40.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	121.89/cwt	120.00–125.00	634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	126.12/cwt	120.00–128.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	659	109.05/cwt	107.00–113.00	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	128.09/cwt	126.00–130.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	136.21/cwt	133.00–138.00	582	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	283	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	382	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	122.97/cwt	120.00–125.00	772	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	132.69/cwt	127.00–136.00	706	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	202	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	263	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	120.16/cwt	116.00–121.00	824	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	188	132.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	250	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	139.96/cwt	135.00–142.00	533	23

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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 428Last week 964Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 86Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 80Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded 2.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	674	131.00–133.00	132.19
9	—	624	131.00–140.00	136.36
13	—	536	145.00–151.00	146.33
11	—	467	156.00–161.00	160.55
4	—	316	166.00–175.00	168.38
4	—	255	171.00–182.00	173.70
2	—	173	180.00–190.00	184.93
2	—	112	190.00	190.00
6	—	417	159.00–165.00	161.88
5	—	591	140.00	140.00
4	—	709	124.00–130.00	128.44
3	—	381	158.00–163.00	161.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	133.00	133.00
1	—	675	121.00	121.00
1	—	255	165.00	165.00
2	—	645	127.00	127.00
5	—	487	145.00–148.00	146.19
3	—	425	150.00–155.00	151.67
3	—	326	161.00–164.00	162.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	471	131.00–136.00	134.01
7	—	288	140.00–147.00	145.19
6	—	319	139.00–144.00	140.64
14	—	427	133.00–138.00	136.21
13	—	628	120.00–125.00	122.97
11	—	532	127.00–136.00	132.69
5	—	570	127.00	127.00
7	—	686	116.00–121.00	120.16
5	—	188	130.00–140.00	132.93
1	—	245	140.00	140.00
23	—	381	135.00–142.00	139.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	452	139.00	139.00
7	—	571	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	459	118.00–127.00	120.71
4	—	568	115.00–120.00	118.76
7	—	520	120.00–125.00	121.89
4	—	373	120.00–128.00	126.12
3	—	659	107.00–113.00	109.05
4	—	436	130.00	130.00
2	—	745	90.00	90.00
2	—	330	126.00–130.00	128.09
3	—	283	135.00	135.00
1	—	750	99.00	99.00
2	—	202	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	522	136.00–143.00	137.50
8	—	482	141.00–148.00	143.61
8	—	372	156.00–165.00	159.49
1	—	660	122.00	122.00
22	—	415	150.00–158.00	152.79
5	—	632	117.00–125.00	122.40
4	—	562	132.00–136.00	134.99
1	—	760	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	552	122.00	122.00
2	—	421	144.00	144.00
2	—	340	140.00	140.00
9	—	489	132.00–138.00	134.42
3	—	522	124.00–133.00	127.13
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	120.00	120.00

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	—	1,220	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	830.00	830.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,225	630.00–640.00	633.74
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	958	520.00–910.00	754.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,173	710.00–970.00	856.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,107	375.00–590.00	490.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,101	430.00–740.00	612.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	760	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,092	600.00–870.00	746.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,655	1,590.00–1,675.00	1,630.57
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,300	1,250.00	1,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	67.00	67.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,459	45.00–54.00	48.91
2	—	1,200	41.00	41.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,308	48.00–54.00	51.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,236	41.00–50.00	44.31
3	—	1,205	35.00–40.00	37.50

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