Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last Week: Feeder steers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 pounds traded sharply higher, over 400 pounds 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.35/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$136.35

145 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$21

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

$14.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.77

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	466	138.60	646	123
Medium and Large 2-3	505	123.81	625	22

One grade step is worth $14.79/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 sale145 hd

136.35

—

KY average26 barns · 5,798 hd

128.59

+7.77

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	1,700	72.55	1,233	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,296	57.41	744	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,472	52.82	777	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,228	48.52	596	32

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	278	175.95/cwt	175.00–177.00	489	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	726	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	156.61/cwt	155.00–162.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	139.13/cwt	136.00–141.00	856	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	152.64/cwt	147.00–156.00	780	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	177.92/cwt	176.00–180.00	580	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	173.22/cwt	171.00–178.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	681	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	612.45/cwt	550.00–650.00	7,380	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	6,334	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,588	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	501.12/cwt	475.00–525.00	5,828	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,735	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	890	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,008	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	960	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,520	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,135	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,945	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	10,579	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,301	804.10/cwt	600.00–975.00	10,461	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	140.29/cwt	139.00–143.00	739	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	496	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	719	3
Bulls	—	—	1,512	68.66/cwt	65.00–72.00	1,038	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	104.04/cwt	101.00–110.00	841	3
Bulls	—	—	1,925	77.21/cwt	74.00–83.00	1,486	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	154.03/cwt	152.00–155.00	579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	155.42/cwt	154.00–156.00	673	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	839	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	638	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,249	49.60/cwt	46.00–54.00	620	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	653	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	57.41/cwt	55.00–60.00	744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	163.75/cwt	158.00–167.00	686	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	152.84/cwt	150.00–161.00	718	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	155.11/cwt	154.00–156.00	510	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	135.21/cwt	133.00–137.00	688	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	135.39/cwt	133.00–139.00	634	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	798	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	53.80/cwt	50.00–57.00	796	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	43.91/cwt	41.00–46.00	512	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	351	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	141.71/cwt	138.00–146.00	602	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	132.85/cwt	131.00–135.00	753	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	130.17/cwt	130.00–131.00	618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	131.66/cwt	131.00–132.00	549	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	651	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	146.88/cwt	141.00–150.00	552	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	125.86/cwt	122.00–131.00	656	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	151.82/cwt	148.00–155.00	430	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	125.67/cwt	121.00–128.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	123.55/cwt	121.00–129.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	133.35/cwt	129.00–135.00	897	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	160.64/cwt	158.00–161.00	749	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	143.99/cwt	141.00–145.00	775	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	139.58/cwt	137.00–143.00	798	5

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 420Last week 436Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 51Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 37Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	278	175.00–177.00	175.95
3	—	401	181.00	181.00
2	—	881	120.00	120.00
2	—	810	120.00–125.00	122.48
2	—	225	184.00	184.00
20	—	615	136.00–141.00	139.13
10	—	511	147.00–156.00	152.64
6	—	326	176.00–180.00	177.92
4	—	363	171.00–178.00	173.22
19	—	673	129.00–135.00	133.35
16	—	466	158.00–161.00	160.64
5	—	572	137.00–143.00	139.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	695	124.00	124.00
2	—	385	167.00	167.00
4	—	436	155.00–162.00	156.61
4	—	460	148.00	148.00
1	—	630	128.00	128.00
1	—	315	173.00	173.00
4	—	538	141.00–145.00	143.99
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	527	139.00–143.00	140.29
1	—	320	170.00	170.00
3	—	808	101.00–110.00	104.04
4	—	376	152.00–155.00	154.03
2	—	675	114.00	114.00
2	—	601	128.00	128.00
1	—	570	136.00	136.00
9	—	419	158.00–167.00	163.75
8	—	470	150.00–161.00	152.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	496	145.00	145.00
7	—	433	154.00–156.00	155.42
2	—	770	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	329	154.00–156.00	155.11
27	—	509	133.00–137.00	135.21
21	—	468	133.00–139.00	135.39
21	—	425	138.00–146.00	141.71
17	—	567	131.00–135.00	132.85
15	—	376	141.00–150.00	146.88
7	—	283	148.00–155.00	151.82
3	—	650	121.00–128.00	125.67
3	—	628	121.00–129.00	123.55
2	—	720	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	95.00	95.00
2	—	351	127.00	127.00
6	—	475	130.00–131.00	130.17
3	—	417	131.00–132.00	131.66
2	—	651	96.00	96.00
8	—	521	122.00–131.00	125.86

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	—	1,010	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	760.00	760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,205	550.00–650.00	612.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,195	530.00	530.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,163	475.00–525.00	501.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,301	600.00–975.00	804.10
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	890	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,512	65.00–72.00	68.66
5	—	1,925	74.00–83.00	77.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	55.00	55.00
24	—	1,249	46.00–54.00	49.60
7	—	1,165	41.00–46.00	43.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	46.00	46.00
7	—	1,479	50.00–57.00	53.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,296	55.00–60.00	57.41

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