Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last Week: Due to a light test and severe weather feeder steers traded steady to 2.00 lower and feeder heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.38/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$135.38

107 head · 435 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$36

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

$6.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.18

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	436	137.08	598	80
Medium and Large 2-3	431	130.35	562	27

One grade step is worth $6.73/cwt here — about $36 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 sale107 hd

135.38

—

KY average27 barns · 5,522 hd

127.20

+8.18

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	—	High	1,613	74.62	1,204	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,342	55.39	743	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,433	55.23	791	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,183	45.50	538	25

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	132.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	141.55/cwt	137.00–143.00	525	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	142.44/cwt	140.00–146.00	399	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	128.62/cwt	127.00–131.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	157.43/cwt	150.00–164.00	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	195	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	317	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	540	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	125.16/cwt	121.00–127.00	899	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	146.13/cwt	140.00–150.00	769	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	174.11/cwt	164.00–179.00	655	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	134.70/cwt	134.00–137.00	784	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	174.19/cwt	168.00–178.00	467	7
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	695	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	4,448	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	768.07/cwt	710.00–825.00	7,758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	130.24/cwt	130.00–131.00	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	160.51/cwt	160.00–162.00	674	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	408	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	175.63/cwt	168.00–180.00	555	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	704.27/cwt	690.00–730.00	5,655	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	7,102	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	772	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	131.98/cwt	131.00–133.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	801	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	552	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	356	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	165.36/cwt	163.00–167.00	633	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	141.57/cwt	141.00–143.00	714	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	148.75/cwt	148.00–149.00	692	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	155.39/cwt	153.00–158.00	668	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	129.54/cwt	127.00–132.00	764	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	169.36/cwt	165.00–170.00	535	10
Bulls	—	—	1,723	77.40/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,334	3
Bulls	—	—	1,425	65.27/cwt	64.00–67.00	930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	150	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	259	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,257	48.01/cwt	45.00–54.00	603	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,342	55.39/cwt	54.00–57.00	743	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	42.30/cwt	40.00–44.00	460	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	54.43/cwt	52.00–57.00	794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	137.45/cwt	136.00–139.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	145.98/cwt	140.00–149.00	483	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	126.10/cwt	125.00–128.00	718	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	135.21/cwt	132.00–139.00	568	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	124.49/cwt	123.00–126.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	136.32/cwt	132.00–138.00	646	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	130.52/cwt	127.00–131.00	632	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	132.84/cwt	130.00–135.00	505	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	136.54/cwt	134.00–139.00	423	2

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 Feb 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 319Last week 420Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 103Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 32Year ago 0

Compared to Last Week: Due to a light test and severe weather feeder steers traded steady to 2.00 lower and feeder heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 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	—	655	120.00	120.00
2	—	420	130.00–135.00	132.56
2	—	325	150.00–164.00	157.43
1	—	535	136.00	136.00
1	—	290	164.00	164.00
1	—	230	158.00	158.00
1	—	195	162.50	162.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	156.00	156.00
12	—	718	121.00–127.00	125.16
10	—	526	140.00–150.00	146.13
9	—	376	164.00–179.00	174.11
7	—	582	134.00–137.00	134.70
7	—	268	168.00–178.00	174.19
4	—	670	130.00–131.00	130.24
4	—	420	160.00–162.00	160.51
4	—	240	170.00	170.00
3	—	316	168.00–180.00	175.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	801	121.00	121.00
5	—	552	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	371	137.00–143.00	141.55
6	—	280	140.00–146.00	142.44
3	—	522	127.00–131.00	128.62
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
1	—	150	172.50	172.50
13	—	331	140.00–149.00	145.98
11	—	569	125.00–128.00	126.10
9	—	420	132.00–139.00	135.21
2	—	628	123.00–126.00	124.49
18	—	474	132.00–138.00	136.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	123.00	123.00
2	—	280	136.00–139.00	137.45
1	—	745	96.00	96.00
1	—	230	143.00	143.00
10	—	484	127.00–131.00	130.52
5	—	417	128.00	128.00
5	—	380	130.00–135.00	132.84
2	—	310	134.00–139.00	136.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	356	149.00	149.00
3	—	555	130.00	130.00
2	—	500	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	84.00	84.00
1	—	990	78.00	78.00
1	—	1,075	76.00	76.00
8	—	383	163.00–167.00	165.36
7	—	504	141.00–143.00	141.57
4	—	465	148.00–149.00	148.75
1	—	890	98.00	98.00
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
16	—	430	153.00–158.00	155.39
11	—	590	127.00–132.00	129.54
10	—	316	165.00–170.00	169.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	142.00	142.00
2	—	530	131.00–133.00	131.98
1	—	390	159.00	159.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	695	640.00	640.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	670.00	670.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	710.00–825.00	768.07
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	803	690.00–730.00	704.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,723	75.00–80.00	77.40
2	—	1,425	64.00–67.00	65.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	60.00	60.00
6	—	1,458	52.00–57.00	54.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,257	45.00–54.00	48.01
11	—	1,088	40.00–44.00	42.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,342	54.00–57.00	55.39

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