Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to lack of comparable receipts no trend on the market this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.74/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$133.74

99 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$4.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.64

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	464	133.92	621	95
Medium and Large 2-3	405	129.50	524	4thin

One grade step is worth $4.42/cwt here — about $97 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 sale99 hd

133.74

—

KY average26 barns · 2,958 hd

126.10

+7.64

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	1,400	73.79	1,033	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	56.65	666	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,345	54.55	734	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,069	46.85	501	9thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	108.97/cwt	106.00–110.00	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	125.93/cwt	124.00–128.00	713	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	132.69/cwt	127.00–136.00	630	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	139.34/cwt	137.00–146.00	595	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	147.17/cwt	145.00–153.00	472	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	779	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	43.35/cwt	42.00–45.00	428	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	892.34/cwt	720.00–1,010.00	10,146	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	915	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	147.40/cwt	147.00–148.00	653	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	157.17/cwt	152.50–162.00	448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	141.77/cwt	140.00–142.00	719	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	865	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	49.65/cwt	46.00–53.00	563	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	56.65/cwt	55.00–58.00	666	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	813.40/cwt	700.00–910.00	9,468	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	7,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	161.27/cwt	160.00–165.00	613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	656	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	54.55/cwt	52.00–57.00	734	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	845	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,338	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	619.48/cwt	500.00–710.00	7,186	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Bulls	—	—	1,140	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,051.42/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	12,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	437	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	799	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	498	1
Bulls	—	—	1,530	69.18/cwt	68.00–70.00	1,058	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	75.23/cwt	65.00–88.00	627	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	166.33/cwt	165.00–167.00	654	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	159.98/cwt	156.00–162.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	856.92/cwt	810.00–900.00	9,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	148.80/cwt	148.00–152.00	576	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	133.36/cwt	133.00–134.00	712	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	120.31/cwt	115.00–122.00	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	144.61/cwt	141.00–147.00	532	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	125.97/cwt	125.00–129.00	675	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	136.00/cwt	135.00–137.00	537	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 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 319Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 60Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 16Year ago 0

Due to lack of comparable receipts no trend on the market this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	656	106.00–110.00	108.97
1	—	230	150.00	150.00
14	—	566	124.00–128.00	125.93
29	—	475	127.00–136.00	132.69
10	—	427	137.00–146.00	139.34
6	—	321	145.00–153.00	147.17
2	—	761	106.00	106.00
18	—	368	141.00–147.00	144.61
8	—	536	125.00–129.00	125.97
3	—	290	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	141.00	141.00
1	—	495	105.00	105.00
2	—	395	135.00–137.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	158.00	158.00
2	—	638	124.00	124.00
1	—	590	132.00	132.00
9	—	507	140.00–142.00	141.77
2	—	860	108.00–110.00	109.01
1	—	715	121.00	121.00
4	—	380	160.00–165.00	161.27
2	—	342	171.00	171.00
1	—	415	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	443	147.00–148.00	147.40
2	—	285	152.50–162.00	157.17
3	—	485	145.00	145.00
1	—	315	155.00	155.00
3	—	523	138.00	138.00
1	—	370	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	437	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
3	—	473	138.00	138.00
5	—	387	148.00–152.00	148.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	726	110.00	110.00
2	—	660	110.00	110.00
1	—	300	166.00	166.00
6	—	393	165.00–167.00	166.33
3	—	422	156.00–162.00	159.98
1	—	470	140.00	140.00
11	—	534	133.00–134.00	133.36
4	—	641	115.00–122.00	120.31
2	—	561	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	988	42.00–45.00	43.35
5	—	1,134	46.00–53.00	49.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,175	55.00–58.00	56.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	52.00–57.00	54.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	83.00	83.00
2	—	1,530	68.00–70.00	69.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,137	720.00–1,010.00	892.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,164	700.00–910.00	813.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	560.00	560.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	500.00–710.00	619.48
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	750.00	750.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,148	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,051.42
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,055	810.00–900.00	856.92
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	833	65.00–88.00	75.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	77.50	77.50

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle