Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last Week: Feeder cattle traded 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.22/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$136.22

90 head · 469 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$5.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.59

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	475	137.05	651	76
Medium and Large 2-3	436	131.71	575	14thin

One grade step is worth $5.34/cwt here — about $77 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 sale90 hd

136.22

—

KY average28 barns · 4,683 hd

127.63

+8.59

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	1,843	78.02	1,438	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,378	59.82	824	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,111	49.78	553	7thin

Every lot, as filed

51 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	—	535	145.66/cwt	144.00–149.00	779	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	132.59/cwt	131.00–133.00	887	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	172.67/cwt	172.00–175.00	492	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	172.33/cwt	171.00–173.00	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	448	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	159.65/cwt	158.00–165.00	669	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	158.76/cwt	155.00–163.00	759	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	175.23/cwt	173.00–178.00	647	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	566	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	5,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	803.66/cwt	630.00–890.00	8,535	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	758.86/cwt	690.00–830.00	8,924	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	619.27/cwt	600.00–640.00	7,214	4
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	415	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	573	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	160.64/cwt	160.00–163.00	662	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	140.96/cwt	138.00–145.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	706	1
Bulls	—	—	1,891	80.02/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,513	4
Bulls	—	—	1,650	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	123.34/cwt	123.00–125.00	750	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	144.88/cwt	140.00–149.00	529	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	142.39/cwt	140.00–148.00	608	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	135.24/cwt	131.00–141.00	713	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	133.66/cwt	132.00–137.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	241	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	115.13/cwt	108.00–116.00	828	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	765	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	44.58/cwt	43.00–47.00	461	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	53.68/cwt	50.00–57.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	135.49/cwt	135.00–137.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	149.70/cwt	145.00–151.00	484	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	173.76/cwt	170.00–181.00	580	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	336	164.03/cwt	163.00–166.00	551	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	59.82/cwt	56.00–64.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	593	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	848	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	972	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 Feb 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 229Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 24Last week 25Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 44Year ago 0

Compared to Last Week: Feeder cattle traded 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	144.00–149.00	145.66
5	—	669	131.00–133.00	132.59
4	—	285	172.00–175.00	172.67
3	—	332	171.00–173.00	172.33
2	—	570	135.00	135.00
1	—	740	118.00	118.00
16	—	419	158.00–165.00	159.65
12	—	478	155.00–163.00	158.76
9	—	369	173.00–178.00	175.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	144.00	144.00
2	—	370	153.00	153.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	593	143.00	143.00
3	—	720	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	293	153.00	153.00
6	—	608	123.00–125.00	123.34
10	—	365	140.00–149.00	144.88
13	—	427	140.00–148.00	142.39
16	—	527	131.00–141.00	135.24
3	—	456	132.00–137.00	133.66
9	—	719	108.00–116.00	115.13
4	—	593	129.00	129.00
10	—	323	145.00–151.00	149.70
1	—	220	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	140.00	140.00
1	—	380	135.00	135.00
1	—	580	118.00	118.00
1	—	680	111.00	111.00
2	—	241	139.00	139.00
4	—	410	135.00–137.00	135.49
4	—	523	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	412	160.00–163.00	160.64
3	—	520	138.00–145.00	140.96
1	—	595	121.00	121.00
1	—	490	144.00	144.00
6	—	334	170.00–181.00	173.76
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	155.00	155.00
3	—	336	163.00–166.00	164.03

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	540.00	540.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,062	630.00–890.00	803.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,176	690.00–830.00	758.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,165	600.00–640.00	619.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,891	77.00–85.00	80.02
1	—	1,650	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,033	43.00–47.00	44.58
4	—	1,170	50.00–57.00	53.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	56.00–64.00	59.82

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