Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded 3.00-5.00 lower with quality not as attractive as last week. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.70/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$137.70

86 head · 379 lb average

Value per head Derived

$522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$13.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.55

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	384	139.71	536	73
Medium and Large 2-3	354	126.41	448	13thin

One grade step is worth $13.30/cwt here — about $88 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 sale86 hd

137.70

—

KY average28 barns · 6,653 hd

132.14

+5.55

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	1,557	80.59	1,255	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	60.00	768	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,348	58.37	787	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,139	49.60	565	18

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	150.86/cwt	150.00–152.00	658	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	160.23/cwt	159.00–161.00	518	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	221	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	144.72/cwt	140.00–155.00	384	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	387	153.92/cwt	145.00–159.00	596	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	133.73/cwt	129.00–135.00	701	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	138.87/cwt	130.00–140.00	786	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	181	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	299	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	166.07/cwt	164.00–168.00	473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	126.49/cwt	126.00–127.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	320	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	148.31/cwt	145.00–149.00	768	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	161.02/cwt	160.00–162.00	378	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	45.45/cwt	44.00–46.00	484	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	51.20/cwt	45.00–56.00	598	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	768	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	58.37/cwt	54.00–62.00	787	4
Bulls	—	—	1,628	85.88/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	168.00/cwt	165.00–174.00	659	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,205	1
Bulls	—	—	1,415	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	991	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	194	142.07/cwt	141.00–142.50	276	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	133.98/cwt	132.00–138.00	634	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	263	128.09/cwt	125.00–134.00	337	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	122.78/cwt	120.00–124.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	135.71/cwt	130.00–138.00	584	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	147.06/cwt	145.00–150.00	463	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	122.22/cwt	120.00–125.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	145.40/cwt	143.00–151.00	423	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	144.34/cwt	140.00–148.00	528	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	702	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	125.65/cwt	117.00–130.00	418	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	836	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,375	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	330	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	218	1

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 229Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 24Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 25Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded 3.00-5.00 lower with quality not as attractive as last week. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	70.00	70.00
1	—	475	145.00	145.00
14	—	436	150.00–152.00	150.86
5	—	323	159.00–161.00	160.23
1	—	600	124.00	124.00
7	—	524	129.00–135.00	133.73
1	—	690	104.00	104.00
6	—	392	165.00–174.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	387	145.00–159.00	153.92
1	—	445	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	221	192.00	192.00
3	—	405	170.00	170.00
2	—	320	181.00	181.00
4	—	610	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	150.00	150.00
2	—	325	150.00	150.00
9	—	566	130.00–140.00	138.87
4	—	181	165.00	165.00
2	—	285	164.00–168.00	166.07
6	—	518	145.00–149.00	148.31
3	—	687	120.00	120.00
2	—	235	160.00–162.00	161.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	140.00–155.00	144.72
2	—	578	126.00–127.00	126.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	143.00	143.00
7	—	194	141.00–142.50	142.07
8	—	473	132.00–138.00	133.98
4	—	520	120.00–124.00	122.78
8	—	430	130.00–138.00	135.71
15	—	315	145.00–150.00	147.06
1	—	585	118.00	118.00
7	—	291	143.00–151.00	145.40
11	—	366	140.00–148.00	144.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	143.00	143.00
9	—	528	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	137.00	137.00
5	—	263	125.00–134.00	128.09
4	—	480	120.00–125.00	122.22
3	—	333	117.00–130.00	125.65
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	66.00	66.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,065	44.00–46.00	45.45
13	—	1,167	45.00–56.00	51.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,348	54.00–62.00	58.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,628	82.00–90.00	85.88
1	—	1,415	70.00	70.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,390	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	900.00	900.00

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