Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to muddy conditions and limited comparable receipts no trend on feeder cattle this week. However strong demand and a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.07/cwt on 35 head.

Average price

$132.07

35 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$13.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.14

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	476	132.83	632	33
Medium and Large 2-3	503	119.50	600	2thin

One grade step is worth $13.33/cwt here — about $31 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 sale35 hd

132.07

—

KY average28 barns · 3,391 hd

127.92

+4.14

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	1,698	77.86	1,322	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,125	65.38	736	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,298	57.00	740	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	51.19	577	19

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	373	148.29/cwt	140.00–156.00	553	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	368	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,187	54.16/cwt	50.00–58.00	643	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	65.38/cwt	63.00–69.00	736	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	9,796	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,428	750.72/cwt	710.00–785.00	10,720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	126.99/cwt	125.00–128.00	836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	592	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	740	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	8,809	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	505	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	132.44/cwt	128.00–137.00	826	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	134.33/cwt	134.00–135.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	113.49/cwt	113.00–115.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Bulls	—	—	1,942	73.89/cwt	70.00–77.00	1,435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	136.28/cwt	135.00–139.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	173.44/cwt	171.00–176.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	549	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	966.14/cwt	850.00–1,060.00	11,835	2
Bulls	—	—	1,515	80.84/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,225	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	158.51/cwt	154.00–160.00	743	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	519	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	865.17/cwt	860.00–870.00	11,204	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	46.09/cwt	43.00–48.00	473	7

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 Mar 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 127Last week 225Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 6Year ago 0

Due to muddy conditions and limited comparable receipts no trend on feeder cattle this week. However strong demand and a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	373	140.00–156.00	148.29
4	—	490	134.00	134.00
1	—	745	95.00	95.00
1	—	250	152.00	152.00
4	—	511	125.00–126.00	125.50
2	—	762	95.00	95.00
1	—	315	149.00	149.00
1	—	550	123.00	123.00
3	—	441	134.00–135.00	134.33
4	—	628	113.00–115.00	113.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	139.00	139.00
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	175.00	175.00
5	—	374	170.00	170.00
3	—	658	125.00–128.00	126.99
1	—	310	191.00	191.00
8	—	624	128.00–137.00	132.44
3	—	735	121.00	121.00
2	—	532	144.00	144.00
1	—	270	186.00	186.00
3	—	556	143.00	143.00
4	—	469	154.00–160.00	158.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	161.00	161.00
1	—	300	173.00	173.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	505	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	159.00	159.00
1	—	700	108.00	108.00
3	—	530	135.00–139.00	136.28
1	—	695	109.00	109.00
2	—	333	171.00–176.00	173.44
1	—	435	158.00	158.00
1	—	965	82.00	82.00
5	—	775	96.00	96.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	139.00	139.00
1	—	345	159.00	159.00
1	—	855	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,187	50.00–58.00	54.16
7	—	1,027	43.00–48.00	46.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,125	63.00–69.00	65.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	57.00	57.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,942	70.00–77.00	73.89
4	—	1,515	80.00–83.00	80.84

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	790.00	790.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,428	710.00–785.00	750.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	790.00	790.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,295	860.00–870.00	865.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	850.00–1,060.00	966.14

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