Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly steady. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded unevenly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.29/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$130.29

139 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$11.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.16

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	460	134.54	620	87
Medium and Large 2-3	471	123.17	580	52

One grade step is worth $11.38/cwt here — about $39 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 sale139 hd

130.29

—

KY average26 barns · 5,550 hd

130.13

+0.16

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	1,637	77.98	1,277	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,288	55.75	718	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	55.71	672	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	50.52	548	37

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	612.03/cwt	410.00–745.00	7,026	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	158.10/cwt	152.00–160.00	778	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	172.64/cwt	171.00–175.00	590	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	168.81/cwt	163.00–173.00	630	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	131.18/cwt	126.00–133.00	750	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	119.99/cwt	119.00–121.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	12,198	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,023	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	793.62/cwt	720.00–860.00	8,452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	447	146.20/cwt	146.00–147.00	654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	158.26/cwt	151.00–161.00	673	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	138.48/cwt	135.00–141.00	589	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	118.52/cwt	116.00–120.00	725	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	146.24/cwt	143.00–154.00	399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	147.61/cwt	144.00–150.00	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	384	137.82/cwt	131.00–139.00	529	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	140.67/cwt	140.00–141.00	359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	129.80/cwt	124.00–135.00	691	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	134.97/cwt	131.00–140.00	618	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,820	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	5,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	125.97/cwt	123.00–129.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	116.63/cwt	110.00–124.00	604	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	130.65/cwt	120.00–139.00	431	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	148.38/cwt	144.00–150.00	530	11
Bulls	—	—	1,820	80.28/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,461	3
Bulls	—	—	1,360	71.68/cwt	70.00–73.00	975	3
Bulls	—	—	1,920	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	381	154.39/cwt	142.50–161.00	588	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	761	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	152.49/cwt	144.00–155.00	703	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	139.57/cwt	138.00–143.00	713	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	329	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	647	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	712	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	51.01/cwt	47.00–57.00	547	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,264	56.43/cwt	52.00–60.00	713	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	45.52/cwt	44.00–46.00	494	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	742	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,243	58.49/cwt	57.00–60.00	727	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	55.71/cwt	54.00–57.00	672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	152.38/cwt	147.00–159.00	642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	130.01/cwt	127.00–131.00	798	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	134.45/cwt	133.00–136.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	143.35/cwt	143.00–144.00	827	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	178.78/cwt	173.00–183.00	513	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	160.66/cwt	150.00–171.00	458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	799	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	10,780	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	855.71/cwt	850.00–860.00	11,963	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	5,738	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	776.70/cwt	670.00–900.00	8,893	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	683.28/cwt	590.00–740.00	8,678	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	915	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,261	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,073	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	12,474	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 Mar 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 417Last week 127Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 47Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 9Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly steady. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded unevenly steady.

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)	5	—	1,148	410.00–745.00	612.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	980.00	980.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,398	850.00–860.00	855.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	510.00	510.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,145	670.00–900.00	776.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,270	590.00–740.00	683.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,540	810.00	810.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	575.00	575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,070.00	1,070.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	720.00–860.00	793.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,145	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	670.00	670.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	492	152.00–160.00	158.10
6	—	342	171.00–175.00	172.64
2	—	792	110.00	110.00
1	—	850	104.00	104.00
8	—	614	127.00–131.00	130.01
5	—	400	176.00	176.00
1	—	900	104.00	104.00
1	—	220	175.00	175.00
14	—	577	143.00–144.00	143.35
6	—	287	173.00–183.00	178.78
2	—	520	150.00	150.00
1	—	800	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	421	147.00–159.00	152.38
1	—	785	105.00	105.00
1	—	230	145.00	145.00
2	—	518	133.00–136.00	134.45
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
3	—	285	150.00–171.00	160.66
1	—	660	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	82.00	82.00
1	—	340	164.00	164.00
27	—	373	163.00–173.00	168.81
14	—	572	126.00–133.00	131.18
3	—	613	119.00–121.00	119.99
1	—	685	112.00	112.00
15	—	425	151.00–161.00	158.26
3	—	765	101.00	101.00
1	—	740	104.00	104.00
26	—	461	144.00–155.00	152.49
7	—	511	138.00–143.00	139.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	121.00	121.00
1	—	680	103.00	103.00
5	—	447	146.00–147.00	146.20
1	—	745	96.00	96.00
1	—	310	160.00	160.00
7	—	381	142.50–161.00	154.39
2	—	761	90.00	90.00
1	—	530	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
10	—	384	131.00–139.00	137.82
3	—	255	140.00–141.00	140.67
23	—	518	110.00–124.00	116.63
6	—	330	120.00–139.00	130.65
1	—	230	138.00	138.00
8	—	647	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	425	135.00–141.00	138.48
8	—	612	116.00–120.00	118.52
4	—	273	143.00–154.00	146.24
3	—	323	144.00–150.00	147.61
23	—	532	124.00–135.00	129.80
10	—	458	131.00–140.00	134.97
4	—	556	123.00–129.00	125.97
3	—	675	104.00	104.00
11	—	357	144.00–150.00	148.38
4	—	222	148.00	148.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,820	79.00–82.00	80.28
3	—	1,360	70.00–73.00	71.68
1	—	1,920	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,073	47.00–57.00	51.01
6	—	1,085	44.00–46.00	45.52
2	—	1,243	57.00–60.00	58.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,264	52.00–60.00	56.43
1	—	1,455	51.00	51.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,206	54.00–57.00	55.71

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle