Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded sharply lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.86/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$118.86

86 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$165

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

$23.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.32

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	392	123.83	485	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	523	118.96	622	78
Small and Medium 1-2	650	100.00	650	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.83/cwt here — about −$165 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

118.86

—

KY average27 barns · 5,524 hd

121.18

−2.32

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	1,769	84.86	1,501	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	58.40	719	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	58.08	804	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	52.02	564	21

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	731	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	629	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	115.98/cwt	114.00–119.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	681	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	750.88/cwt	730.00–760.00	6,833	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	9,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	130.45/cwt	129.00–131.00	556	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	144.57/cwt	140.00–150.00	387	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	136.79/cwt	130.00–144.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	741	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	510	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	5,417	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	925.90/cwt	860.00–980.00	10,990	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	647.24/cwt	620.00–670.00	8,498	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	812.96/cwt	650.00–960.00	9,016	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	646.44/cwt	540.00–810.00	7,369	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,455	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,676	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	679.72/cwt	660.00–700.00	8,585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	321	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	478	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	134.44/cwt	133.00–136.00	694	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	758	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	162.97/cwt	160.00–166.00	469	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	53.28/cwt	48.00–58.00	587	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	58.40/cwt	57.00–60.00	719	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	46.66/cwt	43.00–49.00	472	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	58.08/cwt	56.00–62.00	804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	826	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	4
Bulls	—	—	1,753	87.15/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,528	3
Bulls	—	—	1,815	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	140.63/cwt	137.00–143.00	603	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	118.96/cwt	118.00–120.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	621	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	803.21/cwt	740.00–860.00	9,381	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	6,966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	150.65/cwt	145.00–154.00	563	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	156.55/cwt	154.00–159.00	515	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	123.98/cwt	120.00–128.00	585	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	138.63/cwt	133.00–141.00	536	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	594	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	144.76/cwt	143.00–147.00	472	13

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 417Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 100Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 68Last week 63Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded sharply lower. 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
9	—	731	86.00	86.00
5	—	523	114.00–119.00	115.98
3	—	683	85.00	85.00
1	—	830	82.00	82.00
10	—	426	129.00–131.00	130.45
6	—	268	140.00–150.00	144.57
4	—	878	80.00	80.00
1	—	1,155	98.00	98.00
1	—	205	147.00	147.00
10	—	472	120.00–128.00	123.98
7	—	387	133.00–141.00	138.63
4	—	975	83.00	83.00
3	—	615	107.00	107.00
1	—	560	106.00	106.00
13	—	326	143.00–147.00	144.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	109.00	109.00
1	—	265	130.00	130.00
2	—	382	128.00	128.00
1	—	305	128.00	128.00
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	655	110.00	110.00
10	—	764	97.00	97.00
4	—	1,038	89.00	89.00
4	—	315	162.00	162.00
12	—	516	133.00–136.00	134.44
7	—	736	103.00	103.00
4	—	442	141.00	141.00
2	—	288	160.00–166.00	162.97
9	—	961	86.00	86.00
4	—	610	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	130.00–144.00	136.79
4	—	321	149.00	149.00
1	—	240	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	86.00	86.00
3	—	485	128.00	128.00
1	—	545	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	137.00–143.00	140.63
2	—	525	118.00–120.00	118.96
1	—	585	114.00	114.00
16	—	374	145.00–154.00	150.65
3	—	460	139.00	139.00
1	—	700	95.00	95.00
4	—	329	154.00–159.00	156.55
1	—	755	93.00	93.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	910	730.00–760.00	750.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	980.00	980.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	690.00	690.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,187	860.00–980.00	925.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,313	620.00–670.00	647.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,109	650.00–960.00	812.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,140	540.00–810.00	646.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,222	710.00	710.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,263	660.00–700.00	679.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,168	740.00–860.00	803.21
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	860.00	860.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,102	48.00–58.00	53.28
4	—	1,011	43.00–49.00	46.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,231	57.00–60.00	58.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,385	56.00–62.00	58.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,753	84.00–90.00	87.15
1	—	1,815	78.00	78.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle