Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle and slaughter cattle traded sharply higher with very strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.20/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$137.20

125 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$4.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.56

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	458	137.74	630	109
Medium and Large 2-3	390	133.52	521	16thin

One grade step is worth $4.21/cwt here — about $110 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 sale125 hd

137.20

—

KY average26 barns · 2,276 hd

123.63

+13.56

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	1,482	87.30	1,294	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,372	67.34	924	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	65.78	803	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,093	58.52	640	29

Every lot, as filed

57 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 2-3	—	475	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	729	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	58.55/cwt	52.00–67.00	648	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	64.93/cwt	63.00–67.00	716	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	48.50/cwt	47.00–50.00	450	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	67.34/cwt	60.00–72.00	924	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	66.86/cwt	62.00–70.00	818	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	660	1
Bulls	—	—	1,499	89.20/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,337	8
Bulls	—	—	1,533	73.67/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,129	3
Bulls	—	—	1,340	100.16/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,342	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	9,726	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	950.10/cwt	775.00–1,010.00	9,083	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,640	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	892.45/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	9,692	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	811.52/cwt	740.00–890.00	8,870	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	673.36/cwt	600.00–740.00	7,710	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	600.39/cwt	530.00–670.00	6,790	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	697.53/cwt	680.00–750.00	8,552	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	7,906	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	685	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,603	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	795.00/cwt	795.00–795.00	7,155	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	1,076.82/cwt	1,020.00–1,160.00	12,480	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,008.22/cwt	975.00–1,040.00	12,482	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	652.69/cwt	600.00–700.00	6,383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	518	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	787	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	181.23/cwt	180.00–183.00	509	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	671	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	566	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	160.80/cwt	159.00–165.00	617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	156.56/cwt	153.00–159.00	650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	145.47/cwt	144.00–150.00	692	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	694	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	426	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	485	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	145.23/cwt	141.00–153.00	529	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	564	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	138.41/cwt	134.00–140.00	659	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	275	162.48/cwt	161.00–167.00	447	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	784	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	126.65/cwt	120.00–130.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	134.27/cwt	130.00–139.00	517	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	175.12/cwt	170.00–180.00	368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	118.41/cwt	115.00–122.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	182.32/cwt	180.00–185.00	591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	146.53/cwt	144.00–150.00	772	5

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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 270Last week 203Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 98Last week 68Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle and slaughter cattle traded sharply higher with very strong demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	141.00	141.00
1	—	205	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	281	180.00–183.00	181.23
8	—	447	150.00	150.00
1	—	590	126.00	126.00
2	—	210	170.00–180.00	175.12
2	—	380	165.00	165.00
2	—	615	115.00–122.00	118.41
2	—	660	120.00	120.00
4	—	324	180.00–185.00	182.32
5	—	527	144.00–150.00	146.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	663	110.00	110.00
1	—	240	150.00	150.00
4	—	505	135.00	135.00
4	—	564	123.00	123.00
6	—	292	146.00	146.00
9	—	313	155.00	155.00
11	—	364	141.00–153.00	145.23
15	—	421	134.00	134.00
24	—	476	134.00–140.00	138.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	275	161.00–167.00	162.48
19	—	608	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	134.00	134.00
3	—	338	138.00	138.00
3	—	493	120.00–130.00	126.65
9	—	385	130.00–139.00	134.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	124.00	124.00
1	—	660	111.00	111.00
5	—	331	171.00	171.00
5	—	384	159.00–165.00	160.80
5	—	415	153.00–159.00	156.56
8	—	476	144.00–150.00	145.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,106	52.00–67.00	58.55
3	—	1,103	63.00–67.00	64.93
2	—	928	47.00–50.00	48.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,372	60.00–72.00	67.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,223	62.00–70.00	66.86
1	—	1,200	55.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,499	84.00–94.00	89.20
3	—	1,533	70.00–76.00	73.67
2	—	1,340	98.00–102.00	100.16

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)	4	—	963	1,010.00	1,010.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	956	775.00–1,010.00	950.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,086	800.00–1,000.00	892.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,093	740.00–890.00	811.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,145	600.00–740.00	673.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,131	530.00–670.00	600.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,226	680.00–750.00	697.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	670.00	670.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	380.00	380.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	900	795.00	795.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,159	1,020.00–1,160.00	1,076.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,238	975.00–1,040.00	1,008.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	978	600.00–700.00	652.69

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