Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady with light demand for heavier feeders and good demand for light weights. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.98/cwt on 154 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −74.17 against this barn's trailing median of $207.15.

Average price

$132.98

154 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$24.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.54

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	496	137.93	684	101
Medium and Large 2-3	522	123.96	647	51
Small and Medium 1-2	557	113.00	629	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.93/cwt here — about $54 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

11 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.02, low $180.69, median $207.15 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale154 hd

132.98

—

KY average25 barns · 2,077 hd

128.44

+4.54

This barn, trailing median11 sales

207.15

−74.17

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	1,785	69.52	1,241	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,323	53.09	702	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,243	49.81	619	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,108	48.80	541	33

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1-2	—	271	172.67/cwt	170.00–174.00	468	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	147.73/cwt	135.00–149.00	684	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	151.29/cwt	149.00–156.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	553	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	11,160	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	9,790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	141.48/cwt	137.00–147.00	523	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	134.77/cwt	127.00–138.00	631	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	128.68/cwt	128.00–130.00	499	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	535	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	145.56/cwt	142.00–149.00	397	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	128.26/cwt	121.00–131.00	672	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	311	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	144.27/cwt	140.00–146.00	476	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,323	53.09/cwt	52.00–54.00	702	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	43.39/cwt	42.00–45.00	450	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,215	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	547	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	49.77/cwt	47.00–53.00	558	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,252	51.41/cwt	50.00–54.00	644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	165.94/cwt	160.00–167.00	715	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	130.86/cwt	117.00–134.00	692	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	121.20/cwt	121.00–122.00	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	142.10/cwt	139.00–146.00	742	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	127.65/cwt	127.00–129.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	172.89/cwt	164.00–175.00	650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	154.60/cwt	151.00–161.00	717	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	168.33/cwt	162.00–173.00	626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	167.95/cwt	163.00–171.00	539	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	154.60/cwt	149.00–159.00	649	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	119.70/cwt	115.00–124.00	630	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	384	150.95/cwt	147.00–158.00	580	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	98.00/cwt	97.00–99.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	126.64/cwt	120.00–128.00	703	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	141.71/cwt	140.00–149.00	663	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	141.75/cwt	131.00–145.00	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	126.30/cwt	124.00–134.00	604	12
Bulls	—	—	1,785	69.52/cwt	67.00–72.00	1,241	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	112.05/cwt	104.00–115.00	695	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	135.67/cwt	126.00–137.00	688	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	135.54/cwt	130.00–138.00	569	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	541	117.00/cwt	115.00–118.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	151.30/cwt	146.00–160.00	360	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	885	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	708	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	726	88.12/cwt	87.00–91.00	640	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	557	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,405	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	133.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	761	10
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,490	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	673.49/cwt	620.00–720.00	8,223	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	624.78/cwt	620.00–630.00	7,185	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	9,180	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 Apr 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 477Last week 365Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 47Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 41Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady with light demand for heavier feeders and good demand for light weights. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	271	170.00–174.00	172.67
1	—	720	103.00	103.00
29	—	431	160.00–167.00	165.94
3	—	310	182.00	182.00
5	—	632	121.00–122.00	121.20
26	—	522	139.00–146.00	142.10
2	—	232	170.00	170.00
5	—	376	164.00–175.00	172.89
12	—	464	151.00–161.00	154.60
10	—	568	130.00–135.00	133.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	463	135.00–149.00	147.73
3	—	438	149.00–156.00	151.29
1	—	333	166.00	166.00
2	—	365	160.00	160.00
9	—	529	117.00–134.00	130.86
1	—	735	97.00	97.00
3	—	570	127.00–129.00	127.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
16	—	370	137.00–147.00	141.48
22	—	468	127.00–138.00	134.77
4	—	660	95.00	95.00
1	—	615	103.00	103.00
9	—	273	142.00–149.00	145.56
20	—	524	121.00–131.00	128.26
2	—	580	111.00	111.00
20	—	330	140.00–146.00	144.27
28	—	420	130.00–138.00	135.54
5	—	238	146.00–160.00	151.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	96.00	96.00
3	—	388	128.00–130.00	128.68
1	—	340	136.00	136.00
2	—	470	123.00	123.00
4	—	412	124.00	124.00
1	—	680	90.00	90.00
3	—	541	115.00–118.00	117.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	311	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	372	162.00–173.00	168.33
10	—	321	163.00–171.00	167.95
17	—	420	149.00–159.00	154.60
2	—	663	97.00–99.00	98.00
6	—	555	120.00–128.00	126.64
16	—	468	140.00–149.00	141.71
4	—	830	84.00	84.00
13	—	620	104.00–115.00	112.05
29	—	507	126.00–137.00	135.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	110.00	110.00
6	—	526	115.00–124.00	119.70
13	—	384	147.00–158.00	150.95
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
5	—	424	131.00–145.00	141.75
12	—	478	124.00–134.00	126.30
4	—	885	80.00	80.00
7	—	726	87.00–91.00	88.12
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	557	113.00	113.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	930.00	930.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	890.00	890.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,045	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,221	620.00–720.00	673.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,150	620.00–630.00	624.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	660.00	660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,275	720.00	720.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,323	52.00–54.00	53.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,037	42.00–45.00	43.39
28	—	1,121	47.00–53.00	49.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	45.00	45.00
3	—	1,252	50.00–54.00	51.41
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,785	67.00–72.00	69.52

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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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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

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