Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 2.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers 3.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00-3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.48/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$125.48

140 head · 450 lb average

Value per head Derived

$565

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$9.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.94

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	451	128.33	579	98
Medium and Large 2-3	448	118.82	532	42

One grade step is worth $9.51/cwt here — about $47 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 sale140 hd

125.48

—

KY average26 barns · 3,827 hd

121.54

+3.94

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	1,639	69.78	1,143	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,411	54.98	775	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	54.49	689	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,083	48.97	530	19

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Bulls	—	—	1,628	68.71/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,119	3
Bulls	—	—	1,670	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,219	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	405	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	653	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	405	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	9,085	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	11,437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	729	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	153.22/cwt	153.00–154.00	739	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	123.52/cwt	121.00–126.00	709	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	114.19/cwt	109.00–118.00	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	129.81/cwt	126.00–134.00	675	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	166.14/cwt	160.00–173.00	601	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	652	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	142.27/cwt	142.00–145.00	615	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	122.64/cwt	120.00–128.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	127.37/cwt	124.00–129.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	138.26/cwt	135.00–145.00	664	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	165.97/cwt	162.00–170.00	536	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	165.72/cwt	165.00–172.00	655	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	112.95/cwt	111.00–115.00	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	596	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	162.56/cwt	161.00–163.00	720	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	176.29/cwt	175.00–179.00	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	341	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	44.40/cwt	43.00–47.00	477	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	54.49/cwt	52.00–57.00	689	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	54.10/cwt	49.00–57.00	752	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	50.19/cwt	47.00–54.00	545	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	977	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	10,272	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	102.88/cwt	95.00–113.00	593	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	137.24/cwt	131.00–139.00	516	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	134.55/cwt	132.00–137.00	447	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	474	117.37/cwt	115.00–119.00	556	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	123.69/cwt	120.00–127.00	589	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	118.21/cwt	115.00–122.00	617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	126.36/cwt	125.00–130.00	528	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	272	131.37/cwt	121.00–134.00	357	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	132.89/cwt	131.00–142.00	574	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	103.59/cwt	99.00–106.00	630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	142.69/cwt	139.00–148.00	410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	944.76/cwt	870.00–1,010.00	12,169	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,030	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	990	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	6,039	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	795.87/cwt	700.00–890.00	8,675	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	8,415	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 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 351Last week 477Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 79Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 50Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 2.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers 3.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00-3.00 higher.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,628	66.00–70.00	68.71
1	—	1,670	73.00	73.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,075	43.00–47.00	44.40
15	—	1,085	47.00–54.00	50.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,264	52.00–57.00	54.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,390	49.00–57.00	54.10
1	—	1,575	62.00	62.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	71.00	71.00
3	—	653	62.00	62.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	729	106.00	106.00
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
1	—	695	107.00	107.00
1	—	260	150.00	150.00
3	—	596	119.00	119.00
1	—	400	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	482	153.00–154.00	153.22
6	—	574	121.00–126.00	123.52
4	—	618	109.00–118.00	114.19
1	—	265	163.00	163.00
9	—	395	165.00–172.00	165.72
4	—	678	111.00–115.00	112.95
1	—	770	109.00	109.00
9	—	443	161.00–163.00	162.56
6	—	515	140.00	140.00
3	—	331	175.00–179.00	176.29
1	—	210	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	120.00	120.00
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
2	—	411	131.00	131.00
1	—	330	150.00	150.00
3	—	485	124.00–129.00	127.37
1	—	355	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	520	126.00–134.00	129.81
11	—	362	160.00–173.00	166.14
1	—	777	86.00	86.00
11	—	432	142.00–145.00	142.27
3	—	562	120.00–128.00	122.64
1	—	630	102.00	102.00
17	—	480	135.00–145.00	138.26
5	—	323	162.00–170.00	165.97
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	415	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	576	95.00–113.00	102.88
1	—	305	127.00	127.00
11	—	474	115.00–119.00	117.37
3	—	545	100.00	100.00
15	—	418	125.00–130.00	126.36
5	—	272	121.00–134.00	131.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	376	131.00–139.00	137.24
6	—	332	132.00–137.00	134.55
2	—	561	115.00	115.00
19	—	476	120.00–127.00	123.69
6	—	522	115.00–122.00	118.21
2	—	1,070	113.00	113.00
33	—	432	131.00–142.00	132.89
8	—	608	99.00–106.00	103.59
5	—	287	139.00–148.00	142.69
1	—	225	130.00	130.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	790.00	790.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	890.00	890.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,150	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	960.00	960.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,288	870.00–1,010.00	944.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	730.00	730.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	700.00–890.00	795.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	610.00	610.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	990.00	990.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

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