Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 pounds traded 4.00 lower, over 550 pounds traded 2.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.17/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$123.17

104 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$6.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.56

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	500	124.00	620	91
Medium and Large 2-3	467	117.39	548	13thin

One grade step is worth $6.61/cwt here — about $72 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 sale104 hd

123.17

—

KY average29 barns · 4,873 hd

120.61

+2.56

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	—	Low	1,484	84.44	1,253	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	58.58	694	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,388	56.25	781	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,027	50.12	515	26

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	798	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	838	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	684	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	51.87/cwt	49.00–56.00	562	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	56.25/cwt	53.00–60.00	781	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	46.50/cwt	44.00–50.00	433	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	58.58/cwt	54.00–64.00	694	9
Bulls	—	—	1,425	78.25/cwt	72.00–82.00	1,115	3
Bulls	—	—	1,452	87.12/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,265	3
Bulls	—	—	1,755	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	120.95/cwt	115.00–124.00	679	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	166.97/cwt	161.00–171.00	614	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	760	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	759	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	134.67/cwt	134.00–135.00	645	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	148.43/cwt	142.00–154.00	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,770	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	25,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	146.11/cwt	140.00–151.00	481	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	108.75/cwt	105.00–110.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	111.52/cwt	110.00–113.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	116.22/cwt	112.00–118.00	661	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	120.82/cwt	116.00–124.00	644	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	100.18/cwt	99.00–102.00	720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	287	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	396	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	131.92/cwt	130.00–137.00	567	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	124.29/cwt	122.00–132.00	602	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	134.91/cwt	133.00–143.00	518	6
Dairy Steers	Small 3	—	380	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	350	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	820	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	3,526	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	9,709	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,301	889.26/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	11,569	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	9,864	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	707	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,793	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	877.09/cwt	780.00–975.00	10,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	152.41/cwt	150.00–155.00	434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	651	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	814	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	124.11/cwt	121.00–125.00	755	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	224	185.90/cwt	185.00–187.00	416	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	613	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	142.67/cwt	140.00–144.00	521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	124.54/cwt	121.00–127.00	653	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	101.25/cwt	100.00–102.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	716	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	12,515	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	8,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	137.64/cwt	136.00–141.00	328	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	603	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	706	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	128.91/cwt	126.00–130.00	745	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	131.22/cwt	130.00–132.00	685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	137.95/cwt	134.00–140.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	136.64/cwt	135.00–140.00	723	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	175.96/cwt	171.00–181.00	472	8

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 May 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 353Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 67Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 45Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	798	105.00	105.00
9	—	608	121.00–125.00	124.11
4	—	224	185.00–187.00	185.90
3	—	435	141.00	141.00
12	—	578	126.00–130.00	128.91
4	—	522	130.00–132.00	131.22
3	—	483	134.00–140.00	137.95
8	—	268	171.00–181.00	175.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	285	150.00–155.00	152.41
5	—	630	110.00	110.00
1	—	350	146.00	146.00
1	—	435	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	651	125.00	125.00
6	—	529	135.00–140.00	136.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	90.00	90.00
2	—	417	130.00	130.00
3	—	365	140.00–144.00	142.67
1	—	745	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	561	115.00–124.00	120.95
5	—	368	161.00–171.00	166.97
1	—	1,080	103.00	103.00
7	—	759	100.00	100.00
6	—	479	134.00–135.00	134.67
4	—	416	142.00–154.00	148.43
1	—	625	114.00	114.00
6	—	524	121.00–127.00	124.54
4	—	721	100.00–102.00	101.25
1	—	675	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	329	140.00–151.00	146.11
4	—	604	105.00–110.00	108.75
1	—	290	146.00	146.00
13	—	569	112.00–118.00	116.22
8	—	533	116.00–124.00	120.82
5	—	719	99.00–102.00	100.18
2	—	685	105.00	105.00
16	—	430	130.00–137.00	131.92
12	—	484	122.00–132.00	124.29
6	—	384	133.00–143.00	134.91
3	—	238	136.00–141.00	137.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	110.00–113.00	111.52
1	—	665	93.00	93.00
2	—	555	108.00	108.00
2	—	287	138.00	138.00
4	—	426	120.00	120.00
2	—	473	118.00–120.00	119.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	603	117.00	117.00
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	92.00	92.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	60.00	60.00
15	—	1,084	49.00–56.00	51.87
10	—	931	44.00–50.00	46.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,388	53.00–60.00	56.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,184	54.00–64.00	58.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,425	72.00–82.00	78.25
3	—	1,452	82.00–92.00	87.12
1	—	1,755	95.00	95.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,770	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	430.00	430.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,301	800.00–1,000.00	889.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,370	720.00	720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,180	780.00–975.00	877.09
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	707	395.00	395.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	950.00	950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,030.00	1,030.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	790.00	790.00

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

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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle