Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 4.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.60/cwt on 64 head.

Average price

$128.60

64 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$155

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

$4.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.31

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	368	132.50	487	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	499	128.48	642	62

One grade step is worth $4.02/cwt here — about −$155 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 sale64 hd

128.60

—

KY average26 barns · 4,261 hd

123.30

+5.31

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	1,500	80.19	1,203	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	59.32	750	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	57.77	837	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	52.85	559	17

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	561	132.26/cwt	130.00–138.00	742	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	112.65/cwt	112.00–114.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	568	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	48.67/cwt	46.00–50.00	525	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	57.77/cwt	54.00–63.00	837	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	54.59/cwt	52.00–60.00	573	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	59.32/cwt	56.00–62.00	750	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	700	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	6,825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	17,276	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	82.78/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,304	2
Bulls	—	—	1,350	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	150.35/cwt	147.00–154.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	138.37/cwt	135.00–142.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	135.42/cwt	131.00–140.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	941.77/cwt	875.00–990.00	11,556	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	5,191	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,627	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	748.35/cwt	720.00–775.00	7,259	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	8,401	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,725	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	850.01/cwt	750.00–940.00	7,489	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	139.37/cwt	135.00–143.00	532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	149.96/cwt	144.00–152.00	427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	128.89/cwt	124.00–134.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	128.62/cwt	126.00–129.00	655	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	142.77/cwt	139.00–148.00	450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	119.30/cwt	117.00–121.00	687	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	105.50/cwt	104.00–106.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	216	164.27/cwt	159.00–167.00	355	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	360	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	132.12/cwt	126.00–134.00	810	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	150.89/cwt	148.00–154.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	751	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	135.60/cwt	135.00–136.00	697	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 May 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 155Last week 266Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 76Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 47Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 4.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	561	130.00–138.00	132.26
3	—	233	195.00	195.00
2	—	273	175.00	175.00
3	—	723	112.00–114.00	112.65
2	—	355	160.00	160.00
9	—	613	126.00–134.00	132.12
4	—	665	118.00	118.00
2	—	468	148.00–154.00	150.89
1	—	300	177.00	177.00
5	—	514	135.00–136.00	135.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	121.00	121.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	751	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
1	—	650	109.00	109.00
1	—	375	147.00	147.00
2	—	418	131.00–140.00	135.42
1	—	490	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	147.00–154.00	150.35
1	—	805	105.00	105.00
1	—	325	146.00	146.00
2	—	468	135.00–142.00	138.37
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
3	—	590	126.00	126.00
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	117.00	117.00
1	—	285	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	656	115.00	115.00
4	—	623	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	382	135.00–143.00	139.37
4	—	285	144.00–152.00	149.96
2	—	475	124.00–134.00	128.89
8	—	509	126.00–129.00	128.62
4	—	315	139.00–148.00	142.77
3	—	601	118.00	118.00
19	—	576	117.00–121.00	119.30
4	—	685	104.00–106.00	105.50
4	—	216	159.00–167.00	164.27
1	—	440	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,078	46.00–50.00	48.67
12	—	1,049	52.00–60.00	54.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,448	54.00–63.00	57.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,265	56.00–62.00	59.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	80.00–85.00	82.78
1	—	1,350	75.00	75.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	975.00	975.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	975.00	975.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,355	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,227	875.00–990.00	941.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	580.00	580.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	970	720.00–775.00	748.35
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,091	770.00	770.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	881	750.00–940.00	850.01

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