Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.24/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$134.24

156 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$2.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.06

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	501	134.64	674	135
Medium and Large 2-3	445	131.71	586	21

One grade step is worth $2.93/cwt here — about $88 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 sale156 hd

134.24

—

KY average29 barns · 6,218 hd

128.18

+6.06

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	1,530	85.54	1,309	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,170	63.00	737	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,380	60.33	833	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,122	55.00	617	16

Every lot, as filed

70 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	117.76/cwt	112.00–121.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	363	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	14,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	121.25/cwt	117.00–126.00	763	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	117.01/cwt	114.00–119.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	136.27/cwt	133.00–142.00	647	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	236	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	399	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	130.00/cwt	129.00–131.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	127.72/cwt	125.00–128.00	768	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	129.09/cwt	125.00–133.00	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	130.04/cwt	126.00–133.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	136.80/cwt	136.00–137.00	714	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	147.17/cwt	142.00–149.00	556	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	138.92/cwt	135.00–144.00	592	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	156.99/cwt	150.00–162.00	493	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	145.67/cwt	140.00–151.00	587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	747	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	702	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	121.23/cwt	119.00–125.00	738	4
Bulls	—	—	1,150	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	135.91/cwt	123.00–139.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	158.39/cwt	154.00–164.00	584	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,113	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	90.81/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	131.58/cwt	130.00–132.00	609	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	125.17/cwt	121.00–127.00	731	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	165.50/cwt	162.00–169.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	127.36/cwt	124.00–129.00	670	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	142.04/cwt	139.00–147.00	673	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	575	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	134.23/cwt	130.00–140.00	706	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	146.35/cwt	145.00–148.00	490	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	128.75/cwt	124.00–132.00	672	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	160.00/cwt	155.00–165.00	472	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	776	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	780	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	546	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,340	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	826.69/cwt	790.00–880.00	9,986	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	673.93/cwt	530.00–775.00	7,710	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	655.48/cwt	550.00–750.00	7,178	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	917.86/cwt	890.00–950.00	10,629	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	48.60/cwt	46.00–50.00	491	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	56.48/cwt	52.00–61.00	648	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	795	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	61.50/cwt	61.00–62.00	709	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	760	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	62.66/cwt	62.00–65.00	848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	118.00/cwt	117.00–120.00	898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	137.96/cwt	133.00–142.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	186.65/cwt	179.00–189.00	545	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	185	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	361	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	132.41/cwt	129.00–138.00	837	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	180.58/cwt	170.00–184.00	592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	247	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	146.57/cwt	142.00–151.00	695	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	156.76/cwt	153.00–161.00	638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	416	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	720	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	121.48/cwt	120.00–123.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	141.93/cwt	138.00–145.00	876	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	137.35/cwt	136.00–140.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	287	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	497	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	704	4

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 Jun 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 370Last week 386Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 34Last week 62Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	752	105.00	105.00
19	—	629	117.00–126.00	121.25
3	—	658	114.00–119.00	117.01
20	—	475	133.00–142.00	136.27
4	—	236	169.00	169.00
4	—	569	125.00–133.00	129.09
10	—	378	142.00–149.00	147.17
17	—	426	135.00–144.00	138.92
8	—	314	150.00–162.00	156.99
18	—	522	124.00–132.00	128.75
2	—	295	155.00–165.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	566	112.00–121.00	117.76
1	—	250	145.00	145.00
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
1	—	840	85.00	85.00
2	—	495	129.00–131.00	130.00
3	—	432	126.00–133.00	130.04
8	—	335	145.00–148.00	146.35
1	—	385	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	601	125.00–128.00	127.72
15	—	522	136.00–137.00	136.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	403	140.00–151.00	145.67
4	—	609	119.00–125.00	121.23
6	—	369	154.00–164.00	158.39
1	—	1,050	106.00	106.00
10	—	584	121.00–127.00	125.17
2	—	320	162.00–169.00	165.50
16	—	474	139.00–147.00	142.04
2	—	650	118.00	118.00
16	—	526	130.00–140.00	134.23
2	—	720	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	747	94.00	94.00
5	—	435	123.00–139.00	135.91
5	—	463	130.00–132.00	131.58
7	—	526	124.00–129.00	127.36
3	—	693	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	109.00	109.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	761	117.00–120.00	118.00
4	—	537	133.00–142.00	137.96
4	—	292	179.00–189.00	186.65
1	—	185	195.00	195.00
5	—	632	129.00–138.00	132.41
4	—	328	170.00–184.00	180.58
2	—	247	201.00	201.00
10	—	474	142.00–151.00	146.57
4	—	407	153.00–161.00	156.76
2	—	657	125.00	125.00
2	—	713	120.00–123.00	121.48
3	—	561	136.00–140.00	137.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	416	173.00	173.00
12	—	617	138.00–145.00	141.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	287	173.00	173.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,208	790.00–880.00	826.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,144	530.00–775.00	673.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	550.00–750.00	655.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,158	890.00–950.00	917.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	658	107.00	107.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	75.00	75.00
2	—	1,720	86.00–95.00	90.81
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,010	46.00–50.00	48.60
13	—	1,148	52.00–61.00	56.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	66.00	66.00
2	—	1,153	61.00–62.00	61.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	51.00	51.00
4	—	1,353	62.00–65.00	62.66

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle