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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. 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 $128.86/cwt on 92 head.

Average price

$128.86

92 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$10.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.55

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	529	129.93	688	83
Medium and Large 2-3	481	119.00	573	9thin

One grade step is worth $10.92/cwt here — about $115 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 sale92 hd

128.86

—

KY average17 barns · 1,927 hd

123.31

+5.55

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	—	High	1,665	96.37	1,604	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,340	61.75	827	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	61.68	755	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,190	57.38	683	15

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,100	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	148.91/cwt	147.00–152.00	624	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	124.35/cwt	121.00–129.00	703	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	111.51/cwt	110.00–113.00	717	2
Bulls	—	—	1,565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	541	1
Bulls	—	—	1,698	93.49/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	123.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	146.30/cwt	142.00–148.00	670	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	124.57/cwt	123.00–127.00	701	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	501	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	676	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	133.18/cwt	130.00–136.00	621	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	127.68/cwt	125.00–130.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	130.06/cwt	128.00–133.00	692	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	139.03/cwt	132.00–142.00	595	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	733	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,153.84/cwt	1,130.00–1,210.00	13,419	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	918.40/cwt	910.00–930.00	10,929	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,062.69/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	14,240	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	133.33/cwt	130.00–135.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	139.30/cwt	131.00–141.00	724	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	321	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	114.02/cwt	110.00–115.00	765	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	775	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	747	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	829	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	14,183	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	718.29/cwt	620.00–800.00	8,469	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	655.08/cwt	610.00–700.00	7,396	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	769.39/cwt	710.00–820.00	9,410	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	730.05/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,892	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	771	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	63.00/cwt	62.00–64.00	846	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	52.90/cwt	51.00–54.00	616	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	59.01/cwt	55.00–62.00	708	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	61.68/cwt	60.00–65.00	755	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	139.15/cwt	136.00–143.00	733	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	123.74/cwt	121.00–131.00	766	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	755	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	135.66/cwt	135.00–136.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	880	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	703	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 Jul 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 292Year ago 213

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 64Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 92Year ago 20

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 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
1	—	275	160.00	160.00
6	—	527	136.00–143.00	139.15
1	—	360	166.00	166.00
7	—	619	121.00–131.00	123.74
1	—	720	121.00	121.00
1	—	875	110.00	110.00
3	—	580	135.00–136.00	135.66
3	—	813	118.00	118.00
1	—	215	160.00	160.00
4	—	488	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	121.00	121.00
2	—	502	150.00	150.00
3	—	560	142.00	142.00
11	—	672	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	419	147.00–152.00	148.91
1	—	815	90.00	90.00
10	—	565	121.00–129.00	124.35
2	—	373	160.00	160.00
2	—	643	110.00–113.00	111.51
2	—	747	110.00	110.00
1	—	340	159.00	159.00
6	—	458	142.00–148.00	146.30
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
6	—	520	131.00–141.00	139.30
1	—	790	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	147.00	147.00
1	—	595	114.00	114.00
1	—	650	104.00	104.00
2	—	520	120.00–126.00	123.00
3	—	488	130.00–135.00	133.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	563	123.00–127.00	124.57
1	—	270	141.00	141.00
10	—	466	130.00–136.00	133.18
1	—	310	148.00	148.00
13	—	532	128.00–133.00	130.06
1	—	385	136.00	136.00
14	—	428	132.00–142.00	139.03
1	—	835	91.00	91.00
2	—	637	115.00	115.00
5	—	671	110.00–115.00	114.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	120.00–122.00	121.00
3	—	412	125.00–130.00	127.68
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
1	—	315	132.00	132.00
1	—	695	104.00	104.00
1	—	775	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	501	135.00	135.00
11	—	590	130.00	130.00
2	—	770	110.00	110.00
3	—	321	151.00	151.00
4	—	747	111.00	111.00

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	1	—	900	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	800.00	800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,175	109.00	109.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,163	1,130.00–1,210.00	1,153.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,190	910.00–930.00	918.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,340	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,062.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,525	930.00	930.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,179	620.00–800.00	718.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,129	610.00–700.00	655.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,223	710.00–820.00	769.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,081	700.00–800.00	730.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	105.00	105.00
3	—	1,698	90.00–100.00	93.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	58.00	58.00
3	—	1,343	62.00–64.00	63.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,164	51.00–54.00	52.90
11	—	1,200	55.00–62.00	59.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,224	60.00–65.00	61.68

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle