Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded mostly steady with a strong demand for precondition feeders. Slaughter cows traded 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.96/cwt on 246 head.

Average price

$129.96

246 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$11.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.29

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	590	130.38	769	237
Medium and Large 2-3	544	118.89	647	9thin

One grade step is worth $11.49/cwt here — about $122 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 sale246 hd

129.96

—

KY average27 barns · 4,290 hd

125.67

+4.29

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	1,604	86.47	1,387	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,035	58.00	600	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,397	55.43	774	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	54.70	570	15

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1-2Value Added	—	465	140.04/cwt	138.00–144.00	651	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	127.95/cwt	123.00–133.00	727	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	137.71/cwt	132.00–139.00	504	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	137.82/cwt	136.00–141.00	713	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	110.12/cwt	105.00–114.00	782	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	677	125.36/cwt	125.00–128.00	849	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	142.16/cwt	130.00–148.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	123.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	152.79/cwt	150.00–161.00	588	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	766	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	135.38/cwt	129.00–140.00	701	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	117.67/cwt	110.00–121.00	732	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	912	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	98.33/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,549	2
Bulls	—	—	1,631	84.77/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,383	9
Bulls	—	—	1,420	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	966	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	507	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	675	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	146.95/cwt	143.00–151.00	842	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	152.98/cwt	151.00–155.00	721	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	357	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	960	104.13/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,000	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	132.24/cwt	127.00–135.00	849	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	155.22/cwt	153.00–157.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	139.43/cwt	138.00–141.00	860	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	141.09/cwt	135.00–142.00	828	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	144.41/cwt	140.00–148.00	757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	123.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	719	125.53/cwt	124.00–128.00	903	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	830	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	127.16/cwt	127.00–128.00	857	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	134.39/cwt	130.00–136.00	700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	132.24/cwt	131.00–135.00	886	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	797	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	121.29/cwt	117.00–122.00	879	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	412	142.55/cwt	135.00–148.00	587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	153.15/cwt	151.00–155.00	813	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	774	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	136.14/cwt	135.00–139.00	783	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	825	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	138.85/cwt	131.00–142.00	579	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	131.97/cwt	127.00–134.00	830	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	871	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	131.66/cwt	124.00–135.00	623	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	142.52/cwt	142.00–144.00	604	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	14,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	131.89/cwt	130.00–134.00	488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	712	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	7,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	8,835	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	737.02/cwt	710.00–790.00	7,024	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,303	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	5,830	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	600	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	55.43/cwt	54.00–57.00	774	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	48.92/cwt	46.00–50.00	478	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	58.55/cwt	52.00–63.00	636	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	122.50/cwt	119.00–124.00	771	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	809	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	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 Jul 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 643Last week 346Year ago 386

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 37Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 7Year ago 68

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded mostly steady with a strong demand for precondition feeders. Slaughter cows traded 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	465	138.00–144.00	140.04
11	—	517	136.00–141.00	137.82
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
25	—	677	125.00–128.00	125.36
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
41	—	575	135.00–139.00	136.14
1	—	825	104.00	104.00
59	—	629	127.00–134.00	131.97
3	—	871	95.00	95.00
4	—	424	142.00–144.00	142.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	568	123.00–133.00	127.95
7	—	366	132.00–139.00	137.71
1	—	205	170.00	170.00
7	—	710	105.00–114.00	110.12
1	—	265	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,105	84.00	84.00
8	—	417	131.00–142.00	138.85
2	—	523	130.00–132.00	131.00
11	—	473	124.00–135.00	131.66
2	—	915	85.00	85.00
14	—	629	119.00–124.00	122.50
5	—	658	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	129.00	129.00
1	—	625	105.00	105.00
5	—	685	113.00	113.00
1	—	225	141.00	141.00
1	—	265	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	130.00–148.00	142.16
4	—	526	120.00–125.00	123.71
1	—	270	145.00	145.00
2	—	370	130.00–134.00	131.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	336	150.00	150.00
1	—	405	161.00	161.00
6	—	385	150.00–161.00	152.79
1	—	555	138.00	138.00
6	—	518	129.00–140.00	135.38
1	—	785	105.00	105.00
6	—	622	110.00–121.00	117.67
1	—	960	95.00	95.00
2	—	822	96.00	96.00
3	—	491	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	767	126.00	126.00
2	—	315	161.00	161.00
11	—	471	151.00–155.00	152.98
2	—	365	157.00	157.00
15	—	642	127.00–135.00	132.24
4	—	423	153.00–157.00	155.22
27	—	587	135.00–142.00	141.09
5	—	524	140.00–148.00	144.41
6	—	674	127.00–128.00	127.16
7	—	725	117.00–122.00	121.29
1	—	805	110.00	110.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	573	143.00–151.00	146.95
3	—	470	156.00	156.00
8	—	960	104.00–105.00	104.13
17	—	617	138.00–141.00	139.43
17	—	719	124.00–128.00	125.53
1	—	830	114.00	114.00
24	—	670	131.00–135.00	132.24
2	—	797	120.00	120.00
27	—	531	151.00–155.00	153.15
3	—	433	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	357	149.00	149.00
2	—	567	133.00	133.00
3	—	678	120.00–125.00	123.33
5	—	521	130.00–136.00	134.39
6	—	412	135.00–148.00	142.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	97.00–100.00	98.33
9	—	1,631	80.00–95.00	84.77
1	—	1,420	78.00	78.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	58.00	58.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	54.00–57.00	55.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	977	46.00–50.00	48.92
9	—	1,086	52.00–63.00	58.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	1,090.00	1,090.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	640.00	640.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	930.00	930.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	953	710.00–790.00	737.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	660.00	660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	530.00	530.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle