Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 1.00- 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.21/cwt on 96 head.

Average price

$129.21

96 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$685

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$12.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.48

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	528	130.56	689	86
Medium and Large 2-3	553	117.58	650	10thin

One grade step is worth $12.98/cwt here — about $39 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 sale96 hd

129.21

—

KY average28 barns · 5,254 hd

128.73

+0.48

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	1,523	94.67	1,442	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	64.08	825	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	61.09	867	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	53.68	592	30

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	150.86/cwt	148.00–153.00	623	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	149.59/cwt	143.00–159.00	708	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	815	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	157.26/cwt	156.00–160.00	594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	163.07/cwt	162.00–164.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	127.73/cwt	123.00–130.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	117.50/cwt	115.00–120.00	705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	831	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	49.48/cwt	47.00–53.00	520	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	61.09/cwt	57.00–64.00	867	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	64.08/cwt	62.00–67.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	129.61/cwt	128.00–130.00	877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	159.34/cwt	158.00–160.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	147.48/cwt	143.00–152.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	156.06/cwt	154.00–158.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	94.60/cwt	90.00–104.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	127.18/cwt	123.00–129.00	721	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	145.75/cwt	142.00–150.00	539	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	135.14/cwt	132.00–138.00	645	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	141.53/cwt	138.00–145.00	620	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	133.22/cwt	129.00–135.00	693	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	118.40/cwt	117.00–120.00	739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	148.49/cwt	148.00–149.00	472	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,743	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,513	1
Bulls	—	—	1,300	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,105	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	755.00/cwt	755.00–755.00	7,399	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	742.97/cwt	700.00–825.00	7,927	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	702.07/cwt	640.00–750.00	7,463	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	836.64/cwt	750.00–970.00	10,960	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,590	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	16,377	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	928.66/cwt	880.00–975.00	13,326	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	747.50/cwt	660.00–980.00	9,568	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,198.15/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	12,940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	573	125.35/cwt	124.00–128.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	691	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	136.38/cwt	133.00–140.00	835	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	57.88/cwt	54.00–63.00	669	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	142.56/cwt	137.00–144.00	810	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	121.43/cwt	119.00–124.00	917	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	124.32/cwt	121.00–125.00	903	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	137.31/cwt	136.00–140.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	144.67/cwt	144.00–145.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	139.77/cwt	117.50–151.00	472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	150.45/cwt	149.00–152.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	132.72/cwt	131.00–135.00	684	11

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 643Year ago 288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 44Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 21Year ago 18

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 1.00- 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	413	148.00–153.00	150.86
6	—	473	143.00–159.00	149.59
4	—	741	110.00	110.00
4	—	378	156.00–160.00	157.26
4	—	323	162.00–164.00	163.07
3	—	577	123.00–130.00	127.73
2	—	797	100.00	100.00
2	—	600	115.00–120.00	117.50
1	—	1,050	78.00	78.00
1	—	875	95.00	95.00
11	—	515	131.00–135.00	132.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	136.00–140.00	137.31
3	—	435	144.00–145.00	144.67
3	—	338	117.50–151.00	139.77
2	—	363	149.00–152.00	150.45
1	—	625	111.00	111.00
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
1	—	530	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	677	128.00–130.00	129.61
3	—	383	158.00–160.00	159.34
2	—	468	143.00–152.00	147.48
2	—	423	154.00–158.00	156.06
1	—	980	96.00	96.00
1	—	910	106.00	106.00
1	—	860	110.00	110.00
1	—	815	110.00	110.00
1	—	285	163.00	163.00
13	—	612	133.00–140.00	136.38
10	—	568	137.00–144.00	142.56
9	—	755	119.00–124.00	121.43
6	—	726	121.00–125.00	124.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	124.00–128.00	125.35
1	—	691	119.00	119.00
1	—	640	130.00	130.00
1	—	410	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	437	135.00	135.00
3	—	690	90.00–104.00	94.60
1	—	715	101.00	101.00
1	—	500	126.00	126.00
1	—	495	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	735	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	567	123.00–129.00	127.18
13	—	370	142.00–150.00	145.75
10	—	477	132.00–138.00	135.14
9	—	438	138.00–145.00	141.53
7	—	520	129.00–135.00	133.22
6	—	677	115.00–116.00	115.50
5	—	624	117.00–120.00	118.40
2	—	747	106.00	106.00
2	—	318	148.00–149.00	148.49
1	—	950	86.00	86.00
1	—	265	145.00	145.00
1	—	240	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,050	47.00–53.00	49.48
15	—	1,156	54.00–63.00	57.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,420	57.00–64.00	61.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,288	62.00–67.00	64.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,610	94.00	94.00
1	—	1,300	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	755.00	755.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,067	700.00–825.00	742.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,063	640.00–750.00	702.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,310	750.00–970.00	836.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,590	1,030.00	1,030.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,435	880.00–975.00	928.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,280	660.00–980.00	747.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,080	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,198.15

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