Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to sale not being reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.14/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$134.14

122 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$10

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

$15.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.66

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	504	136.08	686	107
Medium and Large 2-3	562	120.33	676	15thin

One grade step is worth $15.75/cwt here — about $10 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 sale122 hd

134.14

—

KY average25 barns · 4,483 hd

131.48

+2.66

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	1,688	89.19	1,506	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,375	60.00	825	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,396	56.87	794	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,138	52.74	600	13

Every lot, as filed

63 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	—	700	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	150.15/cwt	148.00–153.00	489	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	125.01/cwt	119.00–129.00	606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	137.26/cwt	135.00–139.00	803	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	723	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	962	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	384	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	660	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	450	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	121.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	575	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	785	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	132.56/cwt	130.00–137.00	677	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	123.65/cwt	121.00–125.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	131.45/cwt	127.00–135.00	741	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	141.24/cwt	141.00–142.00	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	110.66/cwt	110.00–112.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	136.90/cwt	133.00–140.00	635	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	738	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	120.79/cwt	115.00–123.00	796	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	151.11/cwt	149.00–153.00	416	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	133.69/cwt	130.00–137.00	751	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	148.84/cwt	144.00–151.00	694	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	153.00/cwt	150.00–156.00	482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	441	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	635	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	109.52/cwt	107.00–112.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	140.80/cwt	139.00–144.00	735	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	155.23/cwt	148.00–163.00	661	8
Bulls	—	—	1,688	89.19/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,506	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	117.83/cwt	112.00–120.00	793	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,064	630.99/cwt	530.00–875.00	6,714	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	915.00/cwt	915.00–915.00	13,725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	11,057	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	754.86/cwt	650.00–830.00	10,176	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	825	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	52.96/cwt	50.00–58.00	610	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,050	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	557	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	57.35/cwt	55.00–62.00	825	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	708	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	383	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	590	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	139.72/cwt	138.00–142.00	601	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	153.72/cwt	153.00–156.00	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	757	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	870	15

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 Aug 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 310Last week 250Year ago 175

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 64Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 54Year ago 40

No trend due to sale not being reported last week.

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
3	—	700	117.00	117.00
10	—	575	136.50	136.50
7	—	460	145.00	145.00
7	—	535	138.00	138.00
8	—	383	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	148.00–153.00	150.15
11	—	511	130.00–137.00	132.56
3	—	603	121.00–125.00	123.65
14	—	564	127.00–135.00	131.45
4	—	388	141.00–142.00	141.24
9	—	464	133.00–140.00	136.90
1	—	215	153.00	153.00
9	—	659	115.00–123.00	120.79
2	—	275	149.00–153.00	151.11
11	—	430	138.00–142.00	139.72
2	—	700	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	119.00–129.00	125.01
3	—	533	120.00–125.00	121.66
3	—	586	123.00	123.00
1	—	445	129.00	129.00
3	—	690	110.00–112.00	110.66
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	585	135.00–139.00	137.26
2	—	452	156.00	156.00
2	—	665	130.00	130.00
2	—	738	122.00–124.00	123.00
3	—	395	164.00	164.00
1	—	260	173.00	173.00
4	—	439	153.00–156.00	153.72
1	—	625	133.00	133.00
4	—	532	146.00	146.00
1	—	920	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	621	137.00	137.00
5	—	723	133.00	133.00
6	—	384	172.00	172.00
6	—	522	153.00	153.00
10	—	459	165.00	165.00
15	—	584	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	562	130.00–137.00	133.69
1	—	390	154.00	154.00
15	—	466	144.00–151.00	148.84
2	—	315	150.00–156.00	153.00
2	—	715	107.00–112.00	109.52
6	—	522	139.00–144.00	140.80
8	—	426	148.00–163.00	155.23
8	—	673	112.00–120.00	117.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	441	144.00	144.00

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	—	1,005	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	760.00	760.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,064	530.00–875.00	630.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,500	915.00	915.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,348	650.00–830.00	754.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,688	84.00–96.00	89.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,152	50.00–58.00	52.96
1	—	1,180	60.00	60.00
2	—	1,048	48.00	48.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	53.00	53.00
8	—	1,439	55.00–62.00	57.35

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