Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend this week due to limited comparable receipts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.91/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$135.91

90 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$1.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.17

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	487	136.05	662	79
Medium and Large 2-3	356	134.90	481	11thin

One grade step is worth $1.15/cwt here — about $182 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 sale90 hd

135.91

—

KY average27 barns · 4,698 hd

131.74

+4.17

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	1,528	76.98	1,176	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,370	60.00	822	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,112	52.38	583	11

Every lot, as filed

57 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	—	638	117.01/cwt	114.00–120.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	146.96/cwt	145.00–149.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	138.75/cwt	138.00–141.00	368	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	135.07/cwt	133.00–137.00	639	9
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	350	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	127.89/cwt	123.00–130.00	868	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	185	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	383	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	128.13/cwt	120.00–136.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	159.24/cwt	159.00–160.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	144.51/cwt	144.00–145.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	122.55/cwt	120.00–130.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	144.01/cwt	141.00–145.00	765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	896	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	665.79/cwt	570.00–756.00	7,756	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	800.86/cwt	650.00–1,040.00	9,442	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	822	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	50.02/cwt	49.00–51.00	597	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	53.73/cwt	52.00–58.00	573	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	469	133.30/cwt	120.00–139.00	625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	149.43/cwt	142.00–152.00	705	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	153.07/cwt	150.00–156.00	657	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	829	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	166.05/cwt	164.00–169.00	570	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	168.77/cwt	161.00–173.00	611	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	123.67/cwt	123.00–124.00	777	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	118.96/cwt	114.00–120.00	796	6
Bulls	—	—	1,528	76.98/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,176	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	130.50/cwt	129.00–133.00	745	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	137.57/cwt	137.00–138.00	510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	143.74/cwt	140.00–146.00	609	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	153.87/cwt	145.00–159.00	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	133.72/cwt	132.50–135.00	715	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	799	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	145	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	472	142.02/cwt	141.00–143.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	126.78/cwt	124.00–128.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	116.76/cwt	114.00–120.00	797	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	149.93/cwt	148.00–152.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	157.86/cwt	150.00–159.00	350	8

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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 319Last week 719Year ago 324

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 41Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 31Year ago 19

No trend this week due to limited comparable receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	114.00–120.00	117.01
2	—	338	145.00–149.00	146.96
9	—	473	133.00–137.00	135.07
11	—	424	140.00–146.00	143.74
4	—	355	145.00–159.00	153.87
19	—	535	132.50–135.00	133.72
4	—	761	105.00	105.00
1	—	145	175.00	175.00
5	—	571	124.00–128.00	126.78
1	—	955	90.00	90.00
7	—	683	114.00–120.00	116.76
2	—	280	148.00–152.00	149.93
8	—	222	150.00–159.00	157.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	265	138.00–141.00	138.75
5	—	371	137.00–138.00	137.57
1	—	420	131.00	131.00
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	472	141.00–143.00	142.02
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	679	123.00–130.00	127.89
3	—	495	148.00	148.00
3	—	631	135.00	135.00
1	—	185	185.00	185.00
4	—	225	170.00	170.00
1	—	410	156.00	156.00
4	—	271	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,015	92.00	92.00
4	—	390	159.00–160.00	159.24
2	—	573	144.00–145.00	144.51
5	—	531	141.00–145.00	144.01
2	—	703	125.00–130.00	127.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	141.00	141.00
1	—	305	136.00	136.00
2	—	473	120.00–136.00	128.13
2	—	525	124.00	124.00
4	—	570	120.00–130.00	122.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	120.00–139.00	133.30
1	—	355	146.00	146.00
2	—	560	140.00	140.00
3	—	438	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	472	142.00–152.00	149.43
2	—	530	135.00	135.00
11	—	429	150.00–156.00	153.07
2	—	805	103.00	103.00
16	—	343	164.00–169.00	166.05
6	—	362	161.00–173.00	168.77
6	—	628	123.00–124.00	123.67
6	—	669	114.00–120.00	118.96
9	—	571	129.00–133.00	130.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,165	570.00–756.00	665.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,179	650.00–1,040.00	800.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,193	49.00–51.00	50.02
7	—	1,066	52.00–58.00	53.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	72.00–80.00	76.98

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