Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded mostly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.78/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$130.78

69 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$81

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

$39.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.51

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	500	131.97	660	52
Medium and Large 2-3	417	129.33	540	16thin
Large 1-2	805	92.00	741	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.97/cwt here — about −$81 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 sale69 hd

130.78

—

KY average19 barns · 3,160 hd

131.29

−0.51

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	1,748	85.36	1,492	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,358	62.40	847	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,598	58.12	929	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,169	54.23	634	18

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	580	142.04/cwt	140.00–149.00	824	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	395	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	58.12/cwt	56.00–60.00	929	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	49.76/cwt	49.00–50.00	534	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,196	55.51/cwt	52.00–60.00	664	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,358	62.40/cwt	60.00–65.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	123.02/cwt	120.00–128.00	770	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	151.82/cwt	146.00–158.00	627	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	145.12/cwt	142.00–148.00	697	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	103.00/cwt	102.00–104.00	801	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,375.49/cwt	1,350.00–1,400.00	17,537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	613	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	345	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	480	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	132.79/cwt	110.00–144.00	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	792	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	577	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	692	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	83.04/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,449	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	134.00/cwt	131.00–139.00	699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	172.89/cwt	170.00–176.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	145.36/cwt	144.00–150.00	757	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	149.28/cwt	149.00–150.00	736	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	132.73/cwt	129.00–134.00	905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	118.05/cwt	114.00–122.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	125.92/cwt	120.00–127.00	722	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	143.99/cwt	143.00–145.00	335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	691	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	135.24/cwt	131.00–141.00	630	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	139.44/cwt	134.00–143.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	129.65/cwt	129.00–131.00	552	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	805	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	136.52/cwt	121.00–141.00	455	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	127.60/cwt	124.00–130.00	729	5

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 Sep 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 407Year ago 210

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 49Year ago 33

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 26Year ago 31

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded mostly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	580	140.00–149.00	142.04
2	—	333	170.00–176.00	172.89
11	—	521	144.00–150.00	145.36
1	—	435	155.00	155.00
7	—	493	149.00–150.00	149.28
1	—	380	160.00	160.00
4	—	682	129.00–134.00	132.73
2	—	633	130.00–131.00	130.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	155.00	155.00
1	—	680	119.00	119.00
1	—	600	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	106.00	106.00
11	—	626	120.00–128.00	123.02
2	—	413	146.00–158.00	151.82
16	—	480	142.00–148.00	145.12
2	—	778	102.00–104.00	103.00
4	—	383	160.00	160.00
4	—	870	91.00	91.00
5	—	522	131.00–139.00	134.00
1	—	690	114.00	114.00
5	—	571	124.00–130.00	127.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	145.00	145.00
3	—	430	110.00–144.00	132.79
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	139.00	139.00
2	—	577	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	156.00	156.00
2	—	273	138.00	138.00
14	—	573	120.00–127.00	125.92
2	—	233	143.00–145.00	143.99
12	—	512	135.00	135.00
1	—	860	90.00	90.00
12	—	466	131.00–141.00	135.24
1	—	675	113.00	113.00
4	—	416	134.00–143.00	139.44
2	—	700	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	531	114.00–122.00	118.05
6	—	426	129.00–131.00	129.65
6	—	333	121.00–141.00	136.52
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	92.00	92.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,598	56.00–60.00	58.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,073	49.00–50.00	49.76
14	—	1,196	52.00–60.00	55.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,358	60.00–65.00	62.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,755	90.00	90.00
2	—	1,745	80.00–85.00	83.04

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	2	—	1,275	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375.49

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