Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to no report last week no trend on sale this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.38/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$118.38

76 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$8.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.93

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	505	120.23	607	59
Medium and Large 2-3	483	111.96	541	17thin

One grade step is worth $8.26/cwt here — about $66 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 sale76 hd

118.38

—

KY average25 barns · 4,917 hd

121.31

−2.93

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	1,749	69.41	1,214	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,483	53.22	789	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	50.31	635	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,148	48.20	553	13

Every lot, as filed

56 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 2-3	—	516	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	619	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	111.13/cwt	108.00–115.00	580	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	122.57/cwt	120.00–124.00	583	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,543	742.14/cwt	700.00–780.00	11,451	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	829.46/cwt	610.00–1,025.00	11,612	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	552	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	133.12/cwt	130.00–134.00	757	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	580.80/cwt	550.00–620.00	6,790	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	687.46/cwt	550.00–850.00	8,511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,920	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	136.09/cwt	133.00–138.00	661	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	647	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	104.14/cwt	102.00–105.00	764	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	135.95/cwt	132.00–142.00	716	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	110.59/cwt	109.00–113.00	714	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	142.99/cwt	142.00–147.00	629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	103.47/cwt	100.00–107.00	971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	542	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	608	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	80.00/cwt	70.00–95.00	630	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	3,990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,013	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,402	735.51/cwt	500.00–890.00	10,312	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	155.60/cwt	153.00–158.00	503	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	48.20/cwt	45.00–52.00	553	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	673	1
Bulls	—	—	1,897	65.18/cwt	60.00–68.00	1,236	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	53.22/cwt	50.00–57.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	334	117.91/cwt	117.00–121.00	394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	124.46/cwt	124.00–126.00	541	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	119.23/cwt	115.00–122.50	607	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	126.31/cwt	123.00–128.00	652	9
Bulls	—	—	1,528	75.76/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,158	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	50.31/cwt	50.00–51.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	145.51/cwt	145.00–146.00	393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	124.09/cwt	123.00–125.00	831	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	140.43/cwt	133.00–143.00	451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	167.34/cwt	163.00–179.00	474	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	123.66/cwt	123.00–124.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	747	2

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 Oct 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 267Last week 393Year ago 617

Slaughter CattleReceipts 29Last week 48Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 29Year ago 54

Due to no report last week no trend on sale this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	120.00	120.00
2	—	552	116.00	116.00
3	—	485	130.00	130.00
3	—	438	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	486	133.00–138.00	136.09
5	—	646	109.00–113.00	110.59
5	—	440	142.00–147.00	142.99
2	—	323	153.00–158.00	155.60
9	—	516	123.00–128.00	126.31
3	—	557	123.00–124.00	123.66
2	—	740	98.00	98.00
2	—	692	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	108.00–115.00	111.13
1	—	640	95.00	95.00
1	—	790	95.00	95.00
1	—	680	99.00	99.00
4	—	334	117.00–121.00	117.91
2	—	438	115.00–117.00	115.98
2	—	380	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	476	120.00–124.00	122.57
8	—	583	111.00	111.00
7	—	734	102.00–105.00	104.14
8	—	435	124.00–126.00	124.46
13	—	509	115.00–122.50	119.23
2	—	270	145.00–146.00	145.51
1	—	625	108.00	108.00
4	—	321	133.00–143.00	140.43
2	—	392	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	140.00	140.00
1	—	485	125.00	125.00
1	—	385	147.00	147.00
1	—	535	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	569	130.00–134.00	133.12
15	—	527	132.00–142.00	135.95
2	—	938	100.00–107.00	103.47
1	—	345	157.00	157.00
7	—	390	156.00	156.00
5	—	625	125.00	125.00
13	—	670	123.00–125.00	124.09
9	—	283	163.00–179.00	167.34

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,543	700.00–780.00	742.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,169	550.00–620.00	580.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,238	550.00–850.00	687.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,402	500.00–890.00	735.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,400	610.00–1,025.00	829.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,920	67.00	67.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	925	650.00	650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	788	70.00–95.00	80.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	570.00	570.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,148	45.00–52.00	48.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,483	50.00–57.00	53.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,263	50.00–51.00	50.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,897	60.00–68.00	65.18
2	—	1,528	72.00–80.00	75.76

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