Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady with quality not as attractive as last week. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $114.11/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$114.11

123 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$8.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.78

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	530	115.37	611	104
Medium and Large 2-3	514	107.20	550	19thin

One grade step is worth $8.17/cwt here — about $61 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 sale123 hd

114.11

—

KY average26 barns · 3,900 hd

118.89

−4.78

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	1,498	69.56	1,042	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,353	53.71	727	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,527	51.55	787	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,253	47.02	589	35
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,240	62.00	769	6thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	335	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	115.61/cwt	113.00–117.00	791	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	138.21/cwt	135.00–143.00	647	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	115.26/cwt	114.00–119.00	723	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	151.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	620	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	110.24/cwt	108.00–114.00	627	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	127.47/cwt	123.00–131.00	491	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	84.33/cwt	83.00–85.00	767	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	143.78/cwt	139.00–145.00	697	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,320	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	1,179.43/cwt	1,075.00–1,275.00	12,986	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	111.98/cwt	108.00–114.00	938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	100.46/cwt	95.00–103.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	759	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	597.62/cwt	500.00–710.00	7,136	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	180	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	121.80/cwt	120.00–130.00	515	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	846	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	131.83/cwt	127.00–133.00	753	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,310	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	935.00/cwt	760.00–1,110.00	12,155	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	558.65/cwt	535.00–580.00	6,564	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	760.79/cwt	600.00–810.00	9,069	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,065	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	729.79/cwt	600.00–780.00	8,239	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	125.62/cwt	122.00–128.00	647	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	130.50/cwt	129.00–131.00	641	8
Bulls	—	—	1,498	69.56/cwt	67.00–72.00	1,042	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	48.06/cwt	47.00–49.00	740	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	409	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	53.71/cwt	51.00–57.00	727	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	129.63/cwt	126.00–135.00	554	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	686	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	47.68/cwt	43.00–54.00	608	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	52.35/cwt	50.00–55.00	798	13
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,240	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	769	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	96.33/cwt	96.00–97.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	123.54/cwt	122.00–125.00	584	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	125.26/cwt	120.00–127.00	704	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	117.34/cwt	116.00–118.00	532	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	131.18/cwt	127.00–134.00	672	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	116.20/cwt	114.00–121.00	607	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	152.50/cwt	147.00–156.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	309	129.23/cwt	125.00–134.00	399	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	146.48/cwt	144.00–156.00	554	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	108.89/cwt	99.00–113.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	109.61/cwt	100.00–120.00	417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	108.99/cwt	105.00–110.00	679	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	132.92/cwt	129.00–136.00	699	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	129.00/cwt	128.00–131.00	633	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	671	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 Nov 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 433Last week 591Year ago 612

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 82Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 45Year ago 45

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady with quality not as attractive as last week. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	166.00	166.00
8	—	684	113.00–117.00	115.61
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
11	—	485	139.00–145.00	143.78
3	—	838	108.00–114.00	111.98
1	—	180	165.00	165.00
1	—	755	112.00	112.00
2	—	720	115.00–117.00	116.00
1	—	850	111.00	111.00
18	—	571	127.00–133.00	131.83
5	—	378	144.00–156.00	146.48
12	—	526	129.00–136.00	132.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	515	122.00–128.00	125.62
8	—	491	129.00–131.00	130.50
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
1	—	550	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	468	135.00–143.00	138.21
7	—	627	114.00–119.00	115.26
7	—	409	150.00–155.00	151.50
4	—	671	112.00	112.00
3	—	705	110.00	110.00
5	—	790	105.00	105.00
1	—	335	151.00	151.00
1	—	825	92.00	92.00
1	—	910	85.00	85.00
19	—	562	120.00–127.00	125.26
11	—	512	127.00–134.00	131.18
5	—	371	147.00–156.00	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	427	126.00–135.00	129.63
2	—	635	108.00	108.00
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
1	—	760	90.00	90.00
9	—	491	128.00–131.00	129.00
5	—	564	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	108.00–114.00	110.24
8	—	385	123.00–131.00	127.47
6	—	909	83.00–85.00	84.33
5	—	773	95.00–103.00	100.46
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
19	—	423	120.00–130.00	121.80
14	—	473	122.00–125.00	123.54
13	—	522	114.00–121.00	116.20
9	—	309	125.00–134.00	129.23
19	—	623	105.00–110.00	108.99
2	—	692	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	96.00–97.00	96.33
3	—	453	116.00–118.00	117.34
2	—	610	99.00	99.00
1	—	265	123.00	123.00
4	—	525	99.00–113.00	108.89
3	—	586	100.00	100.00
2	—	380	100.00–120.00	109.61
1	—	315	120.00	120.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,200	860.00	860.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,194	500.00–710.00	597.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,175	535.00–580.00	558.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,192	600.00–810.00	760.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,129	600.00–780.00	729.79
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,101	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,179.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,210	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	760.00–1,110.00	935.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,498	67.00–72.00	69.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,540	47.00–49.00	48.06
13	—	1,524	50.00–55.00	52.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,023	40.00	40.00
32	—	1,275	43.00–54.00	47.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,353	51.00–57.00	53.71
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,240	62.00	62.00

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