Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.98/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$129.98

149 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$8.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.91

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	492	130.87	644	133
Medium and Large 2-3	444	122.65	544	16thin

One grade step is worth $8.22/cwt here — about $100 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 sale149 hd

129.98

—

KY average26 barns · 5,113 hd

122.07

+7.91

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	1,583	70.57	1,117	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,352	55.20	746	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	51.98	745	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,220	48.52	592	72

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	305	143.02/cwt	137.00–147.00	436	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	139.35/cwt	135.00–140.00	506	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	125.25/cwt	120.00–126.00	829	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	118.83/cwt	115.00–124.00	740	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	110.32/cwt	105.00–113.00	739	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	125.76/cwt	125.00–126.00	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	143.52/cwt	141.00–145.00	728	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	136.01/cwt	130.00–141.00	634	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	886	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	157.83/cwt	152.50–163.00	436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	128.21/cwt	125.00–129.00	822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	134.01/cwt	130.00–137.00	587	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	130.03/cwt	127.00–131.00	667	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	148.80/cwt	143.00–153.00	708	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	116.67/cwt	112.00–118.00	776	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	166.60/cwt	155.00–169.00	551	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	770	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	814	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	139.29/cwt	139.00–140.00	777	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,321	624.62/cwt	550.00–710.00	8,251	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	105.63/cwt	101.00–110.00	810	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	118.61/cwt	114.00–122.00	733	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	628.63/cwt	575.00–680.00	8,065	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	977.84/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	9,045	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	10,096	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	755.57/cwt	680.00–825.00	7,578	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	808.29/cwt	650.00–900.00	10,047	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	490	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	368	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	852	1
Bulls	—	—	2,008	82.52/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,657	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,230	48.93/cwt	45.00–54.00	602	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,453	52.69/cwt	50.00–58.00	766	16
Bulls	—	—	1,518	68.73/cwt	65.00–73.00	1,043	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	46.28/cwt	44.00–48.00	591	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	130.11/cwt	109.00–135.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	337	122.04/cwt	118.00–130.00	411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	123.83/cwt	120.00–127.00	599	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	42.95/cwt	39.00–45.00	469	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,412	57.42/cwt	56.00–58.00	811	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	649	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	54.83/cwt	50.00–58.00	739	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	392	126.02/cwt	110.00–130.00	494	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	143.00/cwt	138.00–148.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	324	148.96/cwt	148.00–150.00	483	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	140.02/cwt	139.00–141.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	137.02/cwt	134.00–140.00	607	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	644.70/cwt	500.00–690.00	8,342	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	130.71/cwt	126.00–135.00	688	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	704	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	915	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	146.89/cwt	145.00–154.00	680	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	591	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	153.78/cwt	150.00–160.00	583	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	148.64/cwt	144.00–159.00	644	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	126.43/cwt	121.00–129.00	719	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	631	125.27/cwt	125.00–126.00	790	7

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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 484Last week 433Year ago 225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 96Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 75Year ago 30

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	305	137.00–147.00	143.02
17	—	363	135.00–140.00	139.35
11	—	623	115.00–124.00	118.83
9	—	670	105.00–113.00	110.32
1	—	790	101.00	101.00
4	—	563	125.00–126.00	125.76
20	—	466	130.00–141.00	136.01
3	—	721	100.00	100.00
1	—	205	170.00	170.00
18	—	438	130.00–137.00	134.01
17	—	513	127.00–131.00	130.03
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	126.00	126.00
3	—	337	118.00–130.00	122.04
5	—	484	120.00–127.00	123.83
2	—	633	110.00–111.00	110.51
5	—	392	110.00–130.00	126.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	591	131.00	131.00
4	—	510	138.50	138.50
7	—	631	125.00–126.00	125.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	662	120.00–126.00	125.25
8	—	507	141.00–145.00	143.52
5	—	738	120.00	120.00
4	—	276	152.50–163.00	157.83
1	—	825	110.00	110.00
1	—	435	148.00	148.00
5	—	641	125.00–129.00	128.21
20	—	476	143.00–153.00	148.80
7	—	558	139.00–140.00	139.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	537	109.00–135.00	130.11
1	—	445	135.00	135.00
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
1	—	470	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	704	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	665	112.00–118.00	116.67
6	—	331	155.00–169.00	166.60
3	—	726	106.00	106.00
1	—	915	89.00	89.00
10	—	767	101.00–110.00	105.63
6	—	618	114.00–122.00	118.61
15	—	526	126.00–135.00	130.71
14	—	463	145.00–154.00	146.89
13	—	379	150.00–160.00	153.78
22	—	433	144.00–159.00	148.64
21	—	569	121.00–129.00	126.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	138.00–148.00	143.00
6	—	324	148.00–150.00	148.96
2	—	480	139.00–141.00	140.02
2	—	443	134.00–140.00	137.02
1	—	600	111.00	111.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	75.00	75.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,321	550.00–710.00	624.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,283	575.00–680.00	628.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	900.00–1,050.00	977.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,243	650.00–900.00	808.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,294	500.00–690.00	644.70
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,003	680.00–825.00	755.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	60.00	60.00
13	—	1,347	50.00–58.00	54.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,230	45.00–54.00	48.93
12	—	1,093	39.00–45.00	42.95
5	—	1,412	56.00–58.00	57.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,453	50.00–58.00	52.69
2	—	1,278	44.00–48.00	46.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,008	80.00–85.00	82.52
13	—	1,518	65.00–73.00	68.73

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