Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded mostly steady. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady with quality not as attractive as last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.66/cwt on 191 head.

Average price

$125.66

191 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$48

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

$16.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.65

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	457	129.52	593	147
Medium and Large 2-3	483	112.77	545	44

One grade step is worth $16.75/cwt here — about $48 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 sale191 hd

125.66

—

KY average25 barns · 6,685 hd

124.02

+1.65

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	1,385	67.68	937	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	54.79	686	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,551	51.20	794	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,109	46.81	519	38

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1-2	—	571	127.86/cwt	125.00–132.00	730	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	143.04/cwt	139.00–148.00	654	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	137.68/cwt	133.00–141.00	712	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	131.44/cwt	129.00–134.00	556	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	121.86/cwt	120.00–125.00	692	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	130.72/cwt	128.00–132.00	682	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	119.76/cwt	117.00–121.00	735	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	120.95/cwt	119.00–123.00	745	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	145	200.00/cwt	195.00–205.00	290	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	938	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	133.41/cwt	132.00–136.00	496	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	183	171.51/cwt	165.00–177.50	314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	125.27/cwt	124.00–128.00	858	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	127.09/cwt	123.00–130.00	662	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	123.00/cwt	121.00–126.00	870	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	134.87/cwt	131.00–136.00	759	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	185	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	151.22/cwt	148.00–154.00	625	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	148.12/cwt	145.00–149.00	687	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	170.55/cwt	166.00–181.00	469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	936	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	899.14/cwt	825.00–970.00	10,907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	131.18/cwt	129.00–132.00	811	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	164.61/cwt	160.00–167.00	510	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	964	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	111.00/cwt	109.00–112.00	800	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	128.19/cwt	122.00–130.00	600	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	1,002.74/cwt	900.00–1,125.00	12,203	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	684.23/cwt	660.00–730.00	8,334	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	9,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	150.32/cwt	150.00–151.00	624	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,488	1,080.32/cwt	825.00–1,325.00	16,075	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	52.25/cwt	50.00–54.00	809	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	52.70/cwt	50.00–56.00	669	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	49.07/cwt	46.00–54.00	592	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	750	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	44.30/cwt	42.00–46.00	443	18
Bulls	—	—	1,385	67.68/cwt	65.00–72.00	937	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	451	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	439	118.18/cwt	110.00–128.00	519	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	119.61/cwt	118.00–123.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	420	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	733	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	140.71/cwt	135.00–149.00	542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	238	132.83/cwt	130.00–142.50	316	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	634	115.41/cwt	112.00–118.00	732	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	109.67/cwt	109.00–110.00	727	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	366	118.93/cwt	118.00–124.00	435	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	636	85.79/cwt	80.00–109.00	546	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	309	141.92/cwt	141.00–146.00	439	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	731	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	117.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	774	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	124.08/cwt	119.00–129.00	721	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	161.53/cwt	160.00–163.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	123.84/cwt	123.00–124.00	727	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	156.48/cwt	155.00–157.00	590	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	135.97/cwt	129.00–140.00	591	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	103.50/cwt	101.00–106.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	130.45/cwt	128.00–136.00	624	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	137.82/cwt	132.00–142.50	453	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	113.41/cwt	111.00–114.00	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	138.42/cwt	134.00–141.00	389	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 Nov 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 542Last week 484Year ago 725

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 149Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 61Year ago 80

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded mostly steady. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady with quality not as attractive as last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	571	125.00–132.00	127.86
21	—	457	139.00–148.00	143.04
10	—	522	128.00–132.00	130.72
8	—	616	119.00–123.00	120.95
16	—	413	148.00–154.00	151.22
1	—	1,005	90.00	90.00
5	—	310	160.00–167.00	164.61
6	—	721	109.00–112.00	111.00
1	—	885	84.00	84.00
8	—	656	116.00–120.00	117.99
12	—	377	155.00–157.00	156.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	112.00	112.00
3	—	523	118.00–123.00	119.61
5	—	385	135.00–149.00	140.71
8	—	634	112.00–118.00	115.41
6	—	309	141.00–146.00	141.92
6	—	587	123.00–124.00	123.84
7	—	435	129.00–140.00	135.97
2	—	720	101.00–106.00	103.50
9	—	478	128.00–136.00	130.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	165.00	165.00
36	—	423	129.00–134.00	131.44
14	—	568	120.00–125.00	121.86
13	—	614	117.00–121.00	119.76
7	—	372	132.00–136.00	133.41
2	—	183	165.00–177.50	171.51
1	—	830	93.00	93.00
18	—	521	123.00–130.00	127.09
21	—	468	122.00–130.00	128.19
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
20	—	329	132.00–142.50	137.82
5	—	662	111.00–114.00	113.41
8	—	281	134.00–141.00	138.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	451	121.00	121.00
6	—	439	110.00–128.00	118.18
3	—	323	130.00	130.00
4	—	238	130.00–142.50	132.83
1	—	255	128.00	128.00
1	—	560	118.00	118.00
6	—	663	109.00–110.00	109.67
7	—	366	118.00–124.00	118.93
5	—	636	80.00–109.00	85.79
4	—	731	80.00	80.00
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	517	133.00–141.00	137.68
2	—	145	195.00–205.00	200.00
1	—	205	195.00	195.00
4	—	795	118.00	118.00
14	—	685	124.00–128.00	125.27
6	—	707	121.00–126.00	123.00
11	—	563	131.00–136.00	134.87
1	—	185	180.00	180.00
2	—	305	180.00	180.00
9	—	464	145.00–149.00	148.12
3	—	275	166.00–181.00	170.55
2	—	985	95.00	95.00
11	—	618	129.00–132.00	131.18
3	—	846	114.00	114.00
3	—	415	150.00–151.00	150.32
2	—	363	160.00–163.00	161.53
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	139.00	139.00
1	—	280	160.00	160.00
1	—	330	167.00	167.00
2	—	620	125.00	125.00
1	—	720	113.00	113.00
5	—	581	119.00–129.00	124.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,213	825.00–970.00	899.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	550.00	550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,217	900.00–1,125.00	1,002.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,218	660.00–730.00	684.23
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	890.00	890.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,488	825.00–1,325.00	1,080.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,549	50.00–54.00	52.25
1	—	1,560	47.00	47.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,269	50.00–56.00	52.70
2	—	1,210	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,206	46.00–54.00	49.07
18	—	1,001	42.00–46.00	44.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,385	65.00–72.00	67.68

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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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