Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend due to the holidays.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.21/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$126.21

113 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$6.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.99

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	542	126.58	686	106
Medium and Large 2-3	514	120.58	620	7thin

One grade step is worth $6.00/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 sale113 hd

126.21

—

KY average14 barns · 2,572 hd

121.22

+4.99

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	1,638	74.85	1,226	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,440	56.97	820	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,388	51.64	716	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,195	45.78	547	33

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	153.28/cwt	150.00–159.00	658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	169.43/cwt	165.00–179.00	554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	129.58/cwt	127.00–131.00	814	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	112.77/cwt	110.00–117.00	891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	135.21/cwt	130.00–140.00	375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	118.68/cwt	118.00–120.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	121.74/cwt	116.00–124.00	761	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	138.38/cwt	135.00–142.00	439	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	141.23/cwt	140.00–144.00	727	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	132.63/cwt	131.00–134.00	753	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	121.57/cwt	115.00–123.00	704	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	737	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	790	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	924	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	742	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	853	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	150.38/cwt	147.00–154.00	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	159.98/cwt	158.00–162.00	605	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	126.35/cwt	121.00–130.00	656	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	134.01/cwt	131.00–137.00	704	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	715.34/cwt	630.00–790.00	8,927	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	5,472	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	46.92/cwt	46.00–48.00	610	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	52.58/cwt	50.00–55.00	739	10
Bulls	—	—	1,609	80.06/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,288	4
Bulls	—	—	1,657	71.38/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,183	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,440	56.97/cwt	54.00–60.00	820	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	47.15/cwt	43.00–52.00	563	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	941	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	960	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	163.64/cwt	162.00–166.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	774	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	145.97/cwt	142.00–150.00	695	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	187.42/cwt	185.00–190.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	121.34/cwt	120.00–123.00	735	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	132.56/cwt	128.00–136.00	623	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	136.65/cwt	133.00–140.00	783	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	151.88/cwt	148.00–154.00	720	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	713	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	120.61/cwt	117.00–122.00	821	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	137.22/cwt	135.00–142.00	563	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	141.46/cwt	138.00–143.00	513	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	14,798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	748.39/cwt	600.00–850.00	8,996	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	40.67/cwt	37.00–43.00	485	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,293	1

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 Jan 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 309Last week 485Year ago 964

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 110Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 70Year ago 80

Compared to last week: No trend due to the holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	150.00–159.00	153.28
15	—	628	127.00–131.00	129.58
5	—	790	110.00–117.00	112.77
1	—	240	175.00	175.00
8	—	515	140.00–144.00	141.23
3	—	382	162.00–166.00	163.64
2	—	310	185.00–190.00	187.42
7	—	573	133.00–140.00	136.65
12	—	474	148.00–154.00	151.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	721	121.00	121.00
4	—	790	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	143.00	143.00
1	—	340	158.00	158.00
1	—	540	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	165.00–179.00	169.43
12	—	625	116.00–124.00	121.74
8	—	568	131.00–134.00	132.63
3	—	425	147.00–154.00	150.38
3	—	378	158.00–162.00	159.98
5	—	525	131.00–137.00	134.01
9	—	476	142.00–150.00	145.97
7	—	681	117.00–122.00	120.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
1	—	585	128.00	128.00
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	130.00–140.00	135.21
6	—	317	135.00–142.00	138.38
11	—	579	115.00–123.00	121.57
14	—	519	121.00–130.00	126.35
1	—	220	150.00	150.00
5	—	656	118.00	118.00
9	—	606	120.00–123.00	121.34
16	—	470	128.00–136.00	132.56
13	—	410	135.00–142.00	137.22
4	—	363	138.00–143.00	141.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	118.00–120.00	118.68
1	—	680	107.00	107.00
2	—	465	125.00–126.00	125.51
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	576	128.00	128.00
11	—	742	115.00	115.00
6	—	941	102.00	102.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,248	630.00–790.00	715.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	480.00	480.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,202	600.00–850.00	748.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	660.00	660.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,510	980.00	980.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	690.00	690.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	46.00–48.00	46.92
10	—	1,405	50.00–55.00	52.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,440	54.00–60.00	56.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,195	43.00–52.00	47.15
7	—	1,193	37.00–43.00	40.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,609	76.00–82.00	80.06
6	—	1,657	70.00–74.00	71.38

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