Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded unevenly steady. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.17/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$130.17

196 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$8.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.07

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	504	131.22	661	170
Small and Medium 1-2	308	124.38	383	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	488	123.16	601	23

One grade step is worth $8.05/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 sale196 hd

130.17

—

KY average28 barns · 6,476 hd

119.09

+11.07

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	73.63	1,020	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	52.95	642	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,518	52.44	796	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	43.91	476	48

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	824	108.67/cwt	106.00–115.00	895	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	144.39/cwt	143.00–150.00	697	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	125.49/cwt	121.00–127.00	704	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	126.61/cwt	125.00–129.00	737	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	127.99/cwt	123.00–130.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	141.35/cwt	138.00–148.00	591	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	119.36/cwt	115.00–123.00	748	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	140.11/cwt	133.00–143.00	712	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	123.98/cwt	123.00–127.00	832	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	164.74/cwt	160.00–175.00	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	145.17/cwt	140.00–148.00	470	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	141.31/cwt	137.00–144.00	545	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	135.88/cwt	132.00–141.50	647	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	302	172.80/cwt	172.00–176.00	522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	109.13/cwt	105.00–110.00	940	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	176.66/cwt	172.00–180.00	507	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	159.48/cwt	158.00–165.00	660	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	144.02/cwt	142.00–145.00	752	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	423	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	129.49/cwt	127.00–133.00	800	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	589.26/cwt	513.00–650.00	7,501	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	852	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	595.61/cwt	450.00–660.00	7,326	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	158.53/cwt	155.00–165.00	671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	124.23/cwt	123.00–125.00	724	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	149.41/cwt	145.00–151.00	698	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	308	124.38/cwt	121.00–126.00	383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	723.41/cwt	600.00–840.00	9,346	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	5,184	1
Bulls	—	—	1,362	71.06/cwt	67.00–74.00	968	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	46.72/cwt	43.00–52.00	524	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	40.54/cwt	37.00–44.00	422	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	753	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,165	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	524	1
Bulls	—	—	1,431	78.76/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,127	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	920	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	4,232	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	560.42/cwt	500.00–600.00	6,596	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	680.00/cwt	660.00–700.00	5,576	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,100	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	918	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	52.41/cwt	50.00–55.00	831	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	561	129.21/cwt	122.00–133.00	725	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	52.95/cwt	50.00–56.00	642	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	479	129.48/cwt	127.00–131.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	117.36/cwt	108.00–121.00	614	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	162.52/cwt	159.00–170.00	549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	970	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	6,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	891	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	116.02/cwt	114.00–118.00	743	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	136.37/cwt	126.00–139.00	649	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	422	135.40/cwt	135.00–137.00	571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	392	126.51/cwt	125.00–131.00	496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	153.45/cwt	147.50–158.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	152.63/cwt	145.00–160.00	435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	123.95/cwt	115.00–133.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	116.94/cwt	115.00–119.00	789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	174.27/cwt	165.00–181.00	633	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	382	154.16/cwt	154.00–155.00	589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	129.66/cwt	127.00–132.00	686	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	629	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	780	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	662	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	122.35/cwt	119.00–125.00	763	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	145.95/cwt	144.00–150.00	629	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	143.75/cwt	143.00–144.00	415	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	110.33/cwt	109.00–113.00	737	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	213	157.24/cwt	150.00–165.00	335	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 Jan 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 528Last week 605Year ago 436

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 55Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 32Year ago 37

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded unevenly steady. Feeder heifers traded 4.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	824	106.00–115.00	108.67
5	—	582	125.00–129.00	126.61
8	—	671	123.00–127.00	123.98
3	—	380	160.00–175.00	164.74
5	—	302	172.00–176.00	172.80
6	—	861	105.00–110.00	109.13
6	—	287	172.00–180.00	176.66
6	—	414	158.00–165.00	159.48
5	—	522	142.00–145.00	144.02
1	—	235	180.00	180.00
8	—	618	127.00–133.00	129.49
4	—	467	145.00–151.00	149.41
3	—	756	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	561	122.00–133.00	129.21
1	—	500	136.00	136.00
4	—	426	152.00	152.00
2	—	285	145.00–160.00	152.63
2	—	478	115.00–133.00	123.95
6	—	382	154.00–155.00	154.16
5	—	629	124.00	124.00
1	—	325	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	483	143.00–150.00	144.39
16	—	508	133.00–143.00	140.11
1	—	975	80.00	80.00
3	—	423	155.00–165.00	158.53
8	—	583	123.00–125.00	124.23
4	—	761	106.00	106.00
3	—	338	159.00–170.00	162.52
2	—	675	115.00–119.00	116.94
15	—	363	165.00–181.00	174.27
26	—	624	119.00–125.00	122.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	531	123.00–130.00	127.99
3	—	891	80.00	80.00
6	—	640	114.00–118.00	116.02
7	—	476	126.00–139.00	136.37
3	—	383	147.50–158.00	153.45
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
2	—	662	110.00	110.00
3	—	431	144.00–150.00	145.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	561	121.00–127.00	125.49
15	—	418	138.00–148.00	141.35
25	—	627	115.00–123.00	119.36
16	—	324	140.00–148.00	145.17
13	—	386	137.00–144.00	141.31
44	—	476	132.00–141.50	135.88
8	—	804	106.00	106.00
16	—	529	127.00–132.00	129.66
4	—	289	143.00–144.00	143.75
9	—	668	109.00–113.00	110.33
2	—	213	150.00–165.00	157.24
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	121.00–126.00	124.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	127.00–131.00	129.48
1	—	265	133.00	133.00
5	—	523	108.00–121.00	117.36
1	—	565	119.00	119.00
5	—	422	135.00–137.00	135.40
4	—	392	125.00–131.00	126.51
2	—	975	84.00	84.00
1	—	225	125.00	125.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,273	513.00–650.00	589.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,230	450.00–660.00	595.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,292	600.00–840.00	723.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	540.00	540.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,177	500.00–600.00	560.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	460.00	460.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	620.00	620.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	820	660.00–700.00	680.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	710.00	710.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,362	67.00–74.00	71.06
5	—	1,431	75.00–84.00	78.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,122	43.00–52.00	46.72
24	—	1,042	37.00–44.00	40.54
1	—	1,255	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	45.00	45.00
1	—	1,530	60.00	60.00
5	—	1,586	50.00–55.00	52.41
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,213	50.00–56.00	52.95

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

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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