Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 4.00-6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.54/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$129.54

125 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$1.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.02

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	509	129.71	660	112
Medium and Large 2-3	423	128.09	542	13thin

One grade step is worth $1.62/cwt here — about $118 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 sale125 hd

129.54

—

KY average25 barns · 4,254 hd

122.52

+7.02

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	1,601	79.50	1,272	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	56.84	659	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	55.33	851	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,169	48.04	561	17

Every lot, as filed

55 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	—	338	173.96/cwt	172.00–176.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	126.46/cwt	124.00–128.00	725	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	135.26/cwt	131.00–136.00	691	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	156.06/cwt	153.00–159.00	657	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	143.93/cwt	140.00–147.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	122.27/cwt	121.00–124.00	895	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	141.49/cwt	138.00–142.00	757	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	173.29/cwt	171.00–174.00	629	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	336	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	82.53/cwt	80.00–85.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	133.95/cwt	131.00–135.00	620	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	135.69/cwt	133.00–137.00	583	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	647	129.89/cwt	129.00–130.00	840	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	118.27/cwt	115.00–120.00	905	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	425	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	129.85/cwt	129.00–130.00	690	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	959	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	55.33/cwt	52.00–58.00	851	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	56.84/cwt	56.00–58.00	659	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	49.66/cwt	47.00–54.00	585	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	42.76/cwt	40.00–46.00	487	4
Bulls	—	—	1,500	73.40/cwt	73.00–74.00	1,101	2
Bulls	—	—	1,623	80.85/cwt	76.00–88.00	1,312	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	721.86/cwt	660.00–770.00	8,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	599	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	761.71/cwt	650.00–850.00	7,808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	844.70/cwt	840.00–850.00	9,570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	397	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	117.30/cwt	116.00–120.00	730	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	141.66/cwt	140.00–144.00	533	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	137.06/cwt	130.00–148.00	515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	487	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	125.68/cwt	123.00–128.00	665	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	126.25/cwt	126.00–127.00	601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	134.74/cwt	131.00–136.00	799	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	134.07/cwt	133.00–135.00	362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	634	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	773	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	122.24/cwt	122.00–123.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	144.17/cwt	144.00–145.00	496	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	119.28/cwt	116.00–122.00	735	10

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 277Last week 528Year ago 420

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 90Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 32Year ago 32

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 4.00-6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	172.00–176.00	173.96
2	—	290	180.00	180.00
6	—	421	153.00–159.00	156.06
7	—	732	121.00–124.00	122.27
16	—	535	138.00–142.00	141.49
9	—	363	171.00–174.00	173.29
3	—	765	115.00–120.00	118.27
8	—	593	131.00–136.00	134.74
2	—	482	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	647	129.00–130.00	129.89
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	150.00	150.00
1	—	935	80.00	80.00
2	—	595	129.00	129.00
1	—	290	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	141.00	141.00
1	—	715	107.00	107.00
2	—	235	143.00	143.00
4	—	463	131.00–135.00	133.95
16	—	430	133.00–137.00	135.69
7	—	376	140.00–144.00	141.66
15	—	529	123.00–128.00	125.68
1	—	660	105.00	105.00
4	—	584	122.00–123.00	122.24
11	—	344	144.00–145.00	144.17
10	—	616	116.00–122.00	119.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	531	129.00–130.00	129.85
20	—	634	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	527	110.00	110.00
4	—	397	137.00	137.00
4	—	476	126.00–127.00	126.25
2	—	270	133.00–135.00	134.07
1	—	410	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	124.00–128.00	126.46
7	—	511	131.00–136.00	135.26
3	—	475	140.00–147.00	143.93
2	—	910	80.00–85.00	82.53
1	—	380	164.00	164.00
1	—	1,065	90.00	90.00
3	—	438	155.00	155.00
3	—	348	172.00	172.00
3	—	622	116.00–120.00	117.30
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	145.00	145.00
4	—	376	130.00–148.00	137.06
2	—	532	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,538	52.00–58.00	55.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	56.00–58.00	56.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,178	47.00–54.00	49.66
4	—	1,138	40.00–46.00	42.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,500	73.00–74.00	73.40
9	—	1,623	76.00–88.00	80.85

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,143	660.00–770.00	721.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	650.00–850.00	761.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,133	840.00–850.00	844.70
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	985	900.00	900.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle