Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 6.00 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 $128.33/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$128.33

154 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$1.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.40

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	537	128.62	690	129
Medium and Large 2-3	457	126.81	579	25

One grade step is worth $1.81/cwt here — about $111 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 sale154 hd

128.33

—

KY average27 barns · 4,561 hd

123.93

+4.40

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	1,839	84.09	1,546	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,322	56.82	751	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	52.73	805	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,222	47.36	579	14

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	384	163.24/cwt	158.00–165.00	627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	109.49/cwt	109.00–110.00	958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	142.98/cwt	142.00–145.00	548	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	180.50/cwt	180.00–181.00	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	124.91/cwt	122.00–128.00	718	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	125.01/cwt	122.00–127.00	846	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	130.91/cwt	130.00–132.00	817	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	128.23/cwt	125.00–130.00	748	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	116.97/cwt	115.00–121.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	129.43/cwt	127.00–132.00	676	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	146.79/cwt	144.00–150.00	752	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	151.51/cwt	149.00–154.00	706	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	144.34/cwt	142.00–147.00	485	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	561	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	135.32/cwt	132.00–141.00	774	17
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	570	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	661	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	720	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	13,236	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	804	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	43.41/cwt	41.00–46.00	511	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,246	49.56/cwt	47.00–53.00	618	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	52.73/cwt	48.00–57.00	805	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	56.82/cwt	53.00–60.00	751	13
Bulls	—	—	1,540	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,140	1
Bulls	—	—	1,988	89.13/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	769	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	9,255	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	998.30/cwt	840.00–1,125.00	12,798	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	725.00/cwt	700.00–750.00	7,250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	126.39/cwt	124.00–130.00	742	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	155.08/cwt	148.00–159.00	682	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	132.02/cwt	130.00–135.00	284	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	136.75/cwt	132.00–141.00	435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	124.59/cwt	124.00–125.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	571	117.79/cwt	115.00–120.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	118.43/cwt	116.00–121.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	522	136.75/cwt	136.00–137.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	133.93/cwt	130.00–138.00	639	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	546	135.80/cwt	134.00–137.00	741	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	124.00/cwt	122.00–130.00	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	100.65/cwt	100.00–102.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	142.35/cwt	140.00–146.00	604	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	115.04/cwt	113.00–118.00	781	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	133.39/cwt	133.00–135.00	574	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	761	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	166.81/cwt	163.00–171.00	672	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	141.61/cwt	139.00–144.00	739	9

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 Feb 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 427Last week 277Year ago 319

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 42Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 10Year ago 16

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	384	158.00–165.00	163.24
17	—	583	125.00–130.00	128.23
3	—	420	149.00	149.00
2	—	468	145.00–146.00	145.50
1	—	310	180.00	180.00
3	—	681	118.00	118.00
1	—	620	124.00	124.00
9	—	522	139.00–144.00	141.61
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	152.50	152.50
4	—	522	136.00–137.00	136.75
2	—	560	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	109.00–110.00	109.49
3	—	970	95.00	95.00
4	—	328	180.00–181.00	180.50
16	—	677	122.00–127.00	125.01
11	—	624	130.00–132.00	130.91
1	—	280	174.00	174.00
4	—	720	115.00–121.00	116.97
22	—	512	144.00–150.00	146.79
7	—	466	149.00–154.00	151.51
2	—	775	118.00	118.00
17	—	572	132.00–141.00	135.32
1	—	905	105.00	105.00
9	—	403	163.00–171.00	166.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	587	124.00–130.00	126.39
13	—	440	148.00–159.00	155.08
1	—	260	141.00	141.00
1	—	385	156.00	156.00
10	—	546	134.00–137.00	135.80
1	—	480	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	383	142.00–145.00	142.98
17	—	575	122.00–128.00	124.91
17	—	522	127.00–132.00	129.43
6	—	336	142.00–147.00	144.34
28	—	477	130.00–138.00	133.93
4	—	604	122.00–130.00	124.00
3	—	718	100.00–102.00	100.65
15	—	424	140.00–146.00	142.35
25	—	679	113.00–118.00	115.04
2	—	850	94.00	94.00
1	—	785	97.00	97.00
1	—	265	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	561	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	215	130.00–135.00	132.02
2	—	318	132.00–141.00	136.75
2	—	467	123.00	123.00
5	—	512	124.00–125.00	124.59
5	—	571	115.00–120.00	117.79
2	—	628	116.00–121.00	118.43
1	—	385	139.00	139.00
5	—	430	133.00–135.00	133.39

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	720	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,282	840.00–1,125.00	998.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	700.00–750.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,285	1,030.00	1,030.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,115	830.00	830.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,178	41.00–46.00	43.41
9	—	1,246	47.00–53.00	49.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,526	48.00–57.00	52.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,322	53.00–60.00	56.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	74.00	74.00
2	—	1,988	88.00–90.00	89.13

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