Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded mostly steady with good demand for a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 4.00-6.00 higher with strong demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.40/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$144.40

56 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$313

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

$3.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.21

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	315	147.75	465	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	540	144.15	779	52

One grade step is worth $3.60/cwt here — about −$313 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 sale56 hd

144.40

—

KY average26 barns · 4,326 hd

133.19

+11.21

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	1,440	84.00	1,210	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,140	62.64	714	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,532	60.44	926	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,155	54.62	631	12

Every lot, as filed

52 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	—	535	144.23/cwt	143.00–145.00	772	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	143.32/cwt	142.00–144.00	463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	165.65/cwt	163.00–166.00	731	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	644	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	863.10/cwt	820.00–900.00	11,419	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,067.21/cwt	750.00–1,150.00	13,233	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	701	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	132.30/cwt	130.00–134.00	823	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	786.59/cwt	720.00–850.00	9,675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	139.07/cwt	138.00–140.00	590	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	385	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	55.86/cwt	53.00–58.00	656	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	60.44/cwt	57.00–64.00	926	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	64.40/cwt	64.00–65.00	734	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	61.94/cwt	59.00–64.00	706	5
Bulls	—	—	1,440	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	131.33/cwt	130.00–134.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	755	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,719	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	814.52/cwt	750.00–925.00	9,660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	126.75/cwt	126.00–127.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	330	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,328	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	130.87/cwt	128.00–135.00	622	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	717	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	156.40/cwt	150.00–159.00	710	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	141.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	739	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	162.19/cwt	161.00–163.00	624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	144.25/cwt	143.00–145.00	532	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	158.19/cwt	151.00–161.00	666	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 Feb 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 155Last week 427Year ago 229

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 58Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 26Year ago 44

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded mostly steady with good demand for a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 4.00-6.00 higher with strong demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	535	143.00–145.00	144.23
5	—	682	126.00	126.00
1	—	205	160.00	160.00
8	—	441	163.00–166.00	165.65
1	—	395	163.00	163.00
3	—	701	122.00	122.00
12	—	622	130.00–134.00	132.30
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
7	—	454	150.00–159.00	156.40
1	—	590	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	150.00	150.00
1	—	490	141.00	141.00
1	—	300	150.00	150.00
1	—	250	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	572	120.00	120.00
3	—	323	142.00–144.00	143.32
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
2	—	661	111.00	111.00
11	—	424	138.00–140.00	139.07
12	—	475	128.00–135.00	130.87
8	—	369	143.00–145.00	144.25
1	—	950	85.00	85.00
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
4	—	485	126.00–127.00	126.75
1	—	580	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	167.00	167.00
4	—	633	121.00	121.00
1	—	810	93.00	93.00
1	—	470	145.00	145.00
2	—	720	110.00	110.00
2	—	555	136.00	136.00
11	—	522	140.00–145.00	141.60
5	—	385	161.00–163.00	162.19
8	—	421	151.00–161.00	158.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	545	130.00–134.00	131.33
1	—	465	129.00	129.00
1	—	670	107.00	107.00
1	—	630	113.00	113.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,323	820.00–900.00	863.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,240	750.00–1,150.00	1,067.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,230	720.00–850.00	786.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,186	750.00–925.00	814.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	985	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	41.00	41.00
11	—	1,174	53.00–58.00	55.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,532	57.00–64.00	60.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	64.00–65.00	64.40
5	—	1,140	59.00–64.00	61.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	84.00	84.00

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

Steers · 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