Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend on market due to weather closers last week. Feeder and slaughter cattle traded with strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.31/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$132.31

56 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$636

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$5.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.74

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	494	133.22	658	47
Medium and Large 2-3	409	127.57	522	9thin

One grade step is worth $5.65/cwt here — about $136 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

132.31

—

KY average14 barns · 1,157 hd

122.57

+9.74

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	1,780	85.54	1,522	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,272	61.56	783	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	59.01	875	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,150	51.40	591	12

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	509	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	779	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	128.72/cwt	126.00–132.00	740	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	121.75/cwt	120.00–122.00	765	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	130.68/cwt	128.00–133.00	694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	145.02/cwt	143.00–148.00	553	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	113.62/cwt	111.00–115.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	143.31/cwt	138.00–146.00	612	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	208	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	310	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	137.01/cwt	135.00–139.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	909	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,018	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,658	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	843	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	380	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	517	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	583	514.12/cwt	420.00–675.00	2,997	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,625	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	740	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	167.74/cwt	159.00–169.00	773	8
Bulls	—	—	1,727	87.01/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,503	3
Bulls	—	—	1,583	73.59/cwt	69.00–77.00	1,165	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	45.57/cwt	45.00–46.00	453	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,575	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	945	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	51.74/cwt	49.00–56.00	588	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	59.01/cwt	55.00–62.00	875	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	157.05/cwt	155.00–159.00	573	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,520	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,038	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	61.56/cwt	55.00–65.00	783	5
Bulls	—	—	2,330	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	284	139.18/cwt	137.00–141.00	395	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,054	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	154.31/cwt	150.00–159.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	112.98/cwt	109.00–115.00	945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	124.40/cwt	116.00–132.00	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	151.99/cwt	144.00–155.00	473	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	149.45/cwt	146.00–154.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	121.01/cwt	116.00–126.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	104.54/cwt	103.00–106.00	810	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 Feb 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 155Last week 155Year ago 225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 32Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 30Year ago 6

No trend on market due to weather closers last week. Feeder and slaughter cattle traded 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
5	—	509	153.00	153.00
1	—	345	182.00	182.00
6	—	733	124.00	124.00
2	—	587	130.00	130.00
8	—	461	159.00–169.00	167.74
3	—	836	109.00–115.00	112.98
1	—	425	160.00	160.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	154.00	154.00
4	—	284	137.00–141.00	139.18
2	—	515	131.00	131.00
2	—	400	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	575	126.00–132.00	128.72
8	—	628	120.00–122.00	121.75
7	—	531	128.00–133.00	130.68
5	—	381	143.00–148.00	145.02
3	—	705	110.00	110.00
3	—	427	138.00–146.00	143.31
3	—	208	149.00	149.00
2	—	458	135.00–139.00	137.01
2	—	275	143.00	143.00
4	—	311	144.00–155.00	151.99
1	—	675	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	143.00	143.00
1	—	240	137.50	137.50
1	—	480	123.00	123.00
1	—	395	129.00	129.00
4	—	421	116.00–132.00	124.40
1	—	580	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	111.00–115.00	113.62
1	—	915	80.00	80.00
3	—	860	98.00	98.00
1	—	500	139.00	139.00
2	—	365	155.00–159.00	157.05
4	—	566	134.00	134.00
2	—	423	150.00–159.00	154.31
4	—	484	146.00–154.00	149.45
3	—	605	116.00–126.00	121.01
2	—	775	103.00–106.00	104.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	148.00	148.00
1	—	620	111.00	111.00
1	—	540	129.00	129.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,280	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	583	420.00–675.00	514.12
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	740	550.00	550.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	925.00	925.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,727	80.00–94.00	87.01
2	—	1,583	69.00–77.00	73.59
1	—	2,330	105.00	105.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	45.00–46.00	45.57
1	—	1,575	60.00	60.00
9	—	1,137	49.00–56.00	51.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,482	55.00–62.00	59.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,272	55.00–65.00	61.56

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