Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 5.00-10.00 higher with instances sharply higher. Feeder heifers under 500 pounds traded 4.00-6.00 higher, over 500 traded pounds steady. 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 $136.68/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$136.68

163 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$1

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

$9.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.20

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	476	138.91	661	124
Medium and Large 2-3	511	129.59	662	39

One grade step is worth $9.32/cwt here — about −$1 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 sale163 hd

136.68

—

KY average29 barns · 7,645 hd

128.48

+8.20

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	1,756	79.98	1,404	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	62.83	795	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,437	59.09	849	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,088	51.06	555	12

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	160.28/cwt	160.00–162.00	817	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	156.19/cwt	150.00–158.00	506	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	148.94/cwt	144.00–152.00	766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	135.85/cwt	133.00–141.00	651	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	131.78/cwt	129.00–135.00	688	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	886	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	172.72/cwt	166.00–175.00	807	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	151.30/cwt	147.00–156.00	614	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	116.25/cwt	111.00–117.00	799	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	141.50/cwt	141.00–142.00	860	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	139.38/cwt	135.00–145.00	796	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	173.11/cwt	170.00–175.00	670	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	179.59/cwt	178.00–180.00	726	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	123.69/cwt	123.00–125.00	778	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	115.02/cwt	114.00–116.00	948	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	861	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	1,725.00/cwt	1,725.00–1,725.00	26,393	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,350	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	911.51/cwt	775.00–1,010.00	10,984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	175.20/cwt	170.00–181.00	576	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	130.51/cwt	129.00–135.00	786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	170.43/cwt	168.00–174.00	706	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	46.73/cwt	45.00–48.00	506	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	51.92/cwt	50.00–56.00	565	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	766	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	58.36/cwt	56.00–60.00	868	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	62.83/cwt	62.00–65.00	795	4
Bulls	—	—	1,780	85.34/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,519	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,445	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,270	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,138	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	938.02/cwt	925.00–950.00	14,680	2
Bulls	—	—	1,679	70.15/cwt	64.00–73.00	1,178	7
Bulls	—	—	1,963	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	943	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	120.28/cwt	118.00–121.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	167.49/cwt	167.00–168.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	641	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	823.54/cwt	750.00–950.00	8,672	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	13,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	142.62/cwt	135.00–145.00	620	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	810	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	146.50/cwt	131.00–162.00	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	151.12/cwt	147.00–155.00	585	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	150.50/cwt	148.00–153.00	369	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	823	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	136.67/cwt	134.00–138.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	452	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	159.35/cwt	154.00–162.00	774	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	180.50/cwt	180.00–181.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	146.79/cwt	145.00–149.00	775	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	703	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	154.68/cwt	150.00–159.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	125.62/cwt	123.00–129.00	721	14

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 Mar 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 375Last week 155Year ago 127

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 38Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 12Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	510	160.00–162.00	160.28
3	—	698	127.00	127.00
14	—	467	166.00–175.00	172.72
1	—	950	108.00	108.00
8	—	608	141.00–142.00	141.50
1	—	295	175.00	175.00
5	—	404	178.00–180.00	179.59
4	—	824	114.00–116.00	115.02
10	—	570	151.00	151.00
3	—	396	177.00	177.00
2	—	340	180.00–181.00	180.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	943	90.00	90.00
2	—	440	167.00–168.00	167.49
1	—	810	104.00	104.00
3	—	583	134.00–138.00	136.67
2	—	452	162.00	162.00
6	—	528	145.00–149.00	146.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	324	150.00–158.00	156.19
23	—	479	133.00–141.00	135.85
20	—	522	129.00–135.00	131.78
30	—	406	147.00–156.00	151.30
2	—	657	117.00	117.00
14	—	629	123.00–125.00	123.69
11	—	387	147.00–155.00	151.12
4	—	245	148.00–153.00	150.50
14	—	574	123.00–129.00	125.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	118.00–121.00	120.28
8	—	491	130.00–131.00	130.50
19	—	435	135.00–145.00	142.62
2	—	300	140.00–145.00	142.50
1	—	715	84.00	84.00
5	—	823	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	144.00–152.00	148.94
1	—	795	100.00	100.00
8	—	687	111.00–117.00	116.25
16	—	571	135.00–145.00	139.38
8	—	387	170.00–175.00	173.11
2	—	717	110.00	110.00
6	—	329	170.00–181.00	175.20
4	—	602	129.00–135.00	130.51
12	—	414	168.00–174.00	170.43
15	—	486	154.00–162.00	159.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	327	161.00	161.00
1	—	520	127.00	127.00
1	—	485	149.00	149.00
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
2	—	395	131.00–162.00	146.50
7	—	567	124.00	124.00
2	—	428	150.00–159.00	154.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,530	1,725.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,000.00	1,000.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	775.00–1,010.00	911.51
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,565	925.00–950.00	938.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,500	910.00	910.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,053	750.00–950.00	823.54

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,083	45.00–48.00	46.73
10	—	1,089	50.00–56.00	51.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	62.00	62.00
4	—	1,488	56.00–60.00	58.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,265	62.00–65.00	62.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,780	84.00–88.00	85.34
7	—	1,679	64.00–73.00	70.15
2	—	1,963	101.00	101.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle