Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 10.00 higher with strong demand. Feeder heifers 5.00-8.00 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 $139.20/cwt on 105 head.

Average price

$139.20

105 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$14.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.08

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	481	141.77	681	87
Medium and Large 2-3	516	126.78	654	18thin

One grade step is worth $14.98/cwt here — about $27 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 sale105 hd

139.20

—

KY average26 barns · 6,392 hd

132.12

+7.08

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	—	High	1,703	84.35	1,436	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,408	61.07	860	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	56.39	828	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,136	52.31	594	23

Every lot, as filed

69 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	129.87/cwt	125.00–131.00	721	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	166.60/cwt	165.00–167.00	686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	133.58/cwt	131.00–136.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	132.68/cwt	130.00–134.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	119.32/cwt	118.00–122.00	785	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	150.45/cwt	143.00–154.00	701	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	182.08/cwt	177.00–184.00	699	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	142.93/cwt	137.00–145.00	726	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	6,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	715.00/cwt	690.00–740.00	8,795	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	9,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	158.19/cwt	156.00–160.00	530	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	169.24/cwt	162.00–173.00	787	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	126.48/cwt	125.00–128.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	153.69/cwt	151.00–157.00	584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	180	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	154.69/cwt	151.00–158.50	787	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	127.02/cwt	121.00–129.00	813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	169.05/cwt	163.00–174.00	700	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	61.07/cwt	59.00–64.00	860	6
Bulls	—	—	1,450	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,465	1
Bulls	—	—	1,890	85.58/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,617	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	46.90/cwt	42.00–49.00	530	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	53.81/cwt	50.00–57.00	612	18
Bulls	—	—	1,537	77.17/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,186	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	523	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	145.10/cwt	140.00–147.00	770	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	1,065.38/cwt	1,050.00–1,075.00	9,237	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	871.97/cwt	725.00–1,125.00	11,405	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	462	141.04/cwt	135.00–144.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	121.95/cwt	114.00–129.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	393	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	534	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	5,513	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	56.83/cwt	54.00–62.00	843	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	691	111.25/cwt	104.00–113.00	769	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	182.82/cwt	170.00–187.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	138.40/cwt	137.00–139.00	644	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	1,615.81/cwt	1,425.00–2,000.00	17,063	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	156.01/cwt	150.00–164.00	735	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	170.96/cwt	166.00–179.00	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	144.49/cwt	139.00–146.00	702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	152.97/cwt	147.00–157.00	427	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	133.44/cwt	131.00–136.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	145.65/cwt	141.00–148.00	618	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	139.33/cwt	138.00–140.00	819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	132.13/cwt	130.00–133.00	682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	149.65/cwt	144.00–153.00	828	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	731	95.05/cwt	90.00–100.00	695	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1

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 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 287Year ago 365

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 65Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 50Year ago 41

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 10.00 higher with strong demand. Feeder heifers 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	555	125.00–131.00	129.87
3	—	862	94.00	94.00
6	—	658	118.00–122.00	119.32
1	—	945	85.00	85.00
19	—	466	143.00–154.00	150.45
4	—	508	137.00–145.00	142.93
3	—	240	164.00	164.00
9	—	335	156.00–160.00	158.19
6	—	380	151.00–157.00	153.69
1	—	180	185.00	185.00
4	—	640	121.00–129.00	127.02
4	—	279	147.00–157.00	152.97
15	—	424	141.00–148.00	145.65
3	—	742	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	114.00–129.00	121.95
3	—	393	136.00	136.00
5	—	691	104.00–113.00	111.25
5	—	465	137.00–139.00	138.40
2	—	520	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	412	165.00–167.00	166.60
2	—	238	180.00	180.00
2	—	620	131.00–136.00	133.58
14	—	384	177.00–184.00	182.08
17	—	465	162.00–173.00	169.24
2	—	665	125.00–128.00	126.48
12	—	509	151.00–158.50	154.69
1	—	275	174.00	174.00
2	—	303	189.00	189.00
6	—	553	144.00–153.00	149.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
3	—	523	143.00	143.00
1	—	225	167.00	167.00
3	—	462	135.00–144.00	141.04
1	—	370	171.00	171.00
3	—	588	138.00–140.00	139.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	130.00–134.00	132.68
1	—	880	84.00	84.00
2	—	765	110.00	110.00
2	—	735	108.00	108.00
1	—	840	94.00	94.00
9	—	414	163.00–174.00	169.05
11	—	531	140.00–147.00	145.10
4	—	660	122.00	122.00
4	—	335	170.00–187.00	182.82
9	—	471	150.00–164.00	156.01
5	—	367	166.00–179.00	170.96
4	—	572	131.00–136.00	133.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
6	—	486	139.00–146.00	144.49
4	—	377	161.00	161.00
7	—	516	130.00–133.00	132.13
4	—	731	90.00–100.00	95.05
1	—	425	140.00	140.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	530.00	530.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,230	690.00–740.00	715.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	720.00	720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,308	725.00–1,125.00	871.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	525.00	525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	867	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,065.38
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,056	1,425.00–2,000.00	1,615.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,408	59.00–64.00	61.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,130	42.00–49.00	46.90
18	—	1,138	50.00–57.00	53.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,483	54.00–62.00	56.83
1	—	1,325	52.00	52.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	101.00	101.00
4	—	1,890	82.00–90.00	85.58
3	—	1,537	75.00–80.00	77.17

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