Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady with quality not as attractive as last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.41/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$146.41

157 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$681

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$10

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

$10.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.04

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	457	149.35	683	114
Medium and Large 2-3	486	138.63	673	43

One grade step is worth $10.72/cwt here — about $10 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 sale157 hd

146.41

—

KY average25 barns · 7,477 hd

137.37

+9.04

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	1,646	85.35	1,404	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	63.45	814	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,393	62.51	871	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,088	55.65	606	18

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	773	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	188.29/cwt	183.00–192.00	719	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	132.13/cwt	125.00–135.00	809	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	152.88/cwt	149.00–156.00	784	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	625	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	166.47/cwt	161.00–169.50	851	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	148.15/cwt	147.00–155.00	859	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	176.28/cwt	163.00–179.00	806	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	149.19/cwt	140.00–150.00	831	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	174.88/cwt	174.00–178.00	740	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	147.52/cwt	143.00–151.00	704	20
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	18,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	13,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,675	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	23,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	870	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	125.98/cwt	123.00–129.00	789	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	162.63/cwt	160.00–171.00	433	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	215	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	409	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	505	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	180.59/cwt	180.00–181.00	775	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,054	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	135.01/cwt	132.00–136.00	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	140.27/cwt	140.00–141.00	894	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	61.81/cwt	60.00–63.00	805	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	44.03/cwt	42.00–45.00	431	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	65.07/cwt	63.00–67.00	731	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	56.88/cwt	51.00–60.00	630	13
Bulls	—	—	1,583	77.33/cwt	73.00–82.00	1,224	3
Bulls	—	—	1,683	90.16/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,517	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	173.58/cwt	169.00–175.00	559	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	21,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,077.27/cwt	900.00–1,225.00	12,152	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	400	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	141.65/cwt	141.00–142.00	813	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	163.67/cwt	155.00–168.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,080	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	745	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,497	60.35/cwt	60.00–61.00	903	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	153.01/cwt	152.00–154.00	751	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	151.27/cwt	149.00–152.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	732	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	905.71/cwt	725.00–1,075.00	10,570	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	12,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	424	162.51/cwt	155.00–166.00	689	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	157.33/cwt	148.00–159.00	771	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	148.09/cwt	144.00–149.00	631	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	347	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	545	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	876	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	121.77/cwt	118.00–123.00	893	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	134.16/cwt	130.00–137.00	761	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	141.37/cwt	140.00–142.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	137.50/cwt	136.50–139.00	638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	174.10/cwt	172.00–177.50	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	157.40/cwt	155.00–160.00	595	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	164.57/cwt	162.00–170.00	546	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	154.95/cwt	150.00–157.00	648	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	134.16/cwt	131.00–138.00	716	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	167.22/cwt	165.00–168.00	385	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	145.30/cwt	140.00–149.00	734	22

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 Apr 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 444Last week 523Year ago 769

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 85Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 85Year ago 47

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady with quality not as attractive as last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	126.00	126.00
9	—	382	183.00–192.00	188.29
4	—	300	204.00	204.00
14	—	511	161.00–169.50	166.47
10	—	580	147.00–155.00	148.15
6	—	457	163.00–179.00	176.28
2	—	725	129.00	129.00
1	—	270	180.00	180.00
10	—	429	180.00–181.00	180.59
2	—	830	127.00	127.00
4	—	663	132.00–136.00	135.01
14	—	637	140.00–141.00	140.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	574	141.00–142.00	141.65
3	—	410	155.00–168.00	163.67
1	—	760	120.00	120.00
7	—	491	152.00–154.00	153.01
4	—	539	149.00–152.00	151.27
4	—	270	172.00–177.50	174.10
1	—	380	180.00	180.00
2	—	620	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	137.50	137.50
1	—	665	103.00	103.00
1	—	620	118.00	118.00
10	—	426	144.00–149.00	148.09
5	—	562	128.00	128.00
5	—	347	157.00	157.00
4	—	464	136.50–139.00	137.50
16	—	534	131.00–138.00	134.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	108.00	108.00
20	—	477	143.00–151.00	147.52
7	—	669	130.00	130.00
4	—	626	123.00–129.00	125.98
4	—	266	160.00–171.00	162.63
8	—	567	130.00–137.00	134.16
10	—	378	155.00–160.00	157.40
9	—	332	162.00–170.00	164.57
24	—	418	150.00–157.00	154.95
4	—	230	165.00–168.00	167.22
22	—	505	140.00–149.00	145.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	215	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	173.00	173.00
1	—	570	135.00	135.00
4	—	322	169.00–175.00	173.58
4	—	514	134.00–135.00	134.50
6	—	424	155.00–166.00	162.51
3	—	475	140.00–142.00	141.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	612	125.00–135.00	132.13
12	—	513	149.00–156.00	152.88
12	—	329	190.00	190.00
30	—	557	140.00–150.00	149.19
7	—	423	174.00–178.00	174.88
3	—	390	187.00	187.00
13	—	490	148.00–159.00	157.33
3	—	690	127.00	127.00
4	—	733	118.00–123.00	121.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	164.00	164.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	86.00	86.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,500	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,500	850.00	850.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,675	1,425.00	1,425.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,128	900.00–1,225.00	1,077.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,525.00	1,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,167	725.00–1,075.00	905.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,302	60.00–63.00	61.81
1	—	1,205	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	980	42.00–45.00	44.03
2	—	1,123	63.00–67.00	65.07
13	—	1,108	51.00–60.00	56.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	69.00	69.00
3	—	1,497	60.00–61.00	60.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,583	73.00–82.00	77.33
5	—	1,683	88.00–93.00	90.16

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

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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