Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls traded 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady with a poor quality offering. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.91/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$137.91

112 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$9.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.18

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	480	139.70	670	91
Medium and Large 2-3	482	130.12	627	21

One grade step is worth $9.58/cwt here — about $44 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 sale112 hd

137.91

—

KY average18 barns · 2,183 hd

129.72

+8.18

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	1,734	96.22	1,668	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,426	64.71	923	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	64.58	793	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,113	58.83	655	28

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	525	133.40/cwt	130.00–136.00	700	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	121.25/cwt	120.00–125.00	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	132.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	142.44/cwt	138.00–144.00	682	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	173.04/cwt	172.00–174.00	635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	164.49/cwt	162.00–166.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	143.88/cwt	142.00–147.00	763	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	153.61/cwt	152.00–159.00	516	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	179.85/cwt	178.00–187.50	509	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,994	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	774.21/cwt	640.00–900.00	7,765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	118.37/cwt	116.00–122.00	779	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	164.61/cwt	160.00–167.00	714	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	153.93/cwt	152.00–158.00	739	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	132.20/cwt	132.00–133.00	817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	161.42/cwt	158.00–164.00	444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	123.29/cwt	122.00–125.00	763	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	154.84/cwt	152.00–156.00	782	13
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	900	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,850	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	935	602.30/cwt	530.00–660.00	5,632	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	64.58/cwt	63.00–66.00	793	3
Bulls	—	—	1,828	99.07/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,811	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	54.24/cwt	51.00–56.00	558	8
Bulls	—	—	1,673	106.09/cwt	104.00–108.00	1,775	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	60.67/cwt	58.00–64.00	695	20
Bulls	—	—	1,648	85.83/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	648	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	9,960	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	887.11/cwt	770.00–1,000.00	10,894	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	660.93/cwt	500.00–750.00	6,927	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	65.42/cwt	62.00–70.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	676	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,313	59.49/cwt	58.00–61.00	781	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,755	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	694	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	787	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	166.19/cwt	160.00–175.00	543	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	338	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	110.97/cwt	110.00–112.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	141.92/cwt	139.00–147.00	826	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	130.13/cwt	128.00–133.00	755	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	142.63/cwt	142.00–144.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	137.84/cwt	134.00–142.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	148.83/cwt	145.00–152.00	549	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	137.53/cwt	135.00–141.00	865	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	437	143.03/cwt	134.00–149.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	146.43/cwt	140.00–150.00	624	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	137.63/cwt	133.00–140.00	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	159.05/cwt	150.00–160.00	676	11

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 Jun 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 309Last week 315Year ago 370

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 62Year ago 34

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 15Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	525	130.00–136.00	133.40
18	—	479	138.00–144.00	142.44
11	—	336	152.00–159.00	153.61
5	—	658	116.00–122.00	118.37
1	—	200	180.00	180.00
4	—	275	158.00–164.00	161.42
13	—	619	122.00–125.00	123.29
1	—	1,005	87.00	87.00
7	—	580	128.00–133.00	130.13
8	—	369	145.00–152.00	148.83
14	—	426	140.00–150.00	146.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	130.00–135.00	132.97
1	—	785	96.00	96.00
5	—	491	132.00	132.00
2	—	565	122.00–124.00	122.99
3	—	338	149.00	149.00
2	—	670	110.00–112.00	110.97
1	—	250	150.00	150.00
2	—	380	134.00–142.00	137.84
1	—	615	114.00	114.00
1	—	515	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	738	120.00–125.00	121.25
3	—	490	157.00	157.00
4	—	367	172.00–174.00	173.04
6	—	283	178.00–187.50	179.85
12	—	434	160.00–167.00	164.61
1	—	315	170.00	170.00
13	—	505	152.00–156.00	154.84
16	—	629	135.00–141.00	137.53
3	—	567	133.00–140.00	137.63
1	—	240	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	140.00	140.00
1	—	620	109.00	109.00
3	—	478	142.00–144.00	142.63
1	—	375	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	122.00	122.00
1	—	315	157.00	157.00
1	—	485	143.00	143.00
2	—	538	136.00	136.00
3	—	570	138.00	138.00
1	—	355	158.00	158.00
1	—	655	121.00	121.00
3	—	437	134.00–149.00	143.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	162.00–166.00	164.49
1	—	970	87.00	87.00
8	—	530	142.00–147.00	143.88
8	—	480	152.00–158.00	153.93
5	—	618	132.00–133.00	132.20
1	—	840	101.00	101.00
7	—	327	160.00–175.00	166.19
13	—	582	139.00–147.00	141.92
11	—	425	150.00–160.00	159.05

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	975.00	975.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,003	640.00–900.00	774.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,228	770.00–1,000.00	887.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,048	500.00–750.00	660.93
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	935	530.00–660.00	602.30
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,228	63.00–66.00	64.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,029	51.00–56.00	54.24
20	—	1,146	58.00–64.00	60.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,392	62.00–70.00	65.42
2	—	1,313	58.00–61.00	59.49
1	—	1,755	73.00	73.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,828	95.00–103.00	99.07
2	—	1,673	104.00–108.00	106.09
3	—	1,648	81.00–91.00	85.83

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