Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 4.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 5.00-6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.46/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$138.46

149 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$12.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.64

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	509	141.29	718	116
Medium and Large 2-3	527	128.52	677	33

One grade step is worth $12.77/cwt here — about $41 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 sale149 hd

138.46

—

KY average25 barns · 4,992 hd

131.82

+6.64

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	1,767	98.18	1,735	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,345	73.16	984	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	67.40	980	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	61.38	651	17

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	574	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	130.45/cwt	124.00–133.00	958	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	178.31/cwt	175.00–185.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	142.94/cwt	142.00–147.00	689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	134.11/cwt	131.00–139.00	755	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,119.59/cwt	975.00–1,275.00	12,427	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	152.44/cwt	151.00–154.00	780	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	921	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	142.74/cwt	141.00–149.00	675	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	157.03/cwt	155.00–161.00	608	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570	983.60/cwt	925.00–1,040.00	15,443	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	11,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	154.70/cwt	151.00–156.00	574	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	154.28/cwt	151.00–157.00	742	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	161.24/cwt	159.00–163.00	522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	154.82/cwt	150.00–159.00	822	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	134.01/cwt	132.00–142.00	767	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	76.56/cwt	75.00–80.00	999	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	70.61/cwt	68.00–75.00	971	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	67.40/cwt	62.00–70.00	980	16
Bulls	—	—	1,500	87.39/cwt	83.00–92.00	1,311	3
Bulls	—	—	1,820	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,966	1
Bulls	—	—	1,892	101.94/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,929	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	539	134.66/cwt	131.00–145.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	784	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	913.41/cwt	875.00–954.00	12,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	132.97/cwt	131.00–139.00	766	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,475	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	63.29/cwt	60.00–68.00	672	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	55.17/cwt	53.00–57.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	140.36/cwt	131.00–146.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	126.60/cwt	117.00–128.00	798	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	164.54/cwt	160.00–169.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	135.13/cwt	130.00–140.00	508	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,088	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	122.68/cwt	116.00–124.00	823	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	150.40/cwt	147.00–154.00	642	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	168.18/cwt	164.00–172.00	686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	845	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	367	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	132.68/cwt	118.00–135.00	813	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	144.27/cwt	143.00–147.00	876	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	144.78/cwt	140.00–147.00	738	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	166.34/cwt	164.00–168.00	685	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	481	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 Jun 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 375Last week 309Year ago 365

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 50Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 30Year ago 11

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 4.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 5.00-6.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	130.00	130.00
1	—	405	162.00	162.00
1	—	515	135.00	135.00
2	—	605	132.00	132.00
1	—	225	152.50	152.50
1	—	275	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	734	124.00–133.00	130.45
4	—	306	175.00–185.00	178.31
11	—	531	150.00–159.00	154.82
2	—	495	162.00	162.00
1	—	1,010	102.00	102.00
5	—	572	132.00–142.00	134.01
5	—	408	164.00–172.00	168.18
2	—	285	183.00	183.00
19	—	607	143.00–147.00	144.27
1	—	665	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	111.00	111.00
19	—	563	131.00–139.00	134.11
5	—	815	113.00	113.00
9	—	473	141.00–149.00	142.74
19	—	371	151.00–156.00	154.70
6	—	324	159.00–163.00	161.24
1	—	200	171.00	171.00
4	—	293	160.00–169.00	164.54
16	—	671	116.00–124.00	122.68
14	—	427	147.00–154.00	150.40
9	—	613	118.00–135.00	132.68
13	—	510	140.00–147.00	144.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	545	136.00	136.00
3	—	688	114.00	114.00
1	—	725	100.00	100.00
1	—	235	152.00	152.00
4	—	421	131.00–146.00	140.36
8	—	630	117.00–128.00	126.60
7	—	376	130.00–140.00	135.13
1	—	845	92.00	92.00
1	—	255	144.00	144.00
1	—	860	84.00	84.00
3	—	472	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	148.00	148.00
5	—	482	142.00–147.00	142.94
4	—	539	131.00–145.00	134.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	512	151.00–154.00	152.44
5	—	387	155.00–161.00	157.03
3	—	618	124.00	124.00
14	—	481	151.00–157.00	154.28
1	—	1,080	85.00	85.00
1	—	755	116.00	116.00
1	—	655	127.00	127.00
5	—	576	131.00–139.00	132.97
12	—	412	164.00–168.00	166.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,110	975.00–1,275.00	1,119.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,570	925.00–1,040.00	983.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	990.00	990.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,363	875.00–954.00	913.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	660.00	660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	810.00	810.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,150	1,225.00	1,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,305	75.00–80.00	76.56
4	—	1,375	68.00–75.00	70.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,454	62.00–70.00	67.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,061	60.00–68.00	63.29
4	—	1,061	53.00–57.00	55.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,500	83.00–92.00	87.39
1	—	1,820	108.00	108.00
6	—	1,892	97.00–105.00	101.94

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