Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder cattle due to lack of comparable receipts, with the majority of the feeder calf offering being value added cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.74/cwt on 261 head.

Average price

$137.74

261 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$8.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.81

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	548	138.29	758	244
Medium and Large 2-3	407	129.89	529	17thin

One grade step is worth $8.40/cwt here — about $229 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 sale261 hd

137.74

—

KY average27 barns · 6,079 hd

132.93

+4.81

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	1,932	98.76	1,909	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	74.22	961	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,624	68.84	1,118	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	65.43	726	30

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,025.25/cwt	750.00–1,235.00	13,328	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	12,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,875	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	73.83/cwt	68.00–78.00	956	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	384	1
Bulls	—	—	1,910	109.01/cwt	107.00–111.00	2,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	339	151.72/cwt	151.00–155.00	514	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	491	124.63/cwt	124.00–125.00	612	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	163.41/cwt	159.00–168.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	438	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	565	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,858	1
Bulls	—	—	2,098	88.57/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,858	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,624	68.84/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,118	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	66.45/cwt	61.00–70.00	739	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,285	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	925	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	58.10/cwt	54.00–61.00	600	5
Bulls	—	—	1,837	98.73/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	829	122.55/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,016	5
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	600	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	775	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,394	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	650	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	5,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	715	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	876	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	722	131.28/cwt	126.00–133.00	948	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	434	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	137.26/cwt	134.00–145.00	784	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	823	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	914	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	304	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	426	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	125.97/cwt	120.00–128.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	110.32/cwt	108.00–112.00	787	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	156.69/cwt	155.00–165.00	647	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	445	150.05/cwt	149.00–156.00	668	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	399	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	694	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	150.82/cwt	142.00–154.50	725	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	160.84/cwt	160.00–161.00	780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	154.60/cwt	153.50–156.00	883	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	137.68/cwt	137.00–139.00	518	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	128.74/cwt	126.00–132.00	660	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	143.06/cwt	139.00–147.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	142.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	797	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	233	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	125.46/cwt	122.00–129.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	843	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	149.05/cwt	146.00–153.00	642	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	113.44/cwt	112.00–114.00	810	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	148.52/cwt	145.00–151.00	550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	144.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	911	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	142.02/cwt	139.00–143.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	117.69/cwt	116.00–119.00	786	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	125.38/cwt	115.00–128.00	843	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	645	129.84/cwt	124.00–133.00	837	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	143.00/cwt	139.00–147.00	732	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	137.97/cwt	136.00–143.00	679	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	860	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	133.34/cwt	129.00–135.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	353	157.71/cwt	151.00–158.00	557	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	132.43/cwt	132.00–138.00	911	18

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 636Last week 375Year ago 723

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 58Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 19Year ago 49

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,300	750.00–1,235.00	1,025.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	860.00	860.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,110	1,250.00	1,250.00
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	740.00	740.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,295	68.00–78.00	73.83
1	—	1,285	80.00	80.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,624	67.00–71.00	68.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,112	61.00–70.00	66.45
2	—	1,285	72.00	72.00
5	—	1,032	54.00–61.00	58.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,910	107.00–111.00	109.01
2	—	2,098	87.00–90.00	88.57
3	—	1,837	95.00–101.00	98.73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	137.00	137.00
2	—	438	129.00	129.00
9	—	376	137.00–139.00	137.68
2	—	715	95.00	95.00
2	—	233	130.00	130.00
1	—	485	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	715	122.50	122.50
48	—	571	134.00–145.00	137.26
6	—	823	111.00	111.00
38	—	445	149.00–156.00	150.05
15	—	481	142.00–154.50	150.82
16	—	672	115.00–128.00	125.38
37	—	645	124.00–133.00	129.84
15	—	512	139.00–147.00	143.00
26	—	353	151.00–158.00	157.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	606	120.00–128.00	125.97
6	—	713	108.00–112.00	110.32
1	—	335	152.00	152.00
1	—	420	152.00	152.00
1	—	875	95.00	95.00
5	—	370	145.00–151.00	148.52
4	—	458	139.00–143.00	142.02
7	—	668	116.00–119.00	117.69
5	—	524	129.00–135.00	133.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	139.00	139.00
5	—	339	151.00–155.00	151.72
8	—	491	124.00–125.00	124.63
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
1	—	250	147.50	147.50
2	—	588	122.00–129.00	125.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	829	121.00–125.00	122.55
13	—	722	126.00–133.00	131.28
4	—	434	179.00	179.00
11	—	399	174.00	174.00
6	—	485	160.00–161.00	160.84
16	—	571	153.50–156.00	154.60
8	—	629	140.00–150.00	144.88
18	—	688	132.00–138.00	132.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	117.00	117.00
1	—	745	122.00	122.00
22	—	413	155.00–165.00	156.69
7	—	598	141.00	141.00
1	—	655	124.00	124.00
1	—	520	146.00	146.00
4	—	619	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	159.00–168.00	163.41
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
6	—	304	140.00	140.00
2	—	513	139.00–147.00	143.06
7	—	559	140.00–145.00	142.57
1	—	830	90.00	90.00
17	—	431	146.00–153.00	149.05
7	—	714	112.00–114.00	113.44
5	—	640	120.00	120.00
7	—	492	136.00–143.00	137.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	140.00	140.00
4	—	513	126.00–132.00	128.74
1	—	570	131.00	131.00
1	—	340	145.00	145.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle