Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Due to the precondition sale last week and limited number of comparable receipts no trend on the market this week, but a higher undertone was noted on feeder cattle. 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 $142.60/cwt on 206 head.

Average price

$142.60

206 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$0.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.47

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	526	142.75	751	168
Medium and Large 2-3	407	141.93	578	38

One grade step is worth $0.81/cwt here — about $173 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 sale206 hd

142.60

—

KY average25 barns · 4,301 hd

134.12

+8.47

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	1,876	97.05	1,821	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	69.42	852	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,279	67.62	865	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,167	64.89	757	9thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	150.36/cwt	146.00–157.00	708	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	128.90/cwt	127.00–131.00	806	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	110.00/cwt	109.00–111.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	163.27/cwt	158.00–165.00	668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	158.58/cwt	157.00–165.00	739	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	501	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	139.67/cwt	133.00–141.00	785	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	162.36/cwt	162.00–163.00	542	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	170.78/cwt	169.00–174.00	707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	145.99/cwt	141.00–149.00	701	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	129.68/cwt	124.00–133.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	159.74/cwt	158.00–162.00	832	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	174.50/cwt	174.00–175.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	208	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	12,924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	139.45/cwt	136.00–140.00	851	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	977	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	142.41/cwt	141.00–144.00	900	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	133.59/cwt	130.00–136.00	892	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	158	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	356	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	171.74/cwt	169.00–177.00	610	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	810.19/cwt	640.00–970.00	8,369	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	886	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	600	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,200	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	147.42/cwt	142.50–150.00	778	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,279	67.62/cwt	67.00–68.00	865	5
Bulls	—	—	1,896	96.07/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,821	5
Bulls	—	—	1,550	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,349	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,290	70.84/cwt	70.00–72.00	914	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	65.07/cwt	60.00–70.00	728	5
Bulls	—	—	2,105	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	170.25/cwt	167.00–174.00	570	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,879	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	1,042.96/cwt	930.00–1,200.00	16,270	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	379	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	337	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	470	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	329	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	295	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	142.96/cwt	139.00–144.00	605	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	339	145.47/cwt	139.00–147.00	493	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	58.49/cwt	58.00–59.00	680	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	69.42/cwt	68.00–70.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	645	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,578	1,066.18/cwt	920.00–1,200.00	16,824	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	707	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,195	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	880.56/cwt	650.00–1,100.00	10,840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	526	150.01/cwt	147.00–152.00	789	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,011	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	148.15/cwt	147.00–150.00	400	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	130.02/cwt	127.00–133.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	518	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	140.10/cwt	134.00–144.00	785	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	141.84/cwt	136.00–145.00	763	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	223	171.32/cwt	170.00–172.50	382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	172.75/cwt	171.00–175.00	634	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	152.41/cwt	148.00–156.00	652	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	158.17/cwt	155.00–163.00	587	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	939	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,033	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	788	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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 460Last week 636Year ago 418

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 56Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 15Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	471	146.00–157.00	150.36
4	—	409	158.00–165.00	163.27
3	—	618	124.00–133.00	129.68
2	—	678	124.00	124.00
1	—	835	105.00	105.00
3	—	528	142.50–150.00	147.42
4	—	335	167.00–174.00	170.25
12	—	560	134.00–144.00	140.10
8	—	367	171.00–175.00	172.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	142.00	142.00
2	—	518	135.00	135.00
1	—	440	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	625	127.00–131.00	128.90
2	—	733	109.00–111.00	110.00
19	—	562	133.00–141.00	139.67
8	—	334	162.00–163.00	162.36
26	—	480	141.00–149.00	145.99
4	—	290	167.00	167.00
2	—	208	190.00	190.00
1	—	995	89.00	89.00
5	—	919	110.00	110.00
32	—	538	136.00–145.00	141.84
1	—	660	124.00	124.00
25	—	428	148.00–156.00	152.41
6	—	371	155.00–163.00	158.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	610	136.00–140.00	139.45
2	—	720	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	423	139.00–144.00	142.96
5	—	339	139.00–147.00	145.47
2	—	478	135.00	135.00
1	—	700	101.00	101.00
2	—	355	152.50	152.50
5	—	270	147.00–150.00	148.15
3	—	524	127.00–133.00	130.02
1	—	640	121.00	121.00
1	—	240	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	466	157.00–165.00	158.58
6	—	282	177.50	177.50
5	—	414	169.00–174.00	170.78
1	—	870	120.00	120.00
21	—	521	158.00–162.00	159.74
2	—	323	174.00–175.00	174.50
5	—	814	120.00	120.00
25	—	632	141.00–144.00	142.41
16	—	668	130.00–136.00	133.59
2	—	228	187.50	187.50
4	—	158	225.00	225.00
3	—	355	169.00–177.00	171.74
4	—	939	110.00	110.00
1	—	555	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	526	147.00–152.00	150.01
2	—	410	163.00	163.00
1	—	495	148.00	148.00
2	—	223	170.00–172.50	171.32
1	—	705	119.00	119.00
1	—	835	116.00	116.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	89.00	89.00
2	—	470	70.00	70.00
2	—	295	83.00	83.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,055	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,033	640.00–970.00	810.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	860.00	860.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,560	930.00–1,200.00	1,042.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,578	920.00–1,200.00	1,066.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,355	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,231	650.00–1,100.00	880.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	600	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,279	67.00–68.00	67.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	70.00–72.00	70.84
5	—	1,119	60.00–70.00	65.07
2	—	1,163	58.00–59.00	58.49
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,227	68.00–70.00	69.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,896	93.00–100.00	96.07
1	—	1,550	87.00	87.00
1	—	2,105	112.00	112.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle