Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.50/cwt on 182 head.

Average price

$140.50

182 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$688

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$8.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.82

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	492	141.30	695	164
Medium and Large 2-3	470	133.18	626	18thin

One grade step is worth $8.12/cwt here — about $69 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 sale182 hd

140.50

—

KY average26 barns · 5,258 hd

136.68

+3.82

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	1,639	93.01	1,524	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	70.69	886	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,430	68.48	979	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,243	63.33	787	28

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	381	154.93/cwt	153.00–163.00	590	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	786	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	153.86/cwt	148.00–158.00	657	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	160.59/cwt	158.00–165.00	530	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	654	136.41/cwt	134.00–138.00	892	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	178.86/cwt	178.00–180.00	660	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	141.95/cwt	140.00–148.00	646	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	173.66/cwt	173.00–175.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	167.23/cwt	163.00–171.00	793	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	148.86/cwt	142.00–150.00	953	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	132.20/cwt	132.00–133.00	956	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	8,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	167.65/cwt	160.00–171.00	691	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,227.27/cwt	1,125.00–1,350.00	16,875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	163.89/cwt	160.00–170.00	867	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	134.17/cwt	131.00–139.00	818	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	172.48/cwt	172.00–173.00	552	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	13,920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	839	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	620	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	738	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	156.50/cwt	155.00–157.00	901	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	5,908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	138.84/cwt	138.00–141.00	801	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,370	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,192	1
Bulls	—	—	1,706	94.51/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,612	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	896	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	69.23/cwt	64.00–74.00	993	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	822	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	72.14/cwt	70.00–75.00	896	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,267	65.43/cwt	60.00–71.00	829	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,183	58.09/cwt	53.00–62.00	687	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	622	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	1,454.92/cwt	1,410.00–1,500.00	20,485	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	700.62/cwt	660.00–780.00	8,071	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	278	137.03/cwt	130.00–145.00	381	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	127.99/cwt	126.00–133.00	677	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,105	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	972.63/cwt	880.00–1,050.00	12,839	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	746	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	136.93/cwt	135.00–142.00	802	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	374	146.12/cwt	136.00–151.00	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	135.01/cwt	130.00–138.00	844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	140.46/cwt	134.00–145.00	726	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	115.99/cwt	114.00–118.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	604	122.19/cwt	118.00–124.00	738	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	144.50/cwt	144.00–146.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	136.40/cwt	135.00–138.00	589	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	337	156.52/cwt	153.00–160.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	174.16/cwt	173.00–177.00	655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	156.03/cwt	150.00–160.00	421	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	122.51/cwt	122.00–123.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	159.13/cwt	157.00–164.00	754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	155.84/cwt	154.00–157.00	750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	134.76/cwt	130.00–135.00	775	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	499	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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 460Year ago 292

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 45Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 30Year ago 92

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 1.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	381	153.00–163.00	154.93
9	—	624	126.00	126.00
7	—	427	148.00–158.00	153.86
5	—	330	158.00–165.00	160.59
48	—	455	140.00–148.00	141.95
25	—	517	134.00–145.00	140.46
2	—	663	114.00–118.00	115.99
4	—	270	150.00–160.00	156.03
2	—	740	110.00	110.00
42	—	575	130.00–135.00	134.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	529	126.00–133.00	127.99
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
3	—	374	136.00–151.00	146.12
1	—	625	113.00	113.00
5	—	432	135.00–138.00	136.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	169.00	169.00
8	—	426	146.00	146.00
2	—	278	130.00–145.00	137.03
6	—	586	135.00–142.00	136.93
5	—	625	130.00–138.00	135.01
5	—	481	154.00–157.00	155.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	170.00	170.00
5	—	654	134.00–138.00	136.41
5	—	369	178.00–180.00	178.86
19	—	474	163.00–171.00	167.23
7	—	640	142.00–150.00	148.86
5	—	723	132.00–133.00	132.20
20	—	529	160.00–170.00	163.89
2	—	320	172.00–173.00	172.48
12	—	576	155.00–157.00	156.50
1	—	285	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	173.00–175.00	173.66
1	—	810	103.00	103.00
6	—	412	160.00–171.00	167.65
9	—	610	131.00–139.00	134.17
1	—	865	97.00	97.00
11	—	577	138.00–141.00	138.84
5	—	518	144.00	144.00
6	—	376	173.00–177.00	174.16
2	—	685	122.00–123.00	122.51
5	—	474	157.00–164.00	159.13
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	136.00	136.00
2	—	545	130.00	130.00
1	—	360	163.00	163.00
5	—	604	118.00–124.00	122.19
4	—	419	144.00–146.00	144.50
4	—	337	153.00–160.00	156.52

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	—	975	830.00	830.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,408	1,410.00–1,500.00	1,454.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,375	1,125.00–1,350.00	1,227.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,450	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,152	660.00–780.00	700.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,320	880.00–1,050.00	972.63
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	875.00	875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	695.00	695.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	675	460.00	460.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	87.00	87.00
4	—	1,706	92.00–97.00	94.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	64.00	64.00
12	—	1,435	64.00–74.00	69.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	62.00	62.00
6	—	1,242	70.00–75.00	72.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,267	60.00–71.00	65.43
8	—	1,183	53.00–62.00	58.09

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