Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to holiday last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.27/cwt on 212 head.

Average price

$146.27

212 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$22.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.22

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	519	147.60	766	182
Medium and Large 2-3	398	139.14	553	28
Medium and Large 3	420	125.00	525	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.60/cwt here — about $241 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 sale212 hd

146.27

—

KY average25 barns · 4,980 hd

140.05

+6.22

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	1,833	97.70	1,791	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,317	71.19	938	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,529	68.84	1,052	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	64.71	707	24
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,650	70.00	1,155	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1-2	—	1,074	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,074	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	150.52/cwt	144.00–151.00	935	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	145.87/cwt	143.00–153.00	699	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	932	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	152.06/cwt	149.00–157.00	731	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	718	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	941	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	138.30/cwt	137.00–140.00	852	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	144.31/cwt	140.00–149.00	759	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	134.41/cwt	131.00–140.00	962	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	166.97/cwt	166.00–168.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	160.73/cwt	155.00–163.00	534	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	132.49/cwt	131.00–134.00	715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	129.62/cwt	128.00–133.00	745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	159.82/cwt	157.50–161.00	491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	150.92/cwt	145.00–155.00	617	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	129.00/cwt	127.00–130.00	862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	147.68/cwt	143.00–150.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	454	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	731	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	152.63/cwt	148.00–155.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	633	136.55/cwt	134.00–139.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	538	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,025	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	138.10/cwt	135.00–142.00	793	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	169.67/cwt	167.00–171.00	738	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,249	921.61/cwt	830.00–1,010.00	11,511	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	807.69/cwt	700.00–900.00	7,875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	165	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	514	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	817	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	945	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,432	1,012.47/cwt	900.00–1,185.00	14,499	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	123.65/cwt	120.00–130.00	845	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	435	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,169.32/cwt	1,060.00–1,250.00	11,109	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	168.84/cwt	161.00–177.00	647	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	975	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	8,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	877	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	918	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,109.84/cwt	1,050.00–1,210.00	13,185	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	883.44/cwt	875.00–890.00	11,776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	105.60/cwt	102.00–110.00	919	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	1,074.70/cwt	900.00–1,325.00	11,671	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	750	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	5,513	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	775	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,231	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	878	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,595	69.78/cwt	67.00–72.00	1,113	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	787	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	64.91/cwt	61.00–68.00	719	21
Bulls	—	—	1,573	87.02/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,369	2
Bulls	—	—	1,972	98.92/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,951	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,245	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	8,813	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	11,760	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	540	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	795	1
Bulls	—	—	1,885	106.54/cwt	105.00–108.00	2,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	135.76/cwt	135.00–136.00	387	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Dairy Steers	Prime	—	1,650	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,155	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	72.09/cwt	67.00–77.00	957	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	559	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	620	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	7,828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	164.02/cwt	159.00–167.00	800	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	320	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,438	1,022.90/cwt	920.00–1,152.00	14,709	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	777.27/cwt	775.00–780.00	8,908	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	2

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 Jul 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 498Last week 400Year ago 346

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 67Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 36Year ago 7

No trend due to holiday last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,074	100.00	100.00
14	—	621	144.00–151.00	150.52
4	—	526	155.00	155.00
5	—	716	131.00–140.00	134.41
3	—	875	118.00	118.00
6	—	435	167.00–171.00	169.67
3	—	785	130.00	130.00
2	—	690	137.00	137.00
1	—	285	152.50	152.50
11	—	577	152.00	152.00
14	—	488	159.00–167.00	164.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	590	158.00	158.00
23	—	688	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	110.00	110.00
2	—	388	127.00	127.00
4	—	559	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	134.00–139.00	136.55
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
1	—	575	140.00	140.00
3	—	210	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	140.00–141.00	140.51
5	—	481	149.00–157.00	152.06
7	—	616	137.00–140.00	138.30
2	—	428	166.00–168.00	166.97
3	—	307	157.50–161.00	159.82
3	—	668	127.00–130.00	129.00
3	—	543	143.00–150.00	147.68
2	—	383	161.00–177.00	168.84
5	—	870	102.00–110.00	105.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
1	—	390	149.00	149.00
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
1	—	545	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	479	143.00–153.00	145.87
7	—	526	140.00–149.00	144.31
6	—	332	155.00–163.00	160.73
19	—	409	145.00–155.00	150.92
3	—	388	148.00–155.00	152.63
1	—	785	103.00	103.00
16	—	574	135.00–142.00	138.10
1	—	165	165.00	165.00
7	—	683	120.00–130.00	123.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	718	131.00	131.00
9	—	454	161.00	161.00
20	—	514	159.00	159.00
31	—	610	150.50	150.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	131.00–134.00	132.49
1	—	475	134.00	134.00
3	—	575	128.00–133.00	129.62
17	—	376	143.00	143.00
1	—	325	134.00	134.00
4	—	285	135.00–136.00	135.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	125.00	125.00

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)	7	—	1,249	830.00–1,010.00	921.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	700.00–900.00	807.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,432	900.00–1,185.00	1,012.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,333	875.00–890.00	883.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	705.00	705.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	840.00	840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,438	920.00–1,152.00	1,022.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,146	775.00–780.00	777.27
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	950	1,060.00–1,250.00	1,169.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,188	1,050.00–1,210.00	1,109.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,086	900.00–1,325.00	1,074.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	830.00	830.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	735.00	735.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	970	850.00	850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	735.00	735.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	66.00	66.00
3	—	1,595	67.00–72.00	69.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	64.00	64.00
8	—	1,328	67.00–77.00	72.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,108	61.00–68.00	64.91
2	—	900	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,135	70.00	70.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	80.00–92.00	87.02
3	—	1,972	94.00–102.00	98.92
2	—	1,885	105.00–108.00	106.54
Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	70.00	70.00

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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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