Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.32/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$153.32

84 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$16.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.38

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	554	155.31	861	74
Medium and Large 2-3	529	138.60	733	10thin

One grade step is worth $16.71/cwt here — about $128 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 sale84 hd

153.32

—

KY average25 barns · 5,586 hd

149.94

+3.38

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	1,545	90.55	1,399	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	73.41	890	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,455	63.50	924	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,056	61.87	653	19

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	654	146.34/cwt	141.00–148.00	957	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	155.01/cwt	154.00–157.00	874	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	160.63/cwt	155.00–165.00	694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	148.38/cwt	145.00–152.00	782	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	146.65/cwt	144.00–151.00	789	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	176.54/cwt	171.00–181.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	142.52/cwt	140.00–146.00	815	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	151.98/cwt	147.00–155.00	947	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	173.57/cwt	169.00–176.00	575	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	132.21/cwt	129.00–137.00	828	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	171.50/cwt	170.00–173.00	377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	137.49/cwt	133.00–143.00	832	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,123	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	168.22/cwt	165.00–171.00	454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	115.36/cwt	112.00–118.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	167.72/cwt	167.50–169.00	797	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	178.00/cwt	175.00–181.00	668	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	6,882	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	154.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	832	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	888	1
Bulls	—	—	1,543	82.90/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,279	2
Bulls	—	—	1,547	95.65/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,480	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	871	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	978	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	73.41/cwt	72.00–75.00	890	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	58.23/cwt	55.00–61.00	552	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	135.08/cwt	132.00–138.00	762	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	161.95/cwt	157.00–167.00	607	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,363	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,153	65.14/cwt	62.00–69.00	751	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	847	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	18,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	132.01/cwt	127.00–142.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	17,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	660	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	152.50/cwt	148.00–157.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	564	124.72/cwt	122.00–130.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	489	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	726	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	153.02/cwt	152.00–157.00	500	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	393	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	155.32/cwt	152.00–160.00	728	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	166.29/cwt	165.00–168.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	690	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	398	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	155.20/cwt	149.00–159.00	663	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	151.14/cwt	145.00–155.00	715	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	169.44/cwt	168.00–173.00	557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	127.75/cwt	127.00–128.00	802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	515	131.50/cwt	129.00–134.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	664	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 Aug 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 323Last week 260Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 70Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 38Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	654	141.00–148.00	146.34
6	—	564	154.00–157.00	155.01
4	—	307	171.00–181.00	176.54
15	—	623	147.00–155.00	151.98
2	—	220	170.00–173.00	171.50
3	—	877	128.00	128.00
7	—	475	167.50–169.00	167.72
3	—	283	170.00	170.00
2	—	375	175.00–181.00	178.00
14	—	539	150.00–155.00	154.29
1	—	410	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	146.00	146.00
3	—	624	127.00–142.00	132.01
4	—	511	135.00	135.00
2	—	398	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	432	155.00–165.00	160.63
7	—	538	144.00–151.00	146.65
10	—	331	169.00–176.00	173.57
6	—	605	133.00–143.00	137.49
3	—	767	112.00–118.00	115.36
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
1	—	830	107.00	107.00
6	—	564	132.00–138.00	135.08
4	—	375	157.00–167.00	161.95
10	—	469	152.00–160.00	155.32
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	489	148.00–149.00	148.50
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
2	—	393	147.00	147.00
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
4	—	628	127.00–128.00	127.75
2	—	515	129.00–134.00	131.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	527	145.00–152.00	148.38
17	—	572	140.00–146.00	142.52
5	—	626	129.00–137.00	132.21
1	—	660	124.00	124.00
2	—	270	165.00–171.00	168.22
1	—	215	151.00	151.00
3	—	365	165.00–168.00	166.29
10	—	427	149.00–159.00	155.20
8	—	473	145.00–155.00	151.14
4	—	329	168.00–173.00	169.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	110.00	110.00
2	—	605	125.00	125.00
1	—	465	142.00	142.00
2	—	355	148.00–157.00	152.50
3	—	564	122.00–130.00	124.72
5	—	327	152.00–157.00	153.02
1	—	420	140.00	140.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	740.00	740.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	81.00–85.00	82.90
3	—	1,547	92.00–98.00	95.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	62.00	62.00
1	—	1,505	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,212	72.00–75.00	73.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	948	55.00–61.00	58.23
10	—	1,153	62.00–69.00	65.14

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

Steers · 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