Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder cattle under 500 pounds traded mostly steady over 500 pounds traded 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady with poor quality.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.15/cwt on 153 head.

Average price

$130.15

153 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$2.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.83

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	510	130.53	665	131
Medium and Large 2-3	402	127.91	515	22

One grade step is worth $2.62/cwt here — about $151 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 sale153 hd

130.15

—

KY average25 barns · 5,283 hd

133.98

−3.83

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	1,617	82.14	1,328	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	60.16	733	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,388	58.16	807	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,141	54.88	626	26

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	260	172.50/cwt	170.00–175.00	449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	150.94/cwt	150.00–153.00	569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	137.50/cwt	134.00–144.00	573	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	154.82/cwt	154.00–156.00	508	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	110.43/cwt	108.00–112.00	796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	130.46/cwt	130.00–132.00	569	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	317	131.60/cwt	123.00–144.00	417	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	127.37/cwt	122.00–130.00	673	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	102.33/cwt	102.00–103.00	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	120.92/cwt	115.00–124.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	128.16/cwt	121.00–131.00	628	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	534	137.07/cwt	131.00–144.00	732	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	146.67/cwt	140.00–150.00	830	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	132.46/cwt	130.00–136.00	939	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,066	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	152.24/cwt	148.00–155.00	804	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	136.22/cwt	133.00–139.00	870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	138.28/cwt	134.00–139.00	914	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	128.75/cwt	125.00–130.00	979	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	153.08/cwt	150.00–161.00	626	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	118.01/cwt	110.00–122.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,175	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	729	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	55.20/cwt	47.00–60.00	633	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	58.16/cwt	54.00–62.00	807	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	60.16/cwt	57.00–63.00	733	9
Bulls	—	—	1,347	78.59/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,059	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	50.16/cwt	49.00–51.00	548	3
Bulls	—	—	1,819	84.81/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,543	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,180.69/cwt	1,125.00–1,200.00	14,912	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	905.41/cwt	775.00–1,200.00	11,770	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	8,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,813	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,688	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	10,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	138.07/cwt	135.00–142.00	717	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	506	130.16/cwt	127.00–132.00	659	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	165.30/cwt	159.00–169.00	539	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	719	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	126.24/cwt	125.00–128.00	739	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	542	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	737	5

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 Oct 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 511Last week 565Year ago 267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 109Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 140Year ago 35

Feeder cattle under 500 pounds traded mostly steady over 500 pounds traded 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady with poor quality.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	170.00–175.00	172.50
2	—	305	171.00	171.00
23	—	566	140.00–150.00	146.67
9	—	709	130.00–136.00	132.46
4	—	969	110.00	110.00
3	—	492	160.00	160.00
41	—	528	148.00–155.00	152.24
5	—	639	133.00–139.00	136.22
2	—	415	162.00	162.00
7	—	661	134.00–139.00	138.28
4	—	760	125.00–130.00	128.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	128.00	128.00
6	—	534	131.00–144.00	137.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	150.00–153.00	150.94
23	—	417	134.00–144.00	137.50
7	—	328	154.00–156.00	154.82
5	—	721	108.00–112.00	110.43
4	—	288	135.00	135.00
26	—	528	122.00–130.00	127.37
3	—	827	102.00–103.00	102.33
3	—	608	115.00–124.00	120.92
18	—	490	121.00–131.00	128.16
2	—	675	113.00	113.00
29	—	585	125.00–128.00	126.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	128.00	128.00
8	—	436	130.00–132.00	130.46
9	—	317	123.00–144.00	131.60
1	—	590	111.00	111.00
1	—	725	90.00	90.00
1	—	525	117.00	117.00
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	542	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	109.00	109.00
7	—	409	150.00–161.00	153.08
3	—	652	110.00–122.00	118.01
1	—	580	121.00	121.00
6	—	383	152.00	152.00
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
12	—	519	135.00–142.00	138.07
7	—	326	159.00–169.00	165.30
5	—	464	155.00	155.00
1	—	810	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	132.50	132.50
1	—	840	93.00	93.00
1	—	605	114.00	114.00
1	—	705	80.00	80.00
1	—	430	147.00	147.00
2	—	335	140.00	140.00
7	—	506	127.00–132.00	130.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	62.00	62.00
22	—	1,146	47.00–60.00	55.20
3	—	1,093	49.00–51.00	50.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,388	54.00–62.00	58.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,219	57.00–63.00	60.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,347	75.00–81.00	78.59
4	—	1,819	82.00–87.00	84.81

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,300	775.00–1,200.00	905.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,263	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,180.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	660.00	660.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,250	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	840.00	840.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle