Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded mostly steady. Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.80/cwt on 151 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −70.95 against this barn's trailing median of $207.76.

Average price

$136.80

151 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$4.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.97

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	551	138.39	763	103
Medium and Large 2-3	507	133.41	677	48

One grade step is worth $4.98/cwt here — about $86 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

9 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.02, low $180.69, median $207.76 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale151 hd

136.80

—

KY average25 barns · 4,111 hd

131.83

+4.97

This barn, trailing median9 sales

207.76

−70.95

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	1,626	77.42	1,259	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	61.50	781	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,401	54.52	764	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,114	52.76	587	20

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	119.47/cwt	116.00–123.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	130.11/cwt	125.00–135.00	619	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	379	129.61/cwt	127.00–135.00	491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	215	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	123.51/cwt	122.00–124.00	568	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	788	94.99/cwt	92.00–101.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	124.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	633	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	115.99/cwt	113.00–119.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	436	108.21/cwt	105.00–125.00	472	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	639	107.34/cwt	104.00–118.00	686	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	139.09/cwt	136.00–141.00	609	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	167.18/cwt	161.00–170.00	642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	137.37/cwt	135.00–139.00	941	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	134.19/cwt	128.00–136.00	981	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	143.26/cwt	141.00–146.00	829	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	142.50/cwt	137.00–145.00	532	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	166.71/cwt	162.00–171.00	447	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	723	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	150.86/cwt	150.00–156.00	787	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	154.29/cwt	150.00–159.00	722	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	658	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	139.50/cwt	136.00–142.00	744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	115.26/cwt	112.00–122.00	826	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	149.44/cwt	146.00–158.00	708	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	134.81/cwt	128.00–139.00	766	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	174.67/cwt	166.00–178.00	665	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	123.61/cwt	121.00–125.00	760	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	475	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	54.52/cwt	52.00–57.00	764	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	53.06/cwt	50.00–58.00	594	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	61.50/cwt	57.00–64.00	781	7
Bulls	—	—	1,464	74.26/cwt	67.00–80.00	1,087	4
Bulls	—	—	1,843	81.64/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,505	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,388	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	795.00/cwt	795.00–795.00	6,241	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,304.17/cwt	1,200.00–1,400.00	15,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,440	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	13,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	635.84/cwt	580.00–700.00	8,031	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,969	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	5,328	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	6,205	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	6,660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	778.64/cwt	710.00–840.00	9,523	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	650.03/cwt	600.00–680.00	8,320	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	1,070.82/cwt	925.00–1,350.00	10,237	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	115.03/cwt	111.00–117.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	145.14/cwt	141.00–151.00	417	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	122.14/cwt	119.00–126.00	704	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	141.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	325	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	91.58/cwt	90.00–94.00	744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	118.53/cwt	114.00–121.00	793	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	126.68/cwt	121.00–130.00	422	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	157.56/cwt	156.00–159.00	586	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	160.66/cwt	155.00–165.00	683	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	140.70/cwt	137.00–145.00	744	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	137.38/cwt	130.00–145.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	332	150.22/cwt	140.00–160.00	499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	584	120.78/cwt	119.00–126.00	705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	772	86.25/cwt	85.00–90.00	666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	146.30/cwt	125.00–149.00	625	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	639	117.20/cwt	116.00–119.00	749	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	171.93/cwt	168.00–176.00	557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	132.35/cwt	131.00–134.00	687	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,876	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	1,065.88/cwt	900.00–1,500.00	13,206	15

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 Nov 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 531Last week 591Year ago 484

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 107Year ago 149

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 43Year ago 61

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded mostly steady. Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	605	116.00–123.00	119.47
25	—	476	125.00–135.00	130.11
7	—	510	120.00–130.00	124.02
3	—	655	113.00–119.00	115.99
1	—	940	88.00	88.00
11	—	438	136.00–141.00	139.09
2	—	803	115.00	115.00
1	—	340	137.00	137.00
24	—	373	137.00–145.00	142.50
3	—	712	111.00–117.00	115.03
14	—	287	141.00–151.00	145.14
18	—	576	119.00–126.00	122.14
3	—	230	140.00–145.00	141.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	98.00	98.00
2	—	675	110.00	110.00
3	—	379	127.00–135.00	129.61
1	—	215	138.00	138.00
4	—	460	122.00–124.00	123.51
3	—	788	92.00–101.00	94.99
6	—	436	105.00–125.00	108.21
1	—	590	115.00	115.00
4	—	639	104.00–118.00	107.34
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
5	—	333	121.00–130.00	126.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
3	—	558	139.00	139.00
1	—	425	150.00	150.00
2	—	658	128.00	128.00
4	—	533	136.00–142.00	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	127.00	127.00
7	—	384	161.00–170.00	167.18
5	—	685	135.00–139.00	137.37
11	—	731	128.00–136.00	134.19
7	—	579	141.00–146.00	143.26
2	—	625	140.00	140.00
2	—	268	162.00–171.00	166.71
14	—	441	164.00	164.00
7	—	522	150.00–156.00	150.86
9	—	468	150.00–159.00	154.29
4	—	320	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	108.00	108.00
12	—	717	112.00–122.00	115.26
13	—	474	146.00–158.00	149.44
12	—	568	128.00–139.00	134.81
7	—	381	166.00–178.00	174.67
6	—	615	121.00–125.00	123.61
5	—	812	90.00–94.00	91.58
8	—	669	114.00–121.00	118.53
11	—	425	155.00–165.00	160.66
24	—	529	137.00–145.00	140.70
4	—	324	168.00–176.00	171.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	372	156.00–159.00	157.56
2	—	478	130.00–145.00	137.38
3	—	332	140.00–160.00	150.22
4	—	584	119.00–126.00	120.78
4	—	772	85.00–90.00	86.25
10	—	427	125.00–149.00	146.30
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
5	—	639	116.00–119.00	117.20
12	—	519	131.00–134.00	132.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	47.00	47.00
19	—	1,119	50.00–58.00	53.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,401	52.00–57.00	54.52
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,270	57.00–64.00	61.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,464	67.00–80.00	74.26
3	—	1,843	80.00–84.00	81.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	675	650.00	650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	795.00	795.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	720.00	720.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	850	730.00	730.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,304.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	956	925.00–1,350.00	1,070.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,239	900.00–1,500.00	1,065.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,500	930.00	930.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,263	580.00–700.00	635.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,275	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	740.00	740.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,223	710.00–840.00	778.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,280	600.00–680.00	650.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,305	910.00	910.00

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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How this sale compares

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