Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls traded 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.83/cwt on 155 head.

Average price

$130.83

155 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$7.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.98

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	486	132.04	642	129
Medium and Large 2-3	420	124.80	525	26

One grade step is worth $7.24/cwt here — about $117 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 sale155 hd

130.83

—

KY average25 barns · 7,033 hd

129.85

+0.98

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	1,727	77.09	1,331	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,286	59.39	764	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	57.64	862	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,167	53.11	620	45

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	427	139.27/cwt	134.00–141.00	595	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	694	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	117.99/cwt	114.00–120.00	788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	118.49/cwt	114.00–121.00	640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	286	126.49/cwt	121.00–130.00	362	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	121.50/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,002	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	138.95/cwt	135.00–143.00	796	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	358	132.02/cwt	131.00–133.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	119.79/cwt	117.00–121.00	738	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	127.00/cwt	124.00–128.00	603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	663	123.06/cwt	120.00–126.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	163.99/cwt	163.00–165.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	150.32/cwt	147.00–153.00	804	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	179.14/cwt	170.00–189.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	122.87/cwt	119.00–126.00	867	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	139.55/cwt	136.00–144.00	539	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	159.79/cwt	157.00–163.00	676	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	614	129.14/cwt	124.00–129.50	793	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	137.06/cwt	134.00–141.00	932	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	151.16/cwt	150.00–157.00	723	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	125.05/cwt	115.00–130.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	141.26/cwt	134.00–145.00	866	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	169.08/cwt	168.00–172.00	534	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	164.06/cwt	159.00–169.00	691	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	171.71/cwt	164.00–179.00	568	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	118.22/cwt	110.00–120.00	852	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	136.27/cwt	134.00–143.00	781	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	120.21/cwt	120.00–121.00	798	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	153.33/cwt	150.00–157.00	715	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	49.16/cwt	45.00–51.00	566	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	60.41/cwt	59.00–62.00	725	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,171	54.17/cwt	51.00–58.00	634	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	57.64/cwt	55.00–61.00	862	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	59.39/cwt	58.00–61.00	764	13
Bulls	—	—	1,689	75.38/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,273	8
Bulls	—	—	1,878	83.93/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,576	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	606.83/cwt	550.00–785.00	7,610	82
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	739.40/cwt	550.00–1,005.00	9,390	10
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	650	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	6,338	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	714.17/cwt	660.00–760.00	8,570	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,322	774.60/cwt	550.00–875.00	10,240	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	637.20/cwt	530.00–710.00	7,411	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	570.76/cwt	470.00–610.00	6,044	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	871.73/cwt	850.00–890.00	9,310	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	935.87/cwt	875.00–960.00	11,717	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,380.00/cwt	1,380.00–1,380.00	13,800	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,012.46/cwt	1,010.00–1,025.00	13,567	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	566	129.61/cwt	121.00–133.00	734	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	108.99/cwt	108.00–110.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	110.79/cwt	109.00–111.00	917	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	421	145.56/cwt	120.00–152.00	613	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	166.73/cwt	163.00–171.00	602	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	128.29/cwt	123.00–131.00	667	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	137.70/cwt	134.00–139.00	457	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	463	130.52/cwt	130.00–132.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	135.16/cwt	133.00–139.00	720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	140.03/cwt	133.00–143.00	396	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	447	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	572	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	128.75/cwt	128.00–129.00	797	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	146.90/cwt	145.00–151.00	776	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	133.63/cwt	130.00–140.00	635	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	435	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 Nov 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 587Last week 531Year ago 542

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 73Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 179Last week 90Year ago 28

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder bulls traded 2.00-5.00 higher. 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
15	—	427	134.00–141.00	139.27
2	—	553	125.00–126.00	125.50
4	—	668	114.00–120.00	117.99
2	—	758	115.00	115.00
15	—	616	117.00–121.00	119.79
1	—	810	115.00	115.00
7	—	706	119.00–126.00	122.87
21	—	386	136.00–144.00	139.55
11	—	520	123.00–131.00	128.29
9	—	332	134.00–139.00	137.70
4	—	283	133.00–143.00	140.03
38	—	475	130.00–140.00	133.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	540	114.00–121.00	118.49
8	—	286	121.00–130.00	126.49
2	—	358	131.00–133.00	132.02
1	—	655	112.00	112.00
4	—	475	124.00–128.00	127.00
4	—	447	128.00	128.00
1	—	345	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	118.00–125.00	121.50
10	—	573	135.00–143.00	138.95
1	—	240	164.00	164.00
2	—	385	163.00–165.00	163.99
11	—	535	147.00–153.00	150.32
2	—	265	170.00–189.00	179.14
12	—	423	157.00–163.00	159.79
9	—	680	134.00–141.00	137.06
12	—	478	150.00–157.00	151.16
9	—	613	134.00–145.00	141.26
4	—	316	168.00–172.00	169.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	140.00	140.00
2	—	340	151.00	151.00
2	—	663	120.00–126.00	123.06
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
16	—	614	124.00–129.50	129.14
3	—	560	115.00–130.00	125.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	421	159.00–169.00	164.06
11	—	331	164.00–179.00	171.71
11	—	721	110.00–120.00	118.22
18	—	573	134.00–143.00	136.27
5	—	664	120.00–121.00	120.21
5	—	466	150.00–157.00	153.33
2	—	765	108.00–110.00	108.99
1	—	1,150	85.00	85.00
9	—	828	109.00–111.00	110.79
9	—	361	163.00–171.00	166.73
4	—	619	128.00–129.00	128.75
32	—	528	145.00–151.00	146.90
1	—	865	89.00	89.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	121.00–133.00	129.61
10	—	421	120.00–152.00	145.56
1	—	630	109.00	109.00
4	—	463	130.00–132.00	130.52
1	—	310	152.00	152.00
5	—	533	133.00–139.00	135.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,151	45.00–51.00	49.16
2	—	1,200	59.00–62.00	60.41
31	—	1,171	51.00–58.00	54.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,496	55.00–61.00	57.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,286	58.00–61.00	59.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,689	72.00–80.00	75.38
2	—	1,878	82.00–86.00	83.93

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	82	—	1,254	550.00–785.00	606.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,270	550.00–1,005.00	739.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,200	660.00–760.00	714.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,322	550.00–875.00	774.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,163	530.00–710.00	637.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,059	470.00–610.00	570.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,068	850.00–890.00	871.73
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	975.00	975.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,252	875.00–960.00	935.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,000	1,380.00	1,380.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,340	1,010.00–1,025.00	1,012.46

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

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