Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

All cattle met with strong demand, with light weight feeder commanding the most bidder participation.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.80/cwt on 667 head.

Average price

$144.80

667 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$944

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$24.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.35

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	619	147.24	911	183
Medium and Large 1	672	144.24	970	446
Medium and Large 2-3	576	140.55	809	36
Small and Medium 1	543	123.00	667	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.24/cwt here — about $244 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 sale667 hd

144.80

—

KY average29 barns · 5,738 hd

146.15

−1.35

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

66 lots · USDA AMS · Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale - 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	—	856	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	132.28/cwt	130.00–133.00	897	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	624	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	160.98/cwt	160.00–162.00	757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	612	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	814	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	143.06/cwt	140.00–146.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	136.97/cwt	135.00–139.00	940	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	150.21/cwt	146.00–152.00	879	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	132.94/cwt	131.00–134.00	965	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	178.28/cwt	172.00–181.00	788	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	141.48/cwt	140.00–143.00	888	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	124.50/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,026	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	156.19/cwt	154.00–157.00	831	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	169.22/cwt	165.00–172.00	797	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	180.02/cwt	178.00–181.00	693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	127.50/cwt	127.00–130.00	960	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	137.97/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,011	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	147.96/cwt	145.00–151.00	923	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	141.68/cwt	140.00–145.00	955	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	155.15/cwt	153.00–160.00	894	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	134.19/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,033	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	126.55/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,023	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	162.32/cwt	160.00–165.00	847	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,059	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,105	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	177.74/cwt	176.00–180.00	834	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	184.44/cwt	184.00–187.00	799	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	186.74/cwt	185.00–191.00	713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	198.07/cwt	192.50–200.00	606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,021	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	553	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	156.83/cwt	156.00–159.00	594	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	148.93/cwt	145.00–150.00	630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	144.50/cwt	142.00–148.00	655	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	118.89/cwt	117.00–120.00	901	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	116.31/cwt	116.00–117.00	941	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	125.56/cwt	124.00–129.00	894	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	128.93/cwt	127.00–133.00	856	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	143.91/cwt	142.00–146.00	754	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	137.31/cwt	134.00–139.00	851	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	138.14/cwt	136.00–142.00	789	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	110.50/cwt	108.00–113.00	922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	141.63/cwt	138.00–143.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	139.18/cwt	138.00–140.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	139.80/cwt	139.00–141.00	758	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	112.22/cwt	111.00–113.00	866	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	163.27/cwt	162.50–164.00	467	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	134.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	780	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	120.86/cwt	119.00–121.50	881	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	131.61/cwt	125.00–133.00	827	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	124.28/cwt	119.00–126.00	839	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	124.60/cwt	122.00–130.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	743	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	621	117.32/cwt	117.00–120.00	729	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,079	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	340	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	483	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	745	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	775	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 - Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale - Ledbetter, KY

Fri Feb 21, 2020

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

Receipts 1,230Last week 976Year ago 0

All cattle met with strong demand, with light weight feeder commanding the most bidder participation.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	856	115.00	115.00
6	—	339	163.00	163.00
7	—	379	156.00–159.00	156.83
8	—	423	145.00–150.00	148.93
12	—	453	142.00–148.00	144.50
20	—	758	117.00–120.00	118.89
20	—	809	116.00–117.00	116.31
31	—	712	124.00–129.00	125.56
37	—	664	127.00–133.00	128.93
44	—	524	142.00–146.00	143.91
55	—	620	134.00–139.00	137.31
62	—	571	136.00–142.00	138.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	155.00	155.00
2	—	385	148.00	148.00
4	—	834	108.00–113.00	110.50
5	—	440	138.00–143.00	141.63
5	—	483	138.00–140.00	139.18
5	—	542	139.00–141.00	139.80
5	—	772	111.00–113.00	112.22
8	—	286	162.50–164.00	163.27
22	—	580	132.00–135.00	134.51
34	—	729	119.00–121.50	120.86
62	—	628	125.00–133.00	131.61
65	—	675	119.00–126.00	124.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
1	—	685	120.00	120.00
2	—	510	132.00	132.00
3	—	430	122.00–130.00	124.60
3	—	480	130.00	130.00
3	—	743	119.00	119.00
9	—	621	117.00–120.00	117.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	678	130.00–133.00	132.28
9	—	416	150.00	150.00
4	—	470	160.00–162.00	160.98
2	—	612	133.00	133.00
2	—	530	140.00–146.00	143.06
1	—	725	125.00	125.00
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	686	135.00–139.00	136.97
45	—	585	146.00–152.00	150.21
20	—	726	131.00–134.00	132.94
20	—	442	172.00–181.00	178.28
15	—	628	140.00–143.00	141.48
8	—	824	123.00–125.00	124.50
7	—	532	154.00–157.00	156.19
7	—	471	165.00–172.00	169.22
7	—	385	178.00–181.00	180.02
6	—	753	127.00–130.00	127.50
2	—	887	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	733	135.00–140.00	137.97
114	—	624	145.00–151.00	147.96
68	—	674	140.00–145.00	141.68
32	—	576	153.00–160.00	155.15
29	—	770	132.00–135.00	134.19
20	—	808	126.00–127.00	126.55
20	—	522	160.00–165.00	162.32
10	—	929	114.00	114.00
7	—	877	126.00	126.00
7	—	469	176.00–180.00	177.74
7	—	433	184.00–187.00	184.44
6	—	382	185.00–191.00	186.74
4	—	306	192.50–200.00	198.07
2	—	1,021	99.00	99.00
1	—	990	109.00	109.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	142.00	142.00
1	—	745	104.00	104.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Ledbetter Livestock Auction