Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-20

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.19/cwt on 557 head.

Average price

$135.19

557 head · 652 lb average

Value per head Derived

$881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$11.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.35

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	658	136.61	899	380
Medium and Large 1-2	635	132.99	844	157
Medium and Large 2-3	671	125.28	841	20

One grade step is worth $11.33/cwt here — about $58 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 sale557 hd

135.19

—

KY average25 barns · 7,209 hd

134.84

+0.35

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

56 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	123.74/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,060	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	142.57/cwt	140.00–144.00	823	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	128.47/cwt	128.00–129.00	967	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	150.14/cwt	146.00–151.00	757	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,042	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	131.23/cwt	130.00–133.00	896	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	130.11/cwt	129.00–131.00	934	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	118.96/cwt	117.00–120.00	849	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	883	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	141.65/cwt	141.00–143.00	484	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	130.52/cwt	130.00–132.00	680	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	140.19/cwt	137.00–141.00	589	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	126.80/cwt	124.00–128.00	787	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	123.89/cwt	122.00–125.00	828	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	136.06/cwt	135.00–139.00	656	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	137.11/cwt	137.00–137.50	701	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	128.96/cwt	127.00–131.00	756	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	150.62/cwt	149.00–152.00	717	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	165.02/cwt	164.00–166.00	639	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	159.71/cwt	155.00–161.00	655	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	124.85/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,049	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	136.22/cwt	135.00–140.00	847	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	895	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,181	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	797	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	138.23/cwt	135.00–145.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	667	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	820	114.99/cwt	113.00–116.00	943	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	121.32/cwt	107.00–127.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	442	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	127.33/cwt	127.00–128.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	141.87/cwt	140.00–143.00	755	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	135.70/cwt	135.00–137.00	783	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	124.64/cwt	123.00–125.00	957	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	131.65/cwt	130.00–134.00	628	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	134.04/cwt	131.00–136.00	562	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	132.63/cwt	131.00–134.00	850	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	125.92/cwt	125.00–127.00	914	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	144.29/cwt	140.00–146.00	708	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,021	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	147.25/cwt	145.00–152.00	641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	126.13/cwt	125.00–128.00	835	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	121.24/cwt	120.00–122.00	769	13

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 Nov 20, 2020

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

Receipts 928Last week 769Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	857	123.00–125.00	123.74
77	—	577	140.00–144.00	142.57
15	—	753	128.00–129.00	128.47
30	—	504	146.00–151.00	150.14
3	—	930	112.00	112.00
26	—	683	130.00–133.00	131.23
64	—	718	129.00–131.00	130.11
13	—	476	149.00–152.00	150.62
20	—	387	164.00–166.00	165.02
5	—	410	155.00–161.00	159.71
52	—	840	122.00–125.00	124.85
48	—	622	135.00–140.00	136.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	131.00	131.00
2	—	797	114.00	114.00
1	—	480	139.00	139.00
3	—	537	135.00–145.00	138.23
2	—	667	124.00	124.00
1	—	860	115.00	115.00
1	—	630	123.00	123.00
6	—	820	113.00–116.00	114.99
2	—	442	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	100.00	100.00
22	—	532	140.00–143.00	141.87
14	—	577	135.00–137.00	135.70
11	—	768	123.00–125.00	124.64
2	—	818	121.00	121.00
67	—	641	131.00–134.00	132.63
12	—	726	125.00–127.00	125.92
11	—	491	140.00–146.00	144.29
6	—	862	117.00–120.00	118.50
3	—	435	145.00–152.00	147.25
8	—	662	125.00–128.00	126.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	714	117.00–120.00	118.96
5	—	803	110.00	110.00
3	—	342	141.00–143.00	141.65
22	—	420	137.00–141.00	140.19
70	—	621	124.00–128.00	126.80
38	—	668	122.00–125.00	123.89
36	—	482	135.00–139.00	136.06
38	—	511	137.00–137.50	137.11
39	—	586	127.00–131.00	128.96
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
19	—	521	130.00–132.00	130.52
1	—	655	113.00	113.00
1	—	700	111.00	111.00
9	—	477	130.00–134.00	131.65
7	—	419	131.00–136.00	134.04
1	—	590	126.00	126.00
13	—	634	120.00–122.00	121.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	895	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	107.00	107.00
4	—	480	107.00–127.00	121.32
3	—	581	113.00	113.00
3	—	511	127.00–128.00	127.33

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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