Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder cattle were met with strong demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.46/cwt on 311 head.

Average price

$132.46

311 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$10.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.30

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	605	135.17	817	85
Medium and Large 1	690	132.25	912	202
Medium and Large 2-3	586	124.58	730	24

One grade step is worth $10.59/cwt here — about $87 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 sale311 hd

132.46

—

KY average31 barns · 12,205 hd

134.76

−2.30

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

50 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	—	555	126.85/cwt	125.00–129.00	704	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	128.85/cwt	128.00–131.00	689	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	121.11/cwt	120.00–124.00	753	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	969	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	125.87/cwt	125.00–126.00	894	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	147.29/cwt	146.00–150.00	767	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,071	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	132.53/cwt	132.00–136.00	645	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	856	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	136.82/cwt	136.00–140.00	847	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	140.99/cwt	140.00–143.00	808	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	130.32/cwt	130.00–131.00	873	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	994	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	125.71/cwt	124.00–126.00	660	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	113.35/cwt	112.00–114.00	814	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	128.70/cwt	126.00–130.00	606	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	871	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	122.77/cwt	121.00–123.00	819	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	116.50/cwt	115.00–118.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	120.33/cwt	120.00–122.00	929	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	150.62/cwt	146.00–151.00	708	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	144.56/cwt	140.00–145.00	778	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	135.12/cwt	133.00–138.00	777	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	128.11/cwt	127.00–132.00	539	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	122.78/cwt	122.00–124.00	691	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	126.83/cwt	125.00–129.00	850	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	121.51/cwt	121.00–122.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	132.78/cwt	130.00–135.00	840	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	511	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	635	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	136.00/cwt	131.00–141.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	124.50/cwt	120.00–129.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	729	113.73/cwt	112.00–116.00	829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	123.17/cwt	119.00–124.00	739	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	656	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	541	127.99/cwt	119.00–134.00	692	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	392	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	443	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 Dec 11, 2020

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

Receipts 565Last week 928Year ago 976

Feeder cattle were met with strong demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	555	125.00–129.00	126.85
32	—	535	128.00–131.00	128.85
32	—	622	120.00–124.00	121.11
7	—	487	132.00–136.00	132.53
12	—	713	120.00	120.00
13	—	771	113.00	113.00
25	—	667	121.00–123.00	122.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	785	104.00	104.00
7	—	525	124.00–126.00	125.71
12	—	718	112.00–114.00	113.35
16	—	471	126.00–130.00	128.70
2	—	600	115.00–118.00	116.50
3	—	665	119.00	119.00
9	—	421	127.00–132.00	128.11
10	—	563	122.00–124.00	122.78
1	—	390	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	511	117.00	117.00
4	—	583	109.00	109.00
2	—	630	108.00	108.00
4	—	490	120.00	120.00
1	—	665	114.00	114.00
1	—	385	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	451	158.00	158.00
17	—	801	121.00	121.00
2	—	395	163.00	163.00
23	—	710	125.00–126.00	125.87
15	—	521	146.00–150.00	147.29
32	—	857	125.00	125.00
38	—	619	136.00–140.00	136.82
25	—	573	140.00–143.00	140.99
25	—	670	130.00–131.00	130.32
22	—	789	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	110.00	110.00
1	—	925	108.00	108.00
6	—	772	120.00–122.00	120.33
14	—	470	146.00–151.00	150.62
1	—	440	153.00	153.00
1	—	820	116.00	116.00
16	—	538	140.00–145.00	144.56
16	—	575	133.00–138.00	135.12
22	—	670	125.00–129.00	126.83
2	—	713	121.00–122.00	121.51
5	—	633	130.00–135.00	132.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	131.00–141.00	136.00
2	—	560	120.00–129.00	124.50
4	—	729	112.00–116.00	113.73
6	—	600	119.00–124.00	123.17
3	—	656	123.00	123.00
5	—	541	119.00–134.00	127.99
2	—	392	133.00	133.00

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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