Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-15

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.43/cwt on 796 head.

Average price

$131.43

796 head · 670 lb average

Value per head Derived

$880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$4.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.26

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	682	131.65	898	553
Medium and Large 1-2	651	131.45	855	210
Small and Medium 1-2	460	130.00	598	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	589	127.61	751	32

One grade step is worth $4.04/cwt here — about $146 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 sale796 hd

131.43

—

KY average27 barns · 9,060 hd

132.69

−1.26

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

62 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 1-2	—	876	117.66/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,031	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	151.26/cwt	150.00–153.00	767	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	127.94/cwt	125.00–131.00	496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	164.79/cwt	162.00–167.50	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	114.93/cwt	113.00–115.00	770	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	137.35/cwt	135.00–140.00	845	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	107.42/cwt	105.00–109.00	833	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,017	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	114.22/cwt	113.00–119.00	814	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	117.49/cwt	114.00–119.00	862	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	131.83/cwt	130.00–135.00	625	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	161.01/cwt	155.00–163.00	744	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	125.37/cwt	124.00–127.00	715	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	171.78/cwt	170.00–177.00	672	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	123.10/cwt	120.00–124.00	889	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	138.95/cwt	136.00–140.00	793	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	130.62/cwt	129.00–132.00	669	25
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,050	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	118.33/cwt	116.00–120.00	779	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	162.96/cwt	162.00–164.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	129.87/cwt	127.00–133.00	864	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	125.20/cwt	122.00–128.00	974	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	927	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	136.96/cwt	136.00–137.50	603	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	895	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	523	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	112.95/cwt	111.00–116.00	866	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	131.74/cwt	126.00–134.00	827	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	125.20/cwt	124.00–127.00	611	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	116.47/cwt	115.00–117.00	956	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	121.07/cwt	119.00–122.00	752	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	150.60/cwt	144.00–154.00	717	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	110.78/cwt	110.00–111.00	801	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	108.78/cwt	107.00–109.00	683	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	156.98/cwt	150.00–159.00	669	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	102.98/cwt	102.00–104.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	122.03/cwt	119.00–123.00	693	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	133.62/cwt	130.00–135.00	783	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	142.25/cwt	135.00–149.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	134.64/cwt	123.00–137.00	723	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	120.58/cwt	120.00–121.00	939	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	125.03/cwt	120.00–126.00	849	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	145.07/cwt	141.00–147.00	766	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	134.42/cwt	133.00–135.00	582	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	124.91/cwt	122.00–127.00	673	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	755	113.99/cwt	112.00–115.00	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	638	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	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 Jan 15, 2021

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	876	117.00–118.00	117.66
2	—	375	162.00–167.50	164.79
8	—	734	114.00–119.00	117.49
40	—	628	126.00–134.00	131.74
17	—	821	115.00–117.00	116.47
25	—	476	144.00–154.00	150.60
9	—	426	150.00–159.00	156.98
21	—	586	130.00–135.00	133.62
1	—	345	180.00	180.00
19	—	779	120.00–121.00	120.58
37	—	679	120.00–126.00	125.03
13	—	528	141.00–147.00	145.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	507	150.00–153.00	151.26
55	—	615	135.00–140.00	137.35
30	—	830	122.50	122.50
21	—	462	155.00–163.00	161.01
1	—	910	109.00	109.00
8	—	391	170.00–177.00	171.78
92	—	722	120.00–124.00	123.10
64	—	571	136.00–140.00	138.95
17	—	854	123.00	123.00
4	—	426	162.00–164.00	162.96
101	—	665	127.00–133.00	129.87
137	—	778	122.00–128.00	125.20
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	135.00–149.00	142.25
12	—	537	123.00–137.00	134.64
1	—	495	143.00	143.00
2	—	580	127.00	127.00
1	—	875	103.00	103.00
3	—	755	112.00–115.00	113.99
4	—	675	118.00	118.00
5	—	638	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	125.00–131.00	127.94
28	—	670	113.00–115.00	114.93
17	—	775	105.00–109.00	107.42
1	—	290	131.00	131.00
5	—	488	124.00–127.00	125.20
18	—	723	110.00–111.00	110.78
2	—	828	102.00–104.00	102.98
30	—	568	119.00–123.00	122.03
12	—	433	133.00–135.00	134.42
33	—	539	122.00–127.00	124.91
5	—	637	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	713	113.00–119.00	114.22
38	—	474	130.00–135.00	131.83
41	—	570	124.00–127.00	125.37
25	—	512	129.00–132.00	130.62
42	—	658	116.00–120.00	118.33
15	—	858	108.00	108.00
11	—	440	136.00–137.50	136.96
7	—	814	110.00	110.00
3	—	368	142.00	142.00
1	—	1,020	94.00	94.00
1	—	905	100.00	100.00
54	—	767	111.00–116.00	112.95
55	—	621	119.00–122.00	121.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	107.00	107.00
9	—	628	107.00–109.00	108.78
4	—	520	120.00	120.00
1	—	815	100.00	100.00
1	—	485	120.00	120.00

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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