Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder cattle were met with strong demand and heavy bidder participation was noted on light weight feeders.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.66/cwt on 779 head.

Average price

$138.66

779 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$949

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$11.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.19

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	686	140.43	963	515
Medium and Large 1-2	684	136.53	934	215
Small and Medium 1	638	130.00	829	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	682	129.29	882	43

One grade step is worth $11.15/cwt here — about $81 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 sale779 hd

138.66

—

KY average27 barns · 6,801 hd

136.47

+2.19

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

61 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 1-2	—	577	133.27/cwt	131.00–134.00	769	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	118.34/cwt	118.00–119.00	924	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	997	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	130.77/cwt	130.00–132.00	931	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	968	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	124.38/cwt	121.00–125.50	1,027	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	846	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	956	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,012	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,123	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	149.81/cwt	149.00–150.00	918	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	162.91/cwt	161.00–164.00	850	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	132.11/cwt	130.00–135.00	823	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	143.24/cwt	141.00–145.00	678	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	951	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,113	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,181	1
Heifers	Small 1	—	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	154.06/cwt	150.00–157.00	815	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	152.43/cwt	151.00–154.00	875	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	137.70/cwt	136.00–140.00	928	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	168.37/cwt	168.00–171.00	791	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	690	5
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	638	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	829	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	144.56/cwt	140.00–146.50	736	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	185.37/cwt	183.00–187.00	793	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	121.62/cwt	121.00–125.00	915	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	122.10/cwt	121.00–126.00	883	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	151.34/cwt	150.00–154.00	631	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	127.13/cwt	126.00–129.00	858	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	136.06/cwt	135.00–138.00	784	107
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	631	137.06/cwt	136.00–138.00	865	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	789	119.03/cwt	112.00–122.00	939	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	698	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	824	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	115.04/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,060	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	118.92/cwt	118.00–120.00	832	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	127.82/cwt	125.00–129.00	807	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	136.79/cwt	136.00–140.00	643	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	164.61/cwt	160.00–166.00	802	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	121.33/cwt	120.00–123.00	945	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	141.37/cwt	139.00–145.00	899	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	143.09/cwt	141.00–147.00	612	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	111.54/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,084	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	132.36/cwt	131.00–134.00	913	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	126.40/cwt	125.00–128.00	863	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	127.62/cwt	126.00–129.00	912	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	148.67/cwt	147.00–153.00	853	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	172.42/cwt	172.00–174.00	709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	137.92/cwt	136.00–139.00	721	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	127.57/cwt	126.50–130.00	989	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	122.81/cwt	122.00–124.00	846	42

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 26, 2021

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

Receipts 1,500Last week 1,325Year ago 0

Feeder cattle were met with strong demand and heavy bidder participation was noted on light weight feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	577	131.00–134.00	133.27
20	—	781	118.00–119.00	118.34
4	—	913	106.00	106.00
2	—	887	111.00	111.00
13	—	700	118.00–120.00	118.92
1	—	985	100.00	100.00
23	—	631	125.00–129.00	127.82
16	—	470	136.00–140.00	136.79
13	—	428	141.00–147.00	143.09
15	—	523	136.00–139.00	137.92
42	—	689	122.00–124.00	122.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	906	110.00	110.00
5	—	846	113.00	113.00
59	—	623	130.00–135.00	132.11
17	—	473	141.00–145.00	143.24
99	—	509	140.00–146.50	144.56
13	—	752	121.00–125.00	121.62
66	—	723	121.00–126.00	122.10
26	—	417	150.00–154.00	151.34
18	—	675	126.00–129.00	127.13
107	—	576	135.00–138.00	136.06
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	698	118.00	118.00
2	—	482	132.00	132.00
3	—	740	117.00	117.00
1	—	305	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	712	130.00–132.00	130.77
101	—	826	121.00–125.50	124.38
9	—	1,012	111.00	111.00
53	—	613	149.00–150.00	149.81
41	—	522	161.00–164.00	162.91
5	—	951	117.00	117.00
1	—	1,270	93.00	93.00
75	—	574	151.00–154.00	152.43
51	—	674	136.00–140.00	137.70
8	—	470	168.00–171.00	168.37
5	—	340	203.00	203.00
23	—	428	183.00–187.00	185.37
2	—	850	120.00	120.00
92	—	775	126.50–130.00	127.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	190.00	190.00
10	—	529	150.00–157.00	154.06
20	—	921	113.00–116.00	115.04
17	—	487	160.00–166.00	164.61
1	—	820	114.00	114.00
9	—	779	120.00–123.00	121.33
51	—	636	139.00–145.00	141.37
1	—	880	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,005	95.00	95.00
13	—	972	111.00–112.00	111.54
48	—	690	131.00–134.00	132.36
1	—	1,135	90.00	90.00
17	—	715	126.00–129.00	127.62
20	—	574	147.00–153.00	148.67
5	—	411	172.00–174.00	172.42
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	638	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	631	136.00–138.00	137.06
10	—	789	112.00–122.00	119.03
1	—	565	145.00	145.00
1	—	525	135.00	135.00
15	—	683	125.00–128.00	126.40

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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