Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

All classes of cattle traded with strong demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.92/cwt on 654 head.

Average price

$149.92

654 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$24.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.82

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	602	154.89	933	223
Medium and Large 1	680	148.85	1,011	395
Medium and Large 2-3	709	130.84	927	36

One grade step is worth $24.06/cwt here — about $6 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 sale654 hd

149.92

—

KY average26 barns · 8,264 hd

150.73

−0.82

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

59 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	—	730	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	883	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	157.75/cwt	153.00–160.00	932	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	127.76/cwt	127.00–129.00	882	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	145.35/cwt	143.00–148.00	850	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	117.16/cwt	116.00–119.00	913	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	171.08/cwt	165.00–173.00	922	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	715	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	130.85/cwt	129.00–131.00	988	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	143.48/cwt	141.00–146.00	895	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	725	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	173.15/cwt	170.00–177.00	829	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	155.81/cwt	154.00–158.00	826	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	958	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	742	125.00/cwt	124.00–128.00	928	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	137.24/cwt	135.00–141.00	913	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	131.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	972	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	900	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	840	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	825	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	582	133.65/cwt	130.00–140.00	778	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	768	119.24/cwt	116.00–124.00	916	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	587	147.47/cwt	140.00–151.00	866	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	697	126.33/cwt	124.00–131.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,013	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	136.49/cwt	136.00–138.00	852	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	450	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	684	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	164.98/cwt	163.00–166.00	709	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	153.22/cwt	150.00–157.00	864	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	143.86/cwt	140.00–146.00	875	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	156.07/cwt	153.50–157.00	818	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	131.75/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,079	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	181.60/cwt	180.00–184.00	884	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,037	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	752	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	119.68/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,024	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	133.45/cwt	133.00–133.50	899	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	177.52/cwt	175.00–179.00	907	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	989	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	190.35/cwt	190.00–194.00	839	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	163.03/cwt	161.00–165.00	774	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	163.20/cwt	162.00–169.00	955	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	156.21/cwt	154.00–159.00	756	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	154.31/cwt	153.00–160.00	977	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	149.24/cwt	142.00–150.00	789	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	143.23/cwt	142.00–147.00	942	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	136.19/cwt	135.00–139.00	853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	125.02/cwt	123.00–125.50	920	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	122.80/cwt	120.00–124.00	937	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,027	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	138.89/cwt	137.00–142.00	999	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	180.48/cwt	178.00–186.00	744	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 Apr 16, 2021

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

Receipts 1,279Last week 1,100Year ago 0

All classes of cattle traded with strong demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	730	121.00	121.00
30	—	690	127.00–129.00	127.76
62	—	585	143.00–148.00	145.35
10	—	779	116.00–119.00	117.16
5	—	447	160.00	160.00
2	—	883	109.00	109.00
9	—	819	117.00	117.00
14	—	484	154.00–159.00	156.21
24	—	529	142.00–150.00	149.24
5	—	626	135.00–139.00	136.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	109.00	109.00
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
5	—	545	139.00	139.00
1	—	840	91.00	91.00
11	—	582	130.00–140.00	133.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	175.00	175.00
13	—	393	174.00	174.00
14	—	430	163.00–166.00	164.98
21	—	564	150.00–157.00	153.22
21	—	608	140.00–146.00	143.86
22	—	524	153.50–157.00	156.07
100	—	674	133.00–133.50	133.45
75	—	804	123.00	123.00
27	—	475	161.00–165.00	163.03
68	—	736	123.00–125.50	125.02
66	—	763	120.00–124.00	122.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	591	153.00–160.00	157.75
1	—	875	110.00	110.00
52	—	539	165.00–173.00	171.08
13	—	755	129.00–131.00	130.85
24	—	624	141.00–146.00	143.48
1	—	1,055	106.00	106.00
41	—	479	170.00–177.00	173.15
16	—	665	135.00–141.00	137.24
21	—	739	130.00–135.00	131.58
2	—	955	110.00	110.00
16	—	809	127.00	127.00
13	—	412	178.00–186.00	180.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	154.00–158.00	155.81
4	—	742	124.00–128.00	125.00
2	—	900	105.00	105.00
3	—	825	120.00–121.00	120.33
4	—	768	116.00–124.00	119.24
5	—	587	140.00–151.00	147.47
3	—	697	124.00–131.00	126.33
4	—	1,013	100.00	100.00
4	—	624	136.00–138.00	136.49
1	—	450	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	819	130.00–132.00	131.75
20	—	487	180.00–184.00	181.60
22	—	765	135.50	135.50
6	—	376	200.00	200.00
13	—	856	116.00–120.00	119.68
15	—	511	175.00–179.00	177.52
21	—	441	190.00–194.00	190.35
26	—	585	162.00–169.00	163.20
86	—	633	153.00–160.00	154.31
9	—	658	142.00–147.00	143.23
90	—	719	137.00–142.00	138.89

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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