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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 18

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

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Feeder Cattle receipts

718 head

▲ 718 vs last sale 0▲ 718 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 0▲ 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 0▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder cattle traded mostly steady with strong demand for weaned feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.06/cwt on 327 head.

Average price

$132.06

327 head · 715 lb average

Value per head Derived

$944

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$263

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

$0.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.91

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	722	132.07	954	315
Medium and Large 2-3	524	131.90	690	12thin

One grade step is worth $0.17/cwt here — about $263 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 sale327 hd

132.06

—

KY average20 barns · 5,071 hd

134.97

−2.91

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,670	76.12	1,271	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,143	57.65	659	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	54.46	770	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,010	51.43	520	17

Every lot

80 lots · USDA AMS · Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	150.42/cwt	147.00–154.00	501	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	148.56/cwt	147.00–149.00	624	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	651	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	467	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	616	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	144.45/cwt	142.00–150.00	682	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	778	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	140.57/cwt	136.00–144.00	735	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	531	131.72/cwt	130.00–135.00	699	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	568	143.52/cwt	140.00–147.00	815	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	132.61/cwt	129.00–136.00	765	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	130.95/cwt	129.00–135.00	825	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	127.46/cwt	124.00–131.00	813	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	787	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	123.01/cwt	120.00–126.00	833	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	693	131.50/cwt	128.00–132.00	911	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	724	127.01/cwt	123.00–128.00	920	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	119.33/cwt	115.00–125.00	908	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	768	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	975	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	832	120.88/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,006	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	885	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,142	115
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	952	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,066	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,005	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	225	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	304	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	131.32/cwt	130.00–132.00	470	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	467	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	131.37/cwt	129.00–134.00	558	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	129.25/cwt	125.00–133.00	617	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	126.90/cwt	120.00–128.00	665	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	129.47/cwt	128.00–132.00	682	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	127.36/cwt	125.00–130.00	725	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	125.69/cwt	120.00–130.00	720	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	119.65/cwt	115.00–121.00	744	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	623	110.86/cwt	106.00–116.00	691	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	123.70/cwt	117.00–127.00	773	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	116.23/cwt	113.00–119.00	781	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	108.57/cwt	105.00–113.00	731	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	710	112.69/cwt	111.00–114.00	800	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	104.67/cwt	102.00–105.00	757	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	720	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	765	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	864	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	814	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	871	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	152.23/cwt	150.00–155.00	490	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	138.93/cwt	134.00–144.00	514	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	143.48/cwt	141.00–145.00	628	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	136.95/cwt	133.00–141.00	645	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	127.41/cwt	125.00–130.00	603	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	124.99/cwt	123.00–127.00	637	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	132.97/cwt	132.00–134.00	683	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	682	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	125.26/cwt	123.00–130.00	729	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	117.10/cwt	114.00–120.00	730	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	112.23/cwt	110.00–114.00	759	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	108.57/cwt	104.00–110.00	774	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	762	104.64/cwt	102.00–106.00	797	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	774	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	798	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	356	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	287	15
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	435	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	326	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,235	67.96/cwt	64.00–70.00	839	3
Bulls	—	—	1,829	80.13/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,466	7
Bulls	—	—	1,865	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,352	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	911	45.97/cwt	44.00–49.00	419	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	52.20/cwt	49.00–55.50	542	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	688	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	56.76/cwt	54.00–60.00	633	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	54.46/cwt	52.00–57.00	770	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	944	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 3	900	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	5,220	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,795	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	970	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,372	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 3	1,200	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,550	1,180.00/cwt	1,180.00–1,180.00	18,290	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,075	1
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	9,672	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,336	866.21/cwt	810.00–890.00	11,573	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	9,792	1

This sale against other markets

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 - Ledbetter, KY

Tue Jun 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 718Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder cattle traded mostly steady with strong demand for weaned feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	577	129.00–136.00	132.61
15	—	472	142.00–150.00	144.45
9	—	677	120.00–126.00	123.01
9	—	420	147.00–149.00	148.56
7	—	761	115.00–125.00	119.33
2	—	638	124.00–131.00	127.46
2	—	333	147.00–154.00	150.42
1	—	995	101.00	101.00
34	—	523	136.00–144.00	140.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	568	140.00–147.00	143.52
19	—	832	115.00–122.00	120.88
15	—	724	123.00–128.00	127.01
12	—	630	129.00–135.00	130.95
10	—	952	112.00	112.00
8	—	693	128.00–132.00	131.50
115	—	885	129.00	129.00
5	—	512	152.00	152.00
6	—	768	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	467	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	531	130.00–135.00	131.72
1	—	645	122.00	122.00
1	—	455	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	524	120.00–128.00	126.90
20	—	573	120.00–130.00	125.69
14	—	425	129.00–134.00	131.37
9	—	723	102.00–105.00	104.67
9	—	622	115.00–121.00	119.65
6	—	673	105.00–113.00	108.57
32	—	477	125.00–133.00	129.25
3	—	358	130.00–132.00	131.32
1	—	750	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	527	128.00–132.00	129.47
12	—	814	107.00	107.00
11	—	672	113.00–119.00	116.23
7	—	710	111.00–114.00	112.69
3	—	765	113.00	113.00
24	—	625	117.00–127.00	123.70
24	—	569	125.00–130.00	127.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	125.00	125.00
1	—	590	117.00	117.00
1	—	380	123.00	123.00
1	—	225	135.00	135.00
2	—	623	106.00–116.00	110.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	124.00	124.00
2	—	473	125.00–130.00	127.41
4	—	370	134.00–144.00	138.93
6	—	510	123.00–127.00	124.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	762	102.00–106.00	104.64
8	—	438	141.00–145.00	143.48
8	—	514	132.00–134.00	132.97
8	—	676	110.00–114.00	112.23
9	—	623	114.00–120.00	117.10
18	—	582	123.00–130.00	125.26
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
1	—	850	91.00	91.00
1	—	1,010	79.00	79.00
3	—	322	150.00–155.00	152.23
4	—	471	133.00–141.00	136.95
5	—	713	104.00–110.00	108.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	75.00	75.00
15	—	356	80.50	80.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,235	64.00–70.00	67.96
7	—	1,829	76.00–84.00	80.13
1	—	1,865	72.50	72.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	66.50	66.50
10	—	1,115	54.00–60.00	56.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,413	52.00–57.00	54.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	64.00	64.00
4	—	911	44.00–49.00	45.97
12	—	1,038	49.00–55.50	52.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	760.00	760.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	580.00	580.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	550.00	550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	610.00	610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,550	1,180.00	1,180.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	720.00	720.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,360	720.00	720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	780.00	780.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,336	810.00–890.00	866.21

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.