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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 6

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

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Feeder Cattle receipts

273 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 288▲ 273 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 36▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 18▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder and slaughter cattle traded mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.95/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −73.80 against this barn's trailing median of $207.76.

Average price

$133.95

78 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$12.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.14

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	518	135.54	702	58
Medium and Large 2-3	493	130.53	644	17thin
Small and Medium 1-2	475	122.65	583	3thin

One grade step is worth $12.89/cwt here — about $119 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 sale78 hd

133.95

—

KY average26 barns · 2,026 hd

128.81

+5.14

This barn, trailing median9 sales

207.76

−73.80

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

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

9 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.02, low $170.56, median $207.76 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,514	76.92	1,165	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	58.73	667	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,406	54.85	771	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,127	50.19	566	17

Every lot

59 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	287	164.51/cwt	160.00–166.00	472	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	536	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	738	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	526	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	705	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	980	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	222	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	344	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	444	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	429	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	140.21/cwt	139.00–142.00	515	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	369	132.84/cwt	128.00–134.00	490	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	135.61/cwt	134.00–137.00	574	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	127.66/cwt	127.00–128.00	540	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	472	122.63/cwt	116.00–124.00	579	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	135.00/cwt	133.00–136.00	648	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	129.39/cwt	127.00–131.00	675	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	127.82/cwt	125.00–131.00	736	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	577	118.64/cwt	110.00–123.00	685	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	710	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	795	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	761	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	158.47/cwt	152.00–160.00	513	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	154.38/cwt	151.00–164.00	585	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	386	145.71/cwt	145.00–148.00	562	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	431	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	565	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	145.00/cwt	143.00–146.00	632	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	141.84/cwt	138.00–145.00	662	15
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	475	122.65/cwt	120.00–124.00	583	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	481	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	630	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	128.73/cwt	126.00–130.00	680	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	133.96/cwt	131.00–141.00	713	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	129.35/cwt	125.00–133.00	732	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	582	123.34/cwt	123.00–124.00	718	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	124.92/cwt	120.00–128.00	786	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	749	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	822	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	729	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,497	79.00/cwt	75.50–83.00	1,183	5
Bulls	—	—	1,600	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	1,064	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	47.09/cwt	45.00–49.00	504	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	58.73/cwt	55.00–63.00	667	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	51.82/cwt	50.00–56.00	589	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,406	54.85/cwt	50.00–58.50	771	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,500	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	930	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,481	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	18,142	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,645	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,217	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,593	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,490	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	18,998	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	9,600	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	740.00/cwt	670.00–770.00	7,400	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	9,120	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,146	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,283	963.95/cwt	940.00–980.00	12,367	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,530	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,950	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	675	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,050	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	5,478	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 Aug 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 273Last week 288Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 36Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder and slaughter cattle traded mostly steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,490	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,205	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,000	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,283	940.00–980.00	963.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,000	670.00–770.00	740.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	660.00	660.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	675	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,645	74.00	74.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,481	1,225.00	1,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,136	55.00–63.00	58.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,406	50.00–58.50	54.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	62.00	62.00
8	—	1,137	50.00–56.00	51.82
8	—	1,070	45.00–49.00	47.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	66.50	66.50
5	—	1,497	75.50–83.00	79.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	145.00–148.00	145.71
1	—	775	94.00	94.00
3	—	431	131.00	131.00
3	—	481	131.00	131.00
3	—	528	126.00–130.00	128.73
3	—	582	123.00–124.00	123.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	467	138.00–145.00	141.84
4	—	436	143.00–146.00	145.00
4	—	727	103.00	103.00
5	—	324	152.00–160.00	158.47
6	—	532	131.00–141.00	133.96
8	—	629	120.00–128.00	124.92
1	—	775	106.00	106.00
11	—	566	125.00–133.00	129.35
4	—	379	151.00–164.00	154.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	120.00–124.00	122.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	142.00	142.00
2	—	817	120.00	120.00
4	—	287	160.00–166.00	164.51
1	—	495	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	141.00	141.00
4	—	526	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	134.00	134.00
3	—	423	127.00–128.00	127.66
3	—	577	110.00–123.00	118.64
5	—	369	128.00–134.00	132.84
11	—	472	116.00–124.00	122.63
1	—	225	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	133.00–136.00	135.00
5	—	423	134.00–137.00	135.61
2	—	222	155.00	155.00
7	—	576	125.00–131.00	127.82
2	—	313	142.00	142.00
8	—	367	139.00–142.00	140.21
2	—	602	118.00	118.00
14	—	522	127.00–131.00	129.39
2	—	772	103.00	103.00
2	—	855	89.00	89.00

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.