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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 8

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

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Feeder Cattle receipts

695 head

▲ 264 vs last sale 431▲ 695 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 84▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 73▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and bulls traded 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00-2.00 lower.

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 $136.73/cwt on 242 head.

Average price

$136.73

242 head · 624 lb average

Value per head Derived

$854

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$6.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.56

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	647	137.71	891	205
Medium and Large 2-3	501	131.32	659	37

One grade step is worth $6.38/cwt here — about $232 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 sale242 hd

136.73

—

KY average28 barns · 4,938 hd

134.17

+2.56

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	—	Average	1,649	63.72	1,051	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	49.88	712	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,378	48.94	675	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,096	44.38	486	23
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,301	83.00	1,080	3thin

Every lot

100 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	230	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	317	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	413	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	268	140.48/cwt	140.00–141.00	376	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	329	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	474	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	151.67/cwt	151.00–152.00	507	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	529	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	152.37/cwt	149.00–153.00	568	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	147.98/cwt	145.00–150.00	616	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	565	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	467	138.42/cwt	137.00–139.00	646	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	144.81/cwt	140.00–149.00	710	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	139.67/cwt	136.00–143.00	723	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	537	130.71/cwt	130.00–133.00	702	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	135.55/cwt	133.00–137.00	788	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	129.52/cwt	128.00–131.00	762	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	119.73/cwt	119.00–122.00	742	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	130.36/cwt	127.00–136.00	821	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	646	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	937	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	888	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	687	121.51/cwt	120.00–122.00	835	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	726	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,006	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	989	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	766	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,042	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	805	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,083	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	940	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	908	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,044	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	920	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	837	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,073	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	1,056	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,140	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	221	139.55/cwt	137.00–141.00	308	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	374	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	132.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	424	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	361	120.50/cwt	111.00–123.00	435	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	128.87/cwt	124.00–135.00	491	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	118.32/cwt	117.00–119.00	485	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	126.37/cwt	124.00–129.00	540	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	123.06/cwt	120.00–126.00	582	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	481	115.97/cwt	114.00–119.00	558	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	122.22/cwt	119.00–124.00	629	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	112.84/cwt	106.00–117.00	596	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	112.87/cwt	110.00–118.00	632	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	123.17/cwt	121.00–127.00	695	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	118.86/cwt	115.00–122.00	732	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	779	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	639	110.68/cwt	102.00–113.00	707	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	667	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	700	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	751	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	705	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2Value Added	766	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	919	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	788	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	867	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	743	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	904	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	312	124.96/cwt	110.00–130.00	390	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	152.01/cwt	147.00–154.00	505	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	374	129.41/cwt	126.00–130.00	484	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	146.36/cwt	145.00–147.00	568	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	424	132.93/cwt	130.00–137.00	564	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	142.17/cwt	140.00–145.00	610	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	141.14/cwt	139.00–143.00	673	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	131.16/cwt	118.00–134.00	636	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	129.43/cwt	126.00–135.00	682	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	541	124.75/cwt	124.00–125.00	675	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	123.00/cwt	120.00–124.00	712	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	115.51/cwt	115.00–119.00	670	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	622	106.01/cwt	105.00–108.00	659	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	113.17/cwt	110.00–115.00	706	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	667	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	740	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	110.65/cwt	108.00–114.00	744	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	767	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	682	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	736	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	769	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	735	1
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,301	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,080	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,478	55.65/cwt	54.00–57.00	823	3
Bulls	—	—	1,751	68.57/cwt	65.00–75.00	1,201	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	42.00/cwt	37.00–45.00	456	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	48.08/cwt	46.00–50.00	534	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,275	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	587	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	50.91/cwt	50.00–52.00	669	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	49.59/cwt	47.00–52.00	724	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	885	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,505	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	677	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2-3	700	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,675	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	755	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	4,832	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	920	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	4,324	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	686.94/cwt	650.00–725.00	6,869	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	4,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	580.40/cwt	500.00–660.00	5,821	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,152	688.52/cwt	550.00–900.00	7,932	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	7,412	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,292	614.99/cwt	500.00–709.00	7,946	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,070	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	630.68/cwt	610.00–650.00	5,582	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	592.53/cwt	560.00–620.00	5,274	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,275	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	543	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 Oct 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 695Last week 431Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 84Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 73Year ago 0

Feeder steers and bulls traded 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00-2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	116.00	116.00
1	—	265	156.00	156.00
1	—	755	131.00	131.00
12	—	908	115.00	115.00
10	—	630	127.00–136.00	130.36
6	—	967	111.00	111.00
6	—	518	136.00–143.00	139.67
6	—	373	149.00–153.00	152.37
6	—	334	151.00–152.00	151.67
20	—	416	145.00–150.00	147.98
13	—	581	133.00–137.00	135.55
14	—	653	136.00	136.00
18	—	490	140.00–149.00	144.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	687	120.00–122.00	121.51
5	—	329	144.00	144.00
10	—	467	137.00–139.00	138.42
1	—	920	91.00	91.00
2	—	268	140.00–141.00	140.48
2	—	433	130.00–131.00	130.49
2	—	588	128.00–131.00	129.52
4	—	537	130.00–133.00	130.71
4	—	620	119.00–122.00	119.73
1	—	230	138.00	138.00
1	—	360	147.00	147.00
1	—	775	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	726	138.50	138.50
16	—	805	134.50	134.50
43	—	646	145.00	145.00
9	—	766	136.00	136.00
7	—	1,056	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	667	105.00	105.00
3	—	410	117.00–119.00	118.32
5	—	560	110.00–118.00	112.87
6	—	639	102.00–113.00	110.68
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
10	—	361	111.00–123.00	120.50
9	—	481	114.00–119.00	115.97
7	—	528	106.00–117.00	112.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	427	124.00–129.00	126.37
16	—	895	101.00	101.00
17	—	616	115.00–122.00	118.86
19	—	564	121.00–127.00	123.17
24	—	473	120.00–126.00	123.06
1	—	750	94.00	94.00
1	—	290	129.00	129.00
1	—	825	90.00	90.00
3	—	221	137.00–141.00	139.55
3	—	683	110.00	110.00
4	—	319	130.00–140.00	132.97
12	—	381	124.00–135.00	128.87
13	—	515	119.00–124.00	122.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	788	110.00	110.00
5	—	623	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	766	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	105.00–108.00	106.01
4	—	541	124.00–125.00	124.75
4	—	424	130.00–137.00	132.93
4	—	312	110.00–130.00	124.96
2	—	667	111.00	111.00
1	—	775	95.00	95.00
9	—	485	118.00–134.00	131.16
8	—	580	115.00–119.00	115.51
7	—	374	126.00–130.00	129.41
1	—	725	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	429	140.00–145.00	142.17
9	—	332	147.00–154.00	152.01
7	—	710	108.00	108.00
3	—	388	145.00–147.00	146.36
1	—	865	85.00	85.00
1	—	845	91.00	91.00
9	—	672	108.00–114.00	110.65
10	—	527	126.00–135.00	129.43
11	—	624	110.00–115.00	113.17
17	—	477	139.00–143.00	141.14
18	—	579	120.00–124.00	123.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,301	83.00	83.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,751	65.00–75.00	68.57
3	—	1,478	54.00–57.00	55.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,086	37.00–45.00	42.00
9	—	1,111	46.00–50.00	48.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,460	47.00–52.00	49.59
2	—	1,275	46.00	46.00
1	—	1,475	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	50.00–52.00	50.91
1	—	1,505	45.00	45.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	470.00	470.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	650.00–725.00	686.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,152	550.00–900.00	688.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,003	500.00–660.00	580.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,292	500.00–709.00	614.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	610.00	610.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	430.00	430.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	700	525.00	525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	755	640.00	640.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	600.00	600.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	885	610.00–650.00	630.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	890	560.00–620.00	592.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	51.00	51.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	500.00	500.00

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.