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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 10

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Dec 3Dec 10Dec 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

503 head

▼ 231 vs last sale 734▲ 503 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

132 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 176▲ 132 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 108▲ 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers 3.00-9.00 lower and feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower with quality not as attractive as last week. Slaughter cows traded 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.34/cwt on 197 head.

Average price

$116.34

197 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$12.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.77

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	530	119.01	630	155
Medium and Large 2-3	467	106.48	497	42

One grade step is worth $12.53/cwt here — about $133 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 sale197 hd

116.34

—

KY average28 barns · 10,184 hd

120.10

−3.77

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	1,846	67.22	1,241	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,300	47.62	619	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,522	43.35	660	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,200	40.75	489	65

Every lot

82 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	343	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	277	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	357	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	341	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	525	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	540	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	138.36/cwt	135.00–140.00	582	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	537	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	123.43/cwt	118.00–126.00	568	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	133.96/cwt	128.00–138.00	636	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	535	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	738	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	128.23/cwt	122.00–132.00	690	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	133.38/cwt	133.00–135.00	780	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	127.01/cwt	123.00–131.00	794	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	846	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	755	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	114.89/cwt	114.00–117.00	828	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	124.98/cwt	124.00–127.00	956	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	852	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	869	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	948	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	276	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	312	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	291	128.64/cwt	128.00–130.00	374	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	129.36/cwt	128.00–130.00	415	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	394	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	367	112.11/cwt	111.00–116.00	411	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	126.43/cwt	124.00–129.00	474	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	123.16/cwt	117.00–128.00	527	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	429	109.77/cwt	100.00–113.00	471	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	458	110.05/cwt	104.00–113.00	504	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	119.02/cwt	115.00–122.00	571	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	109.48/cwt	108.00–111.00	567	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	118.53/cwt	114.00–121.00	618	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	116.32/cwt	111.00–120.00	667	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	113.82/cwt	110.00–117.00	707	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	642	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	578	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	107.80/cwt	104.00–110.00	715	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	667	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	766	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	942	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	771	97.50/cwt	90.00–100.00	752	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	867	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	787	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	881	78.30/cwt	77.00–81.00	690	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	149.59/cwt	144.00–152.00	483	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	362	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	445	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	135.80/cwt	132.00–142.00	565	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	124.28/cwt	115.00–131.00	528	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	130.25/cwt	126.00–136.00	628	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	603	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	124.36/cwt	120.00–131.00	648	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	521	114.69/cwt	113.00–118.00	598	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	555	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	727	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	118.42/cwt	116.00–120.00	669	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	625	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	112.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	687	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	749	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	785	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	751	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	748	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	713	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,756	64.28/cwt	62.00–66.00	1,129	5
Bulls	—	—	1,936	70.16/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,358	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	37.50/cwt	33.00–40.00	431	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,230	42.65/cwt	40.00–47.00	525	41
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	535	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	48.77/cwt	45.00–50.00	641	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	41.44/cwt	40.00–44.00	611	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,597	46.40/cwt	45.00–48.00	741	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	670	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,943	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,043	582.67/cwt	500.00–675.00	6,077	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	715	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,503	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	775	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	815	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,934	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	825	324.70/cwt	300.00–350.00	2,679	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	830	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	855	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,651	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	644.96/cwt	640.00–650.00	6,598	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,111	412.97/cwt	340.00–500.00	4,588	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,152	567.84/cwt	500.00–650.00	6,542	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	456.89/cwt	350.00–600.00	5,359	3

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 Dec 10, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 503Last week 734Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 176Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 108Year ago 0

Feeder steers 3.00-9.00 lower and feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower with quality not as attractive as last week. Slaughter cows traded 4.00 lower and slaughter bulls traded steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,043	500.00–675.00	582.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	290.00	290.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	350.00	350.00

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)	2	—	825	300.00–350.00	324.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	815	360.00	360.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	310.00	310.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,111	340.00–500.00	412.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,023	640.00–650.00	644.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,152	500.00–650.00	567.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,173	350.00–600.00	456.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	500.00	500.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	125.00–130.00	127.53
2	—	852	102.00	102.00
3	—	341	154.00	154.00
3	—	765	124.00–127.00	124.98
1	—	235	146.00	146.00
1	—	260	160.00	160.00
3	—	903	105.00	105.00
6	—	421	135.00–140.00	138.36
9	—	475	128.00–138.00	133.96
10	—	721	114.00–117.00	114.89
11	—	538	122.00–132.00	128.23
1	—	380	142.00	142.00
5	—	585	133.00–135.00	133.38
1	—	820	110.00	110.00
12	—	625	123.00–131.00	127.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	122.00	122.00
1	—	680	111.00	111.00
2	—	790	105.00	105.00
4	—	460	118.00–126.00	123.43
7	—	277	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	535	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	375	124.00–129.00	126.43
17	—	573	111.00–120.00	116.32
24	—	428	117.00–128.00	123.16
33	—	521	114.00–121.00	118.53
17	—	621	110.00–117.00	113.82
8	—	321	128.00–130.00	129.36
18	—	480	115.00–122.00	119.02
5	—	663	104.00–110.00	107.80
3	—	291	128.00–130.00	128.64
4	—	820	96.00	96.00
5	—	774	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	642	90.00	90.00
3	—	458	104.00–113.00	110.05
3	—	881	77.00–81.00	78.30
4	—	771	90.00–100.00	97.50
2	—	518	108.00–111.00	109.48
5	—	429	100.00–113.00	109.77
13	—	367	111.00–116.00	112.11
1	—	725	92.00	92.00
1	—	340	116.00	116.00
8	—	276	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	766	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	521	113.00–118.00	114.69
1	—	490	123.00	123.00
1	—	590	106.00	106.00
5	—	425	115.00–131.00	124.28
8	—	362	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	120.00–131.00	124.36
5	—	611	110.00–115.00	112.38
9	—	416	132.00–142.00	135.80
11	—	565	116.00–120.00	118.42
2	—	675	110.00–112.00	110.99
5	—	323	144.00–152.00	149.59
14	—	482	126.00–136.00	130.25
1	—	950	75.00	75.00
1	—	860	87.00	87.00
1	—	825	91.00	91.00
1	—	755	104.00	104.00
1	—	375	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,230	40.00–47.00	42.65
24	—	1,148	33.00–40.00	37.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	43.00	43.00
4	—	1,314	45.00–50.00	48.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,597	45.00–48.00	46.40
8	—	1,475	40.00–44.00	41.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,936	68.00–73.00	70.16
5	—	1,756	62.00–66.00	64.28

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.