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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 25

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Feb 18Feb 25Mar 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

225 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 229▲ 225 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 24▲ 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 25▲ 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded 3.00-5.00 lower with quality not as attractive as last week. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 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 $137.70/cwt on 86 head.

Average price

$137.70

86 head · 379 lb average

Value per head Derived

$522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$13.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.55

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	384	139.71	536	73
Medium and Large 2-3	354	126.41	448	13thin

One grade step is worth $13.30/cwt here — about $88 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 sale86 hd

137.70

—

KY average28 barns · 6,653 hd

132.14

+5.55

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	1,557	80.59	1,255	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,280	60.00	768	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,348	58.37	787	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,139	49.60	565	18

Every lot

49 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	181	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	299	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	221	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	424	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	161.02/cwt	160.00–162.00	378	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	265	144.72/cwt	140.00–155.00	384	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	166.07/cwt	164.00–168.00	473	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	320	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	579	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	689	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	148.31/cwt	145.00–149.00	768	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	138.87/cwt	130.00–140.00	786	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	126.49/cwt	126.00–127.00	731	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	836	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	824	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	194	142.07/cwt	141.00–142.50	276	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	336	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	263	128.09/cwt	125.00–134.00	337	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	291	145.40/cwt	143.00–151.00	423	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	147.06/cwt	145.00–150.00	463	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	333	125.65/cwt	117.00–130.00	418	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	144.34/cwt	140.00–148.00	528	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	507	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	135.71/cwt	130.00–138.00	584	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	133.98/cwt	132.00–138.00	634	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	122.22/cwt	120.00–125.00	587	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	495	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	708	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	122.78/cwt	120.00–124.00	638	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	528	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	702	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	690	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	160.23/cwt	159.00–161.00	518	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	387	153.92/cwt	145.00–159.00	596	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	168.00/cwt	165.00–174.00	659	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	150.86/cwt	150.00–152.00	658	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	641	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	133.73/cwt	129.00–135.00	701	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	744	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	718	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	623	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	330	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	218	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,415	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	991	1
Bulls	—	—	1,628	85.88/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,398	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,065	45.45/cwt	44.00–46.00	484	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,167	51.20/cwt	45.00–56.00	598	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	768	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,348	58.37/cwt	54.00–62.00	787	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,205	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,319	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,375	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 Feb 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 229Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 24Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 25Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded 3.00-5.00 lower with quality not as attractive as last week. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	70.00	70.00
1	—	475	145.00	145.00
14	—	436	150.00–152.00	150.86
5	—	323	159.00–161.00	160.23
1	—	600	124.00	124.00
7	—	524	129.00–135.00	133.73
1	—	690	104.00	104.00
6	—	392	165.00–174.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	387	145.00–159.00	153.92
1	—	445	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	221	192.00	192.00
3	—	405	170.00	170.00
2	—	320	181.00	181.00
4	—	610	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	150.00	150.00
2	—	325	150.00	150.00
9	—	566	130.00–140.00	138.87
4	—	181	165.00	165.00
2	—	285	164.00–168.00	166.07
6	—	518	145.00–149.00	148.31
3	—	687	120.00	120.00
2	—	235	160.00–162.00	161.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	140.00–155.00	144.72
2	—	578	126.00–127.00	126.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	143.00	143.00
7	—	194	141.00–142.50	142.07
8	—	473	132.00–138.00	133.98
4	—	520	120.00–124.00	122.78
8	—	430	130.00–138.00	135.71
15	—	315	145.00–150.00	147.06
1	—	585	118.00	118.00
7	—	291	143.00–151.00	145.40
11	—	366	140.00–148.00	144.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	143.00	143.00
9	—	528	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	137.00	137.00
5	—	263	125.00–134.00	128.09
4	—	480	120.00–125.00	122.22
3	—	333	117.00–130.00	125.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	66.00	66.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,065	44.00–46.00	45.45
13	—	1,167	45.00–56.00	51.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,348	54.00–62.00	58.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,628	82.00–90.00	85.88
1	—	1,415	70.00	70.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,390	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,125.00	1,125.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,375	900.00	900.00

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.