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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 21

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Apr 14Apr 21Apr 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

769 head

▲ 418 vs last sale 351▲ 769 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 70▲ 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 28▲ 47 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady and slaughter bulls sharply higher.

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 $120.43/cwt on 358 head.

Average price

$120.43

358 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$6.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.79

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	600	120.77	725	339
Medium and Large 2-3	514	114.37	588	19thin

One grade step is worth $6.39/cwt here — about $137 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 sale358 hd

120.43

—

KY average26 barns · 5,257 hd

121.21

−0.79

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	1,575	81.42	1,282	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	56.33	690	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,488	55.27	822	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,090	50.44	550	26

Every lot

68 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	228	172.15/cwt	170.00–176.00	393	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	292	174.99/cwt	173.00–178.00	511	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	314	178.49/cwt	174.00–181.00	560	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	566	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	168.71/cwt	166.00–170.00	653	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	159.60/cwt	158.50–163.00	701	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	153.08/cwt	141.00–155.00	724	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	148.51/cwt	148.00–149.00	753	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	542	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	715	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	569	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	854	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	726	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	746	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	777	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	723	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	875	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	803	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	818	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	941	151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	342	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	139.46/cwt	139.00–140.00	377	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	146.39/cwt	143.00–149.00	471	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	359	139.60/cwt	139.00–140.00	501	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	132.19/cwt	130.00–135.00	560	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	124.92/cwt	122.00–127.00	537	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	475	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	656	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	123.85/cwt	120.00–127.00	596	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	118.68/cwt	118.00–120.00	579	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	116.21/cwt	115.00–120.00	598	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	544	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	707	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	561	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	729	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	113.27/cwt	110.00–115.00	640	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	607	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	665	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	582	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	656	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	769	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	800	120
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	690	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	840	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	605	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	167.26/cwt	162.00–172.00	569	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	159.04/cwt	156.00–164.00	580	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	144.90/cwt	144.00–153.00	642	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	452	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	560	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	658	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	128.19/cwt	126.00–129.00	682	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	532	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	612	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	115.79/cwt	115.00–116.00	666	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	688	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	740	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,150	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	805	1
Bulls	—	—	1,681	84.27/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,417	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,048	46.12/cwt	44.00–48.00	483	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	51.40/cwt	50.00–55.00	560	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	56.33/cwt	52.00–60.00	690	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,232	60.66/cwt	60.00–62.00	747	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	54.79/cwt	52.00–57.00	775	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	760	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	1,039	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,400	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,845	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,661	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	795	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,373	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,428	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,695	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,666	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	615.50/cwt	550.00–710.00	6,524	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	509.20/cwt	500.00–520.00	5,540	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,127	709.78/cwt	610.00–800.00	7,999	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	720.63/cwt	650.00–790.00	5,967	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	858	823.03/cwt	670.00–960.00	7,062	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	869.89/cwt	850.00–890.00	7,742	2

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 Apr 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 769Last week 351Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 70Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 28Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady and slaughter bulls sharply higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	85.00	85.00
3	—	488	118.00–120.00	118.68
12	—	430	122.00–127.00	124.92
1	—	775	89.00	89.00
2	—	840	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	424	130.00–135.00	132.19
6	—	705	93.00	93.00
4	—	515	115.00–120.00	116.21
1	—	665	100.00	100.00
10	—	565	110.00–115.00	113.27
5	—	322	143.00–149.00	146.39
2	—	270	139.00–140.00	139.46
12	—	481	120.00–127.00	123.85
5	—	359	139.00–140.00	139.60
2	—	632	96.00	96.00
1	—	240	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	769	104.00	104.00
35	—	561	130.00	130.00
49	—	475	138.00	138.00
63	—	544	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	452	124.00	124.00
4	—	532	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	532	126.00–129.00	128.19
3	—	655	113.00	113.00
5	—	575	115.00–116.00	115.79
4	—	631	109.00	109.00
2	—	480	137.00	137.00
12	—	443	144.00–153.00	144.90
5	—	365	156.00–164.00	159.04
3	—	340	162.00–172.00	167.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
151	—	818	115.00	115.00
43	—	723	121.00	121.00
60	—	569	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	507	148.00–149.00	148.51
5	—	700	111.00	111.00
3	—	387	166.00–170.00	168.71
1	—	795	101.00	101.00
8	—	473	141.00–155.00	153.08
4	—	314	174.00–181.00	178.49
3	—	228	170.00–176.00	172.15
16	—	439	158.50–163.00	159.60
4	—	640	116.00–117.00	116.50
3	—	292	173.00–178.00	174.99
1	—	590	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	160.00	160.00
1	—	385	147.00	147.00
4	—	542	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	70.00	70.00
4	—	1,681	80.00–90.00	84.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,232	60.00–62.00	60.66
13	—	1,089	50.00–55.00	51.40
10	—	1,048	44.00–48.00	46.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	50.00	50.00
3	—	1,415	52.00–57.00	54.79
1	—	1,675	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,225	52.00–60.00	56.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	1	—	1,030	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,127	610.00–800.00	709.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,088	500.00–520.00	509.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,060	550.00–710.00	615.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	550.00	550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	828	650.00–790.00	720.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	890	850.00–890.00	869.89
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	858	670.00–960.00	823.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,040	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,845	90.00	90.00

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.