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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 28

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Apr 21Apr 28May 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

353 head

▼ 416 vs last sale 769▲ 353 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 58▲ 67 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 47▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady. Feeder bulls traded 4.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded unevenly 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 $122.89/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$122.89

168 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$634

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$2.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.17

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	520	123.01	639	160
Medium and Large 2-3	451	120.50	543	8thin

One grade step is worth $2.51/cwt here — about $96 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 sale168 hd

122.89

—

KY average27 barns · 5,108 hd

118.72

+4.17

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	1,592	79.37	1,263	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	59.21	718	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,381	52.16	720	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	51.37	568	22

Every lot

61 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	182	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	329	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	156.22/cwt	152.00–161.00	684	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	142.24/cwt	140.00–145.00	673	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	599	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	745	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	537	129.33/cwt	121.00–133.00	695	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	123.31/cwt	120.00–125.00	694	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	584	130.79/cwt	130.00–134.00	764	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	122.68/cwt	121.00–123.00	788	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	115.97/cwt	113.00–121.00	769	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	111.27/cwt	106.00–113.00	813	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	698	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	154.02/cwt	153.00–155.00	370	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	472	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	137.64/cwt	135.00–141.00	523	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	130.66/cwt	127.00–135.00	555	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	124.66/cwt	124.00–125.00	534	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	429	135.82/cwt	135.00–137.00	583	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	124.61/cwt	120.00–128.00	584	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	472	115.67/cwt	115.00–117.00	546	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	524	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	665	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	118.04/cwt	115.00–121.00	622	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	668	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	589	121.71/cwt	121.00–123.00	717	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	634	101.37/cwt	100.00–111.00	643	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	642	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	725	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	728	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	624	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	676	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	168.70/cwt	163.00–173.00	638	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	156.99/cwt	155.00–159.00	648	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	437	142.13/cwt	131.00–148.00	621	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	144.55/cwt	141.00–148.00	672	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	494	132.24/cwt	126.00–136.00	653	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	133.21/cwt	130.00–135.00	685	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	120.97/cwt	120.00–123.00	629	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	120.19/cwt	120.00–121.00	696	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	115.78/cwt	114.00–119.00	707	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	734	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	744	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	673	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	664	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,555	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,089	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	84.06/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,353	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	48.48/cwt	47.00–50.00	510	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	53.03/cwt	51.00–56.00	602	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	58.25/cwt	56.00–60.50	675	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,300	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	806	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,377	52.85/cwt	51.00–56.00	728	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	674	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,485	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	950	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,646	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,830	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	765.00/cwt	700.00–830.00	6,885	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	6,417	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	842.23/cwt	830.00–850.00	8,675	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	610.23/cwt	598.00–622.00	7,036	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,161	768.83/cwt	600.00–925.00	8,926	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,161	593.78/cwt	475.00–700.00	6,894	11

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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 353Last week 769Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 47Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady. Feeder bulls traded 4.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	465	141.00–148.00	144.55
2	—	772	86.00	86.00
13	—	514	130.00–135.00	133.21
10	—	579	120.00–121.00	120.19
3	—	692	106.00	106.00
11	—	378	163.00–173.00	168.70
4	—	611	114.00–119.00	115.78
2	—	715	104.00	104.00
12	—	413	155.00–159.00	156.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	437	131.00–148.00	142.13
13	—	494	126.00–136.00	132.24
1	—	740	91.00	91.00
6	—	520	120.00–123.00	120.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	149.00	149.00
3	—	663	113.00–121.00	115.97
6	—	642	121.00–123.00	122.68
3	—	563	120.00–125.00	123.31
5	—	438	152.00–161.00	156.22
2	—	182	181.00	181.00
4	—	473	140.00–145.00	142.24
7	—	731	106.00–113.00	111.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	121.00	121.00
6	—	537	121.00–133.00	129.33
1	—	735	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	584	130.00–134.00	130.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	700	104.00	104.00
25	—	429	135.00–137.00	135.82
15	—	524	127.00	127.00
17	—	589	121.00–123.00	121.71
7	—	642	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	124.00–125.00	124.66
3	—	472	115.00–117.00	115.67
1	—	395	133.00	133.00
1	—	510	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	469	120.00–128.00	124.61
8	—	527	115.00–121.00	118.04
1	—	805	84.00	84.00
24	—	576	115.00–117.00	116.00
8	—	634	100.00–111.00	101.37
2	—	240	153.00–155.00	154.02
1	—	330	143.00	143.00
14	—	425	127.00–135.00	130.66
7	—	380	135.00–141.00	137.64
1	—	780	80.00	80.00

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	—	1,060	910.00	910.00

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)	4	—	900	700.00–830.00	765.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	620.00	620.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	900.00	900.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,030	830.00–850.00	842.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,161	475.00–700.00	593.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,153	598.00–622.00	610.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,161	600.00–925.00	768.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	64.00	64.00
5	—	1,159	56.00–60.50	58.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,377	51.00–56.00	52.85
1	—	1,405	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,135	51.00–56.00	53.03
1	—	1,300	62.00	62.00
10	—	1,053	47.00–50.00	48.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,610	83.00–85.00	84.06
1	—	1,555	70.00	70.00

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.