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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, May 5

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

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Feeder Cattle receipts

266 head

▼ 87 vs last sale 353▲ 266 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 67▲ 76 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 45▲ 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 under 550 pounds traded 4.00 lower, over 550 pounds traded 2.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 3.00 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 $123.17/cwt on 104 head.

Average price

$123.17

104 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$611

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$6.61/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	500	124.00	620	91
Medium and Large 2-3	467	117.39	548	13thin

One grade step is worth $6.61/cwt here — about $72 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 sale104 hd

123.17

—

KY average29 barns · 4,873 hd

120.61

+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	—	Low	1,484	84.44	1,253	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	58.58	694	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,388	56.25	781	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,027	50.12	515	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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	224	185.90/cwt	185.00–187.00	416	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	175.96/cwt	171.00–181.00	472	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	152.41/cwt	150.00–155.00	434	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	350	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	511	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	613	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	596	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	137.95/cwt	134.00–140.00	666	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	131.22/cwt	130.00–132.00	685	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	529	136.64/cwt	135.00–140.00	723	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	128.91/cwt	126.00–130.00	745	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	124.11/cwt	121.00–125.00	755	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	651	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	814	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	798	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	838	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	238	137.64/cwt	136.00–141.00	328	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	287	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	396	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	423	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	146.11/cwt	140.00–151.00	481	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	134.91/cwt	133.00–143.00	518	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	426	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	511	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	131.92/cwt	130.00–137.00	567	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	563	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	124.29/cwt	122.00–132.00	602	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	120.82/cwt	116.00–124.00	644	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	533	111.52/cwt	110.00–113.00	594	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	599	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	116.22/cwt	112.00–118.00	661	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	603	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	706	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	604	108.75/cwt	105.00–110.00	657	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	665	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	618	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	100.18/cwt	99.00–102.00	720	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	142.67/cwt	140.00–144.00	521	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	166.97/cwt	161.00–171.00	614	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	148.43/cwt	142.00–154.00	617	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	417	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	542	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	134.67/cwt	134.00–135.00	645	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	124.54/cwt	121.00–127.00	653	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	120.95/cwt	115.00–124.00	679	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	716	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	101.25/cwt	100.00–102.00	730	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	759	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	759	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	760	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	699	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	780	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	702	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,112	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Small 3	380	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	350	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,425	78.25/cwt	72.00–82.00	1,115	3
Bulls	—	—	1,452	87.12/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,265	3
Bulls	—	—	1,755	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,667	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	931	46.50/cwt	44.00–50.00	433	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	51.87/cwt	49.00–56.00	562	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	684	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,184	58.58/cwt	54.00–64.00	694	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	56.25/cwt	53.00–60.00	781	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,770	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	25,223	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	707	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,793	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	820	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	3,526	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	877.09/cwt	780.00–975.00	10,350	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,301	889.26/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	11,569	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	9,709	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,370	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	9,864	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,400	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	8,295	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	12,515	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 May 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 353Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 67Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 45Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	798	105.00	105.00
9	—	608	121.00–125.00	124.11
4	—	224	185.00–187.00	185.90
3	—	435	141.00	141.00
12	—	578	126.00–130.00	128.91
4	—	522	130.00–132.00	131.22
3	—	483	134.00–140.00	137.95
8	—	268	171.00–181.00	175.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	285	150.00–155.00	152.41
5	—	630	110.00	110.00
1	—	350	146.00	146.00
1	—	435	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	651	125.00	125.00
6	—	529	135.00–140.00	136.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	90.00	90.00
2	—	417	130.00	130.00
3	—	365	140.00–144.00	142.67
1	—	745	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	561	115.00–124.00	120.95
5	—	368	161.00–171.00	166.97
1	—	1,080	103.00	103.00
7	—	759	100.00	100.00
6	—	479	134.00–135.00	134.67
4	—	416	142.00–154.00	148.43
1	—	625	114.00	114.00
6	—	524	121.00–127.00	124.54
4	—	721	100.00–102.00	101.25
1	—	675	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	329	140.00–151.00	146.11
4	—	604	105.00–110.00	108.75
1	—	290	146.00	146.00
13	—	569	112.00–118.00	116.22
8	—	533	116.00–124.00	120.82
5	—	719	99.00–102.00	100.18
2	—	685	105.00	105.00
16	—	430	130.00–137.00	131.92
12	—	484	122.00–132.00	124.29
6	—	384	133.00–143.00	134.91
3	—	238	136.00–141.00	137.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	110.00–113.00	111.52
1	—	665	93.00	93.00
2	—	555	108.00	108.00
2	—	287	138.00	138.00
4	—	426	120.00	120.00
2	—	473	118.00–120.00	119.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	603	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	92.00	92.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	60.00	60.00
15	—	1,084	49.00–56.00	51.87
10	—	931	44.00–50.00	46.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,388	53.00–60.00	56.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,184	54.00–64.00	58.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,425	72.00–82.00	78.25
3	—	1,452	82.00–92.00	87.12
1	—	1,755	95.00	95.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,770	1,425.00	1,425.00

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	—	820	430.00	430.00

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	—	1,200	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	730.00	730.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,301	800.00–1,000.00	889.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,370	720.00	720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,180	780.00–975.00	877.09

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	707	395.00	395.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,030.00	1,030.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	790.00	790.00

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.