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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, May 19

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

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Feeder Cattle receipts

473 head

▲ 318 vs last sale 155▲ 473 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 49▲ 65 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 32▲ 20 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 2.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 pounds traded 3.00-6.00 higher, over 500 pounds traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 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 $124.33/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$124.33

203 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$745

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$8.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.16

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	604	124.75	753	193
Medium and Large 2-3	517	116.28	601	10thin

One grade step is worth $8.47/cwt here — about $152 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 sale203 hd

124.33

—

KY average29 barns · 6,735 hd

124.49

−0.16

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	—	High	1,626	90.30	1,468	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	61.28	752	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,345	58.17	782	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	51.67	560	26

Every lot

53 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	220	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	398	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	178.61/cwt	171.00–182.00	580	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	166.60/cwt	166.00–171.00	650	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	662	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	156.21/cwt	150.00–161.00	731	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	141.13/cwt	140.00–142.00	759	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	140.67/cwt	137.00–144.00	810	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	135.64/cwt	135.00–136.00	859	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	115.98/cwt	114.00–117.00	786	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	755	123.21/cwt	122.50–124.50	930	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	861	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	827	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	959	26
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	423	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	319	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	507	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	146.84/cwt	142.00–149.00	552	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	391	137.65/cwt	137.00–139.00	538	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	137.69/cwt	135.00–140.00	591	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	132.36/cwt	127.00–134.00	608	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	537	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	124.96/cwt	120.00–126.00	651	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	123.33/cwt	121.00–125.00	699	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	572	109.37/cwt	102.00–115.00	626	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	780	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	114.08/cwt	112.00–117.00	722	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	837	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	108.46/cwt	107.00–110.00	781	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	613	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	146.52/cwt	144.00–150.00	620	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	141.76/cwt	140.00–151.00	666	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	484	134.25/cwt	131.00–138.00	650	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	133.90/cwt	131.00–138.00	699	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	126.72/cwt	125.00–129.00	699	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	787	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	630	6
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	855	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	633	16
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,490	1
Bulls	—	—	1,505	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,234	1
Bulls	—	—	1,712	89.83/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,538	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	46.75/cwt	45.00–49.00	480	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	54.27/cwt	50.00–57.00	605	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	61.28/cwt	58.00–65.00	752	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	58.17/cwt	56.00–60.00	782	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,975	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,050.32/cwt	1,025.00–1,075.00	12,446	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	850	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,888	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,015	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	5,481	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	664.77/cwt	630.00–700.00	7,598	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	828.02/cwt	700.00–925.00	10,640	3
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	1,340.96/cwt	1,325.00–1,350.00	10,500	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 May 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 473Last week 155Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 49Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 32Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	552	125.00–129.00	126.72
1	—	350	175.00	175.00
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
3	—	522	131.00–138.00	133.90
6	—	423	144.00–150.00	146.52
6	—	470	140.00–151.00	141.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	484	131.00–138.00	134.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	715	117.00	117.00
49	—	629	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	521	120.00–126.00	124.96
10	—	376	142.00–149.00	146.84
12	—	429	135.00–140.00	137.69
1	—	290	146.00	146.00
12	—	567	121.00–125.00	123.33
2	—	720	107.00–110.00	108.46
14	—	459	127.00–134.00	132.36
6	—	319	159.00	159.00
7	—	633	112.00–117.00	114.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	113.00	113.00
1	—	660	90.00	90.00
3	—	391	137.00–139.00	137.65
5	—	572	102.00–115.00	109.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	787	80.00	80.00
16	—	855	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	576	137.00–144.00	140.67
1	—	220	181.00	181.00
7	—	538	140.00–142.00	141.13
7	—	325	171.00–182.00	178.61
3	—	678	114.00–117.00	115.98
11	—	633	135.00–136.00	135.64
2	—	427	155.00	155.00
11	—	468	150.00–161.00	156.21
1	—	790	109.00	109.00
8	—	390	166.00–171.00	166.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	755	122.50–124.50	123.21
26	—	827	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,505	82.00	82.00
3	—	1,712	86.00–94.00	89.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,115	50.00–57.00	54.27
9	—	1,026	45.00–49.00	46.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,345	56.00–60.00	58.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,227	58.00–65.00	61.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	950	1,050.00	1,050.00

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	2	—	1,185	1,025.00–1,075.00	1,050.32

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,285	700.00–925.00	828.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,143	630.00–700.00	664.77

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	540.00	540.00

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	—	850	575.00	575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	783	1,325.00–1,350.00	1,340.96

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.