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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, May 26

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

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Feeder Cattle receipts

386 head

▼ 87 vs last sale 473▲ 386 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 65▲ 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 20▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.43/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$130.43

169 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$647

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$13.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.54

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	496	133.14	661	135
Medium and Large 2-3	497	119.67	594	34

One grade step is worth $13.48/cwt here — about $66 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 sale169 hd

130.43

—

KY average18 barns · 3,456 hd

125.89

+4.54

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	1,578	90.04	1,421	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	57.64	680	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,274	56.98	726	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	50.76	512	23
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	948	86.62	821	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,227	107.00	1,313	5thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	489	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	148.47/cwt	148.00–149.00	475	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	183.63/cwt	173.00–186.00	595	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	152.11/cwt	146.00–158.00	560	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	154.11/cwt	149.00–160.00	644	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	166.79/cwt	166.00–169.00	717	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	458	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	664	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	154.86/cwt	152.00–158.00	715	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	568	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	141.57/cwt	135.00–150.00	740	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	748	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	577	119.13/cwt	104.00–123.00	687	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	127.84/cwt	119.00–132.00	803	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	123.63/cwt	118.00–127.00	815	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	671	115.40/cwt	111.00–117.00	774	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	116.81/cwt	115.00–118.00	838	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	848	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	892	98.00/cwt	90.00–100.00	874	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	230	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	288	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	150.20/cwt	144.00–158.00	410	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	146.89/cwt	142.00–149.00	476	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	343	124.47/cwt	120.00–129.00	427	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	128.13/cwt	125.00–136.00	474	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	148.19/cwt	141.00–157.00	578	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	142.57/cwt	135.00–146.00	599	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	425	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	672	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	135.16/cwt	128.00–140.00	628	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	121.69/cwt	120.00–125.00	570	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	130.11/cwt	123.00–135.00	683	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	112.72/cwt	103.00–121.00	595	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	125.10/cwt	124.00–126.00	718	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	587	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	710	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	120.81/cwt	112.00–127.00	748	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	113.50/cwt	113.00–114.00	741	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	676	109.36/cwt	106.00–111.00	739	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	103.95/cwt	102.00–108.00	752	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	850	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	744	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	805	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	417	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	166.04/cwt	161.00–171.00	511	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	165.42/cwt	159.00–171.00	680	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	141.62/cwt	139.00–143.00	602	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	153.17/cwt	145.00–159.00	708	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	144.32/cwt	133.00–149.00	740	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	127.80/cwt	127.00–128.00	677	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	682	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	119.01/cwt	113.00–121.00	745	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	737	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	784	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	104.50/cwt	97.00–112.00	815	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	707	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	93.01/cwt	87.00–98.00	749	3
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,227	107.00/cwt	101.00–115.00	1,313	5
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	948	86.62/cwt	80.00–93.00	821	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,445	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,185	1
Bulls	—	—	1,480	87.30/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,292	4
Bulls	—	—	1,753	96.37/cwt	96.00–97.00	1,689	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	45.73/cwt	40.00–48.00	444	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	52.96/cwt	50.00–60.00	543	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,166	58.52/cwt	55.00–63.00	682	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	52.34/cwt	52.00–53.00	661	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,274	56.98/cwt	55.00–58.00	726	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,455	1,330.00/cwt	1,330.00–1,330.00	19,352	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	830	74.22/cwt	65.00–85.00	616	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	960	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	11,137	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	1,412.16/cwt	1,400.00–1,425.00	18,287	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,515	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	22,725	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 26, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 386Last week 473Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 65Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	93.00	93.00
3	—	958	84.00	84.00
3	—	723	102.00–108.00	103.95
3	—	273	144.00–158.00	150.20
2	—	780	109.00	109.00
2	—	653	113.00–114.00	113.50
31	—	465	128.00–140.00	135.16
31	—	420	135.00–146.00	142.57
24	—	525	123.00–135.00	130.11
11	—	574	124.00–126.00	125.10
9	—	619	112.00–127.00	120.81
9	—	390	141.00–157.00	148.19
5	—	324	142.00–149.00	146.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	587	121.00	121.00
7	—	528	103.00–121.00	112.72
7	—	468	120.00–125.00	121.69
6	—	370	125.00–136.00	128.13
3	—	676	106.00–111.00	109.36
2	—	343	120.00–129.00	124.47
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
1	—	230	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	785	90.00	90.00
5	—	530	127.00–128.00	127.80
5	—	425	139.00–143.00	141.62
1	—	695	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	411	159.00–171.00	165.42
15	—	513	133.00–149.00	144.32
8	—	462	145.00–159.00	153.17
7	—	626	113.00–121.00	119.01
3	—	805	87.00–98.00	93.01
2	—	780	97.00–112.00	104.50
2	—	308	161.00–171.00	166.04
1	—	700	112.00	112.00
1	—	550	124.00	124.00
1	—	245	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	324	173.00–186.00	183.63
5	—	892	90.00–100.00	98.00
5	—	717	115.00–118.00	116.81
5	—	659	118.00–127.00	123.63
5	—	368	146.00–158.00	152.11
3	—	571	131.00	131.00
1	—	800	106.00	106.00
1	—	765	115.00	115.00
1	—	260	188.00	188.00
20	—	628	119.00–132.00	127.84
12	—	462	152.00–158.00	154.86
8	—	523	135.00–150.00	141.57
6	—	418	149.00–160.00	154.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	577	104.00–123.00	119.13
5	—	671	111.00–117.00	115.40
3	—	458	145.00	145.00
2	—	505	110.00–115.00	112.52
2	—	320	148.00–149.00	148.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	430	166.00–169.00	166.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,227	101.00–115.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	80.00–93.00	86.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,026	50.00–60.00	52.96
7	—	970	40.00–48.00	45.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,274	55.00–58.00	56.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,166	55.00–63.00	58.52
3	—	1,262	52.00–53.00	52.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,480	84.00–90.00	87.30
3	—	1,753	96.00–97.00	96.37
1	—	1,445	82.00	82.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	65.00–85.00	74.22

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	500.00	500.00

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)	1	—	1,295	860.00	860.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,515	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,295	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,412.16

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	—	1,455	1,330.00	1,330.00

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.