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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 23

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

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Feeder Cattle receipts

418 head

▼ 305 vs last sale 723▼ 71 vs year ago 489 · −14.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 52▲ 25 vs year ago 38 · +65.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 49▼ 20 vs year ago 38 · −52.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly steady. Feeder heifers 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower.

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 $131.76/cwt on 176 head.

Average price

$131.76

176 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$15.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.87

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	513	133.83	686	152
Medium and Large 2-3	529	118.66	628	24

One grade step is worth $15.17/cwt here — about $58 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 sale176 hd

131.76

—

KY average28 barns · 5,786 hd

127.89

+3.87

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	1,612	90.60	1,460	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,286	64.12	825	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,367	59.02	807	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,159	57.60	667	29

Every lot

72 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	477	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	578	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	160.70/cwt	153.00–166.00	693	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	444	147.28/cwt	147.00–149.00	654	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	154.06/cwt	146.00–157.00	729	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	770	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	142.35/cwt	140.00–147.00	750	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	542	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	721	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	141.30/cwt	140.00–142.00	797	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	567	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	811	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	137.00/cwt	136.00–138.00	792	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	136.44/cwt	128.00–139.00	836	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	615	136.02/cwt	133.00–139.00	837	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	775	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	129.32/cwt	128.00–130.00	866	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	733	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	902	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	399	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	490	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	154.20/cwt	150.00–156.00	524	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	149.88/cwt	146.00–153.00	550	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	139.08/cwt	133.00–144.50	583	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	426	128.45/cwt	125.00–130.00	547	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	136.04/cwt	131.00–140.00	638	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	492	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	590	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	132.75/cwt	130.00–136.00	710	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	551	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	727	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	112.98/cwt	110.00–125.00	642	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	126.73/cwt	123.00–130.00	727	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	122.09/cwt	120.00–126.00	763	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	116.01/cwt	115.00–118.00	769	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	675	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	783	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	679	108.79/cwt	104.00–110.00	739	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	773	112.44/cwt	112.00–113.00	869	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	795	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	684	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	877	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	921	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	172.07/cwt	165.00–176.00	554	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	363	149.28/cwt	148.00–150.00	542	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	154.75/cwt	150.00–164.00	585	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	153.02/cwt	150.00–155.00	646	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	422	139.98/cwt	131.00–145.00	591	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	145.46/cwt	140.00–152.00	679	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	138.56/cwt	135.00–144.00	714	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	126.80/cwt	120.00–134.00	659	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	671	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	125.02/cwt	122.00–128.00	719	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	120.24/cwt	117.00–122.00	749	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	718	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	819	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	661	112.67/cwt	112.00–113.00	745	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	767	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	767	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,207	1
Bulls	—	—	1,708	93.40/cwt	92.00–95.00	1,595	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,156	56.96/cwt	56.00–58.00	658	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	58.24/cwt	55.00–64.00	674	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	52.10/cwt	50.00–55.00	607	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	872	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	63.58/cwt	60.00–67.00	820	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,451	59.85/cwt	57.00–62.00	868	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,343	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,513	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	15,540	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,336	885.17/cwt	820.00–950.00	11,826	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,530	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 Jun 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 418Last week 723Year ago 489

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 52Year ago 38

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 49Year ago 38

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly steady. Feeder heifers 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	150.00–164.00	154.75
5	—	515	135.00–144.00	138.56
10	—	467	140.00–152.00	145.46
1	—	825	93.00	93.00
6	—	422	150.00–155.00	153.02
1	—	650	126.00	126.00
9	—	623	117.00–122.00	120.24
1	—	745	103.00	103.00
10	—	575	122.00–128.00	125.02
3	—	322	165.00–176.00	172.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	661	112.00–113.00	112.67
1	—	470	134.00	134.00
2	—	520	120.00–134.00	126.80
1	—	550	122.00	122.00
1	—	630	114.00	114.00
3	—	363	148.00–150.00	149.28
3	—	422	131.00–145.00	139.98
1	—	325	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	444	147.00–149.00	147.28
1	—	625	124.00	124.00
2	—	542	133.00	133.00
2	—	578	136.00–138.00	137.00
3	—	383	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	615	133.00–139.00	136.02
9	—	567	143.00	143.00
1	—	800	115.00	115.00
2	—	510	151.00	151.00
3	—	733	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	613	128.00–139.00	136.44
1	—	370	165.00	165.00
10	—	564	140.00–142.00	141.30
3	—	527	140.00–147.00	142.35
20	—	431	153.00–166.00	160.70
3	—	670	128.00–130.00	129.32
3	—	725	120.00	120.00
4	—	335	175.00	175.00
6	—	473	146.00–157.00	154.06
1	—	265	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	419	133.00–144.50	139.08
3	—	663	115.00–118.00	116.01
1	—	750	105.00	105.00
30	—	574	123.00–130.00	126.73
4	—	285	172.00	172.00
1	—	800	105.00	105.00
34	—	469	131.00–140.00	136.04
7	—	625	120.00–126.00	122.09
10	—	367	146.00–153.00	149.88
12	—	535	130.00–136.00	132.75
14	—	340	150.00–156.00	154.20
2	—	877	105.00	105.00
1	—	245	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	492	120.00	120.00
5	—	568	110.00–125.00	112.98
5	—	679	104.00–110.00	108.79
11	—	426	125.00–130.00	128.45
1	—	795	86.00	86.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	551	132.00	132.00
7	—	773	112.00–113.00	112.44
8	—	675	115.00–117.00	116.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,110.00	1,110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	925.00	925.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,336	820.00–950.00	885.17

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	—	1,320	1,025.00	1,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,158	55.00–64.00	58.24
3	—	1,165	50.00–55.00	52.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	70.00	70.00
11	—	1,290	60.00–67.00	63.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,451	57.00–62.00	59.85
2	—	1,156	56.00–58.00	56.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	85.00	85.00
2	—	1,708	92.00–95.00	93.40

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.