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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 21

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Jul 14Jul 21Jul 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

643 head

▲ 297 vs last sale 346▲ 257 vs year ago 386 · +66.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 37▲ 15 vs year ago 29 · +51.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 7▼ 47 vs year ago 68 · −69.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded mostly steady with a strong demand for precondition feeders. Slaughter cows traded 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls mostly 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 $129.96/cwt on 246 head.

Average price

$129.96

246 head · 588 lb average

Value per head Derived

$764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$122

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

$11.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.29

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	590	130.38	769	237
Medium and Large 2-3	544	118.89	647	9thin

One grade step is worth $11.49/cwt here — about $122 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 sale246 hd

129.96

—

KY average27 barns · 4,290 hd

125.67

+4.29

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	1,604	86.47	1,387	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,035	58.00	600	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,397	55.43	774	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	54.70	570	15

Every lot

84 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	507	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	357	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	532	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	573	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	412	142.55/cwt	135.00–148.00	587	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	155.22/cwt	153.00–157.00	657	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	433	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	684	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	470	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	733	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	152.98/cwt	151.00–155.00	721	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	521	134.39/cwt	130.00–136.00	700	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	144.41/cwt	140.00–148.00	757	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	531	153.15/cwt	151.00–155.00	813	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	567	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	754	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	146.95/cwt	143.00–151.00	842	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	141.09/cwt	135.00–142.00	828	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	617	139.43/cwt	138.00–141.00	860	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	132.24/cwt	127.00–135.00	849	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	132.24/cwt	131.00–135.00	886	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	127.16/cwt	127.00–128.00	857	6
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	675	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	803	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	678	123.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	836	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	719	125.53/cwt	124.00–128.00	903	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	121.29/cwt	117.00–122.00	879	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	966	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	797	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	956	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	830	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	946	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	960	104.13/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,000	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	205	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	349	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	225	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	317	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	464	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	464	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	137.71/cwt	132.00–139.00	504	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	138.85/cwt	131.00–142.00	579	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	424	142.52/cwt	142.00–144.00	604	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	465	140.04/cwt	138.00–144.00	651	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	131.66/cwt	124.00–135.00	623	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	137.82/cwt	136.00–141.00	713	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	685	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	127.95/cwt	123.00–133.00	727	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	136.14/cwt	135.00–139.00	783	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	131.97/cwt	127.00–134.00	830	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	122.50/cwt	119.00–124.00	771	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	809	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	677	125.36/cwt	125.00–128.00	849	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	774	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	110.12/cwt	105.00–114.00	782	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	825	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	858	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	871	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	827	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	778	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	928	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	336	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	504	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	131.89/cwt	130.00–134.00	488	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	152.79/cwt	150.00–161.00	588	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	652	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	432	142.16/cwt	130.00–148.00	614	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	712	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	135.38/cwt	129.00–140.00	701	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	526	123.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	651	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	766	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	117.67/cwt	110.00–121.00	732	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	789	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	912	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,108	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	98.33/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,549	2
Bulls	—	—	1,631	84.77/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,383	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	977	48.92/cwt	46.00–50.00	478	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,035	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	600	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	58.55/cwt	52.00–63.00	636	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,397	55.43/cwt	54.00–57.00	774	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	14,116	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	8,835	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	737.02/cwt	710.00–790.00	7,024	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,303	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	5,830	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	7,680	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,000	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 Jul 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 643Last week 346Year ago 386

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 37Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 7Year ago 68

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded mostly steady with a strong demand for precondition feeders. Slaughter cows traded 2.00 lower and slaughter bulls mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	465	138.00–144.00	140.04
11	—	517	136.00–141.00	137.82
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
25	—	677	125.00–128.00	125.36
1	—	785	115.00	115.00
41	—	575	135.00–139.00	136.14
1	—	825	104.00	104.00
59	—	629	127.00–134.00	131.97
3	—	871	95.00	95.00
4	—	424	142.00–144.00	142.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	568	123.00–133.00	127.95
7	—	366	132.00–139.00	137.71
1	—	205	170.00	170.00
7	—	710	105.00–114.00	110.12
1	—	265	175.00	175.00
1	—	1,105	84.00	84.00
8	—	417	131.00–142.00	138.85
2	—	523	130.00–132.00	131.00
11	—	473	124.00–135.00	131.66
2	—	915	85.00	85.00
14	—	629	119.00–124.00	122.50
5	—	658	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	129.00	129.00
1	—	625	105.00	105.00
5	—	685	113.00	113.00
1	—	225	141.00	141.00
1	—	265	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	130.00–148.00	142.16
4	—	526	120.00–125.00	123.71
1	—	270	145.00	145.00
2	—	370	130.00–134.00	131.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	336	150.00	150.00
1	—	405	161.00	161.00
6	—	385	150.00–161.00	152.79
1	—	555	138.00	138.00
6	—	518	129.00–140.00	135.38
1	—	785	105.00	105.00
6	—	622	110.00–121.00	117.67
1	—	960	95.00	95.00
2	—	822	96.00	96.00
3	—	491	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	767	126.00	126.00
2	—	315	161.00	161.00
11	—	471	151.00–155.00	152.98
2	—	365	157.00	157.00
15	—	642	127.00–135.00	132.24
4	—	423	153.00–157.00	155.22
27	—	587	135.00–142.00	141.09
5	—	524	140.00–148.00	144.41
6	—	674	127.00–128.00	127.16
7	—	725	117.00–122.00	121.29
1	—	805	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	573	143.00–151.00	146.95
3	—	470	156.00	156.00
8	—	960	104.00–105.00	104.13
17	—	617	138.00–141.00	139.43
17	—	719	124.00–128.00	125.53
1	—	830	114.00	114.00
24	—	670	131.00–135.00	132.24
2	—	797	120.00	120.00
27	—	531	151.00–155.00	153.15
3	—	433	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	357	149.00	149.00
2	—	567	133.00	133.00
3	—	678	120.00–125.00	123.33
5	—	521	130.00–136.00	134.39
6	—	412	135.00–148.00	142.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,575	97.00–100.00	98.33
9	—	1,631	80.00–95.00	84.77
1	—	1,420	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	54.00–57.00	55.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	977	46.00–50.00	48.92
9	—	1,086	52.00–63.00	58.55

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	—	1,295	1,090.00	1,090.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	640.00	640.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	930.00	930.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	953	710.00–790.00	737.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	660.00	660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	530.00	530.00

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.