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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 29

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Sep 15Sep 29Oct 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

393 head

▼ 376 vs last sale 769▼ 38 vs year ago 431 · −8.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

48 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 0▼ 36 vs year ago 84 · −42.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 0▼ 44 vs year ago 73 · −60.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend this week due to no report last week.

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 $128.73/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$128.73

138 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$38

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

$9.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.76

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	516	130.18	672	116
Medium and Large 2-3	523	121.11	634	22

One grade step is worth $9.06/cwt here — about $38 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 sale138 hd

128.73

—

KY average26 barns · 5,233 hd

125.97

+2.76

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	1,779	80.27	1,428	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,535	60.00	921	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,589	53.30	847	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,238	50.50	625	18

Every lot

67 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	220	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	387	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	270	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	429	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	168.04/cwt	167.00–169.00	462	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	512	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	616	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	147.00/cwt	144.00–150.00	647	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	151.34/cwt	147.00–153.00	736	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	146.69/cwt	143.00–152.00	766	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	531	133.17/cwt	130.00–135.00	707	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	142.15/cwt	135.00–143.00	817	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	578	132.40/cwt	126.00–134.00	765	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	140.08/cwt	137.00–141.00	857	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	127.74/cwt	122.00–130.00	872	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	124.69/cwt	122.00–126.00	914	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	118.01/cwt	117.00–120.00	903	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	996	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	952	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	345	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	291	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	384	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	323	134.31/cwt	134.00–135.00	434	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	140.73/cwt	138.00–146.00	463	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	137.48/cwt	132.50–139.00	524	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	388	125.87/cwt	117.50–130.00	488	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	134.82/cwt	130.00–139.00	566	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	132.79/cwt	129.00–137.00	623	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	474	125.60/cwt	125.00–128.00	595	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	135.73/cwt	131.00–140.00	699	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	533	126.83/cwt	122.00–128.00	676	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	129.35/cwt	123.00–132.00	742	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	123.08/cwt	121.00–126.00	759	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	718	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	657	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	111.87/cwt	110.00–117.00	760	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	110.42/cwt	100.00–113.00	785	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	900	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	792	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,035	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	880	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	158.46/cwt	157.00–160.00	531	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	148.92/cwt	144.00–154.00	564	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	132.13/cwt	128.00–136.00	555	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	147.90/cwt	142.00–150.00	629	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	148.80/cwt	142.00–153.00	701	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	487	132.13/cwt	124.00–138.00	643	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	122.83/cwt	118.00–128.00	649	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	135.91/cwt	130.00–138.00	726	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	130.49/cwt	129.00–131.00	737	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	576	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	720	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	122.23/cwt	120.00–123.00	752	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	117.80/cwt	114.00–122.00	792	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	110.99/cwt	110.00–112.00	819	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,650	77.05/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,271	3
Bulls	—	—	1,875	82.69/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,550	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,231	51.28/cwt	50.00–55.00	631	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,264	47.78/cwt	45.00–50.00	604	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,535	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	921	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	54.13/cwt	52.00–58.00	857	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	808	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	9,797	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	616.06/cwt	590.00–640.00	7,596	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	7,936	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,242	965.81/cwt	850.00–1,010.00	11,995	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	690.23/cwt	640.00–730.00	7,420	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	13,095	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 Sep 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 393Last week 769Year ago 431

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 0Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 0Year ago 73

No trend this week due to no report last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	612	137.00–141.00	140.08
2	—	322	159.00	159.00
6	—	486	147.00–153.00	151.34
4	—	816	122.00	122.00
2	—	275	167.00–169.00	168.04
2	—	440	144.00–150.00	147.00
1	—	915	104.00	104.00
2	—	220	176.00	176.00
17	—	683	122.00–130.00	127.74
1	—	395	156.00	156.00
3	—	733	122.00–126.00	124.69
5	—	765	117.00–120.00	118.01
20	—	522	143.00–152.00	146.69
12	—	575	135.00–143.00	142.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	531	130.00–135.00	133.17
2	—	270	159.00	159.00
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
5	—	578	126.00–134.00	132.40
1	—	345	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	329	138.00–146.00	140.73
6	—	381	132.50–139.00	137.48
5	—	711	100.00–113.00	110.42
1	—	245	141.00	141.00
3	—	291	132.00	132.00
8	—	679	110.00–117.00	111.87
21	—	515	131.00–140.00	135.73
27	—	574	123.00–132.00	129.35
15	—	469	129.00–137.00	132.79
12	—	420	130.00–139.00	134.82
11	—	617	121.00–126.00	123.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	533	122.00–128.00	126.83
3	—	323	134.00–135.00	134.31
1	—	900	88.00	88.00
1	—	630	114.00	114.00
5	—	474	125.00–128.00	125.60
3	—	388	117.50–130.00	125.87
1	—	1,035	85.00	85.00
1	—	670	98.00	98.00
1	—	580	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	534	130.00–138.00	135.91
11	—	425	142.00–150.00	147.90
8	—	672	114.00–122.00	117.80
12	—	379	144.00–154.00	148.92
4	—	471	142.00–153.00	148.80
3	—	738	110.00–112.00	110.99
2	—	335	157.00–160.00	158.46
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
4	—	615	120.00–123.00	122.23
4	—	565	129.00–131.00	130.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	128.00–136.00	132.13
2	—	528	118.00–128.00	122.83
1	—	675	112.00	112.00
6	—	576	125.00	125.00
5	—	487	124.00–138.00	132.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,264	45.00–50.00	47.78
14	—	1,231	50.00–55.00	51.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	50.00	50.00
8	—	1,583	52.00–58.00	54.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,875	80.00–86.00	82.69
3	—	1,650	76.00–78.00	77.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	5	—	1,242	850.00–1,010.00	965.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	970.00	970.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	640.00	640.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,233	590.00–640.00	616.06

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	—	1,350	970.00	970.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	640.00–730.00	690.23

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.