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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 27

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Oct 20Oct 27Nov 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

591 head

▲ 324 vs last sale 267▼ 42 vs year ago 633 · −6.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 53 vs last sale 29▼ 41 vs year ago 123 · −33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 35▼ 15 vs year ago 60 · −25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifer steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-3.00 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 $118.97/cwt on 256 head.

Average price

$118.97

256 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$615

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$15.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.66

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	530	119.78	634	214
Medium and Large 2-3	454	115.14	523	41
Small and Medium 1-2	455	104.00	473	1thin

One grade step is worth $15.78/cwt here — about $161 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 sale256 hd

118.97

—

KY average27 barns · 4,808 hd

117.31

+1.66

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	1,587	73.98	1,174	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	52.25	676	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,471	49.48	728	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,142	45.42	519	34

Every lot

73 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	236	165.02/cwt	160.00–170.00	389	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	163.25/cwt	160.00–172.00	447	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	278	150.46/cwt	146.00–155.00	418	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	161.01/cwt	160.00–164.00	525	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	587	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	397	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	588	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	570	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	149.23/cwt	148.00–150.00	645	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	136.33/cwt	136.00–139.00	646	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	611	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	527	125.25/cwt	125.00–126.00	660	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	553	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	669	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	744	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	122.25/cwt	117.00–124.00	807	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	280	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	278	131.58/cwt	130.00–137.00	366	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	281	149.24/cwt	140.00–151.00	419	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	131.91/cwt	129.00–135.00	442	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	128.52/cwt	125.00–134.00	479	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	118.50/cwt	115.00–122.00	450	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	124.46/cwt	121.00–129.00	521	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	422	110.62/cwt	108.00–116.00	467	7
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	455	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	473	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	119.51/cwt	116.00–127.00	563	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	484	114.51/cwt	111.00–115.00	554	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	112.09/cwt	110.00–115.00	585	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	107.52/cwt	106.00–109.00	568	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	111.14/cwt	108.00–114.00	629	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	635	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	605	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	744	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	109.54/cwt	106.00–110.00	681	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	105.63/cwt	100.00–107.00	698	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	697	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	829	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	100.37/cwt	98.00–103.00	721	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	786	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	138.67/cwt	130.00–143.00	451	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	152.68/cwt	150.00–158.00	510	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	369	139.66/cwt	125.00–144.00	515	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	147.42/cwt	145.00–158.00	545	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	417	130.20/cwt	126.00–133.00	543	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	143.46/cwt	139.00–147.00	617	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	122.48/cwt	122.00–123.00	579	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	133.37/cwt	128.00–139.00	632	17
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	505	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	535	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	123.08/cwt	120.00–128.00	640	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	524	114.50/cwt	113.00–115.00	600	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	568	113.33/cwt	113.00–114.00	644	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	120.10/cwt	115.00–125.00	692	30
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	112.80/cwt	110.00–115.00	712	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	107.45/cwt	103.00–110.00	730	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	726	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	98.02/cwt	94.00–100.00	767	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	93.50/cwt	93.00–94.00	788	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,474	70.28/cwt	68.00–73.00	1,036	4
Bulls	—	—	1,699	77.68/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,320	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	41.89/cwt	38.00–44.00	448	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,171	46.75/cwt	44.00–50.00	547	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	52.25/cwt	50.00–56.00	676	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,295	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	712	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	47.35/cwt	47.00–48.00	679	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	50.55/cwt	50.00–53.00	753	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	3,520	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	524.04/cwt	500.00–550.00	5,450	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,350	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	625.59/cwt	600.00–675.00	7,088	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,199	806.58/cwt	700.00–850.00	9,671	28
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	591.90/cwt	575.00–610.00	7,783	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	874.31/cwt	870.00–880.00	11,672	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,473	963.20/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	14,188	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,495	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,950	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 Oct 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 591Last week 267Year ago 633

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 29Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 35Year ago 60

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	121.00	121.00
4	—	527	125.00–126.00	125.25
2	—	397	148.00	148.00
1	—	410	139.00	139.00
2	—	278	146.00–155.00	150.46
2	—	485	125.00–127.00	125.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	163.00	163.00
23	—	432	148.00–150.00	149.23
11	—	274	160.00–172.00	163.25
6	—	236	160.00–170.00	165.02
9	—	474	136.00–139.00	136.33
2	—	570	130.00–131.00	130.51
6	—	326	160.00–164.00	161.01
4	—	660	117.00–124.00	122.25
3	—	505	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	417	126.00–133.00	130.20
3	—	568	113.00–114.00	113.33
2	—	473	122.00–123.00	122.48
3	—	325	130.00–143.00	138.67
6	—	369	125.00–144.00	139.66
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
8	—	524	113.00–115.00	114.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	370	145.00–158.00	147.42
5	—	631	110.00–115.00	112.80
17	—	474	128.00–139.00	133.37
30	—	576	115.00–125.00	120.10
12	—	520	120.00–128.00	123.08
9	—	334	150.00–158.00	152.68
2	—	843	93.00–94.00	93.50
3	—	783	94.00–100.00	98.02
3	—	726	100.00	100.00
17	—	679	103.00–110.00	107.45
16	—	430	139.00–147.00	143.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	422	108.00–116.00	110.62
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
2	—	380	115.00–122.00	118.50
22	—	484	111.00–115.00	114.51
4	—	278	130.00–137.00	131.58
2	—	528	106.00–109.00	107.52
3	—	588	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	471	116.00–127.00	119.51
9	—	622	106.00–110.00	109.54
13	—	335	129.00–135.00	131.91
8	—	661	100.00–107.00	105.63
1	—	810	97.00	97.00
6	—	281	140.00–151.00	149.24
22	—	373	125.00–134.00	128.52
1	—	215	130.00	130.00
22	—	522	110.00–115.00	112.09
20	—	419	121.00–129.00	124.46
3	—	718	98.00–103.00	100.37
29	—	566	108.00–114.00	111.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	697	119.00	119.00
32	—	605	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	104.00	104.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,435	47.00–48.00	47.35
6	—	1,489	50.00–53.00	50.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,070	38.00–44.00	41.89
1	—	1,295	55.00	55.00
22	—	1,171	44.00–50.00	46.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,293	50.00–56.00	52.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,699	76.00–80.00	77.68
4	—	1,474	68.00–73.00	70.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	800	440.00	440.00

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)	3	—	1,133	600.00–675.00	625.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,040	500.00–550.00	524.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,315	575.00–610.00	591.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,199	700.00–850.00	806.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,335	870.00–880.00	874.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,473	925.00–1,000.00	963.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,495	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.