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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 3

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Oct 27Nov 3Nov 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

433 head

▼ 158 vs last sale 591▼ 179 vs year ago 612 · −29.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 82▼ 11 vs year ago 107 · −10.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

75 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 45▲ 30 vs year ago 45 · +66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady with quality not as attractive as last week. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

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 $114.11/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$114.11

123 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$602

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$8.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.78

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	115.37	611	104
Medium and Large 2-3	514	107.20	550	19thin

One grade step is worth $8.17/cwt here — about $61 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 sale123 hd

114.11

—

KY average26 barns · 3,900 hd

118.89

−4.78

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	1,498	69.56	1,042	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,353	53.71	727	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,527	51.55	787	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,253	47.02	589	35
Dairy Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,240	62.00	769	6thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	180	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	297	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	556	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	146.48/cwt	144.00–156.00	554	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	143.78/cwt	139.00–145.00	697	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	491	130.50/cwt	129.00–131.00	641	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	125.62/cwt	122.00–128.00	647	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	132.92/cwt	129.00–136.00	699	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	550	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	682	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	131.83/cwt	127.00–133.00	753	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	115.61/cwt	113.00–117.00	791	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	835	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	846	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	111.98/cwt	108.00–114.00	938	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	944	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	265	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	326	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	309	129.23/cwt	125.00–134.00	399	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	109.61/cwt	100.00–120.00	417	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	127.47/cwt	123.00–131.00	491	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	121.80/cwt	120.00–130.00	515	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	453	117.34/cwt	116.00–118.00	532	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	123.54/cwt	122.00–125.00	584	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	116.20/cwt	114.00–121.00	607	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	108.89/cwt	99.00–113.00	572	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	110.24/cwt	108.00–114.00	627	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	586	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	586	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	610	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	604	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	108.99/cwt	105.00–110.00	679	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	96.33/cwt	96.00–97.00	636	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	692	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	100.46/cwt	95.00–103.00	777	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	909	84.33/cwt	83.00–85.00	767	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	506	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	152.50/cwt	147.00–156.00	566	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	409	151.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	620	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	427	129.63/cwt	126.00–135.00	554	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	138.21/cwt	135.00–143.00	647	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	491	129.00/cwt	128.00–131.00	633	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	131.18/cwt	127.00–134.00	672	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	125.26/cwt	120.00–127.00	704	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	564	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	671	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	115.26/cwt	114.00–119.00	723	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	686	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	752	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	759	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	774	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,498	69.56/cwt	67.00–72.00	1,042	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	409	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,275	47.68/cwt	43.00–54.00	608	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	53.71/cwt	51.00–57.00	727	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,524	52.35/cwt	50.00–55.00	798	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	48.06/cwt	47.00–49.00	740	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,240	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	769	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,310	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,813	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,129	729.79/cwt	600.00–780.00	8,239	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	558.65/cwt	535.00–580.00	6,564	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	760.79/cwt	600.00–810.00	9,069	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,194	597.62/cwt	500.00–710.00	7,136	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,320	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,065	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,101	1,179.43/cwt	1,075.00–1,275.00	12,986	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	935.00/cwt	760.00–1,110.00	12,155	2

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 Nov 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 433Last week 591Year ago 612

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 82Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 45Year ago 45

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady with quality not as attractive as last week. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	166.00	166.00
8	—	684	113.00–117.00	115.61
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
11	—	485	139.00–145.00	143.78
3	—	838	108.00–114.00	111.98
1	—	180	165.00	165.00
1	—	755	112.00	112.00
2	—	720	115.00–117.00	116.00
1	—	850	111.00	111.00
18	—	571	127.00–133.00	131.83
5	—	378	144.00–156.00	146.48
12	—	526	129.00–136.00	132.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	515	122.00–128.00	125.62
8	—	491	129.00–131.00	130.50
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
1	—	550	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	468	135.00–143.00	138.21
7	—	627	114.00–119.00	115.26
7	—	409	150.00–155.00	151.50
4	—	671	112.00	112.00
3	—	705	110.00	110.00
5	—	790	105.00	105.00
1	—	335	151.00	151.00
1	—	825	92.00	92.00
1	—	910	85.00	85.00
19	—	562	120.00–127.00	125.26
11	—	512	127.00–134.00	131.18
5	—	371	147.00–156.00	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	427	126.00–135.00	129.63
2	—	635	108.00	108.00
1	—	525	125.00	125.00
1	—	760	90.00	90.00
9	—	491	128.00–131.00	129.00
5	—	564	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	108.00–114.00	110.24
8	—	385	123.00–131.00	127.47
6	—	909	83.00–85.00	84.33
5	—	773	95.00–103.00	100.46
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
19	—	423	120.00–130.00	121.80
14	—	473	122.00–125.00	123.54
13	—	522	114.00–121.00	116.20
9	—	309	125.00–134.00	129.23
19	—	623	105.00–110.00	108.99
2	—	692	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	96.00–97.00	96.33
3	—	453	116.00–118.00	117.34
2	—	610	99.00	99.00
1	—	265	123.00	123.00
4	—	525	99.00–113.00	108.89
3	—	586	100.00	100.00
2	—	380	100.00–120.00	109.61
1	—	315	120.00	120.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,200	860.00	860.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,194	500.00–710.00	597.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,175	535.00–580.00	558.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,192	600.00–810.00	760.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,129	600.00–780.00	729.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,101	1,075.00–1,275.00	1,179.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,210	1,100.00	1,100.00

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	—	1,300	760.00–1,110.00	935.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,498	67.00–72.00	69.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,540	47.00–49.00	48.06
13	—	1,524	50.00–55.00	52.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,023	40.00	40.00
32	—	1,275	43.00–54.00	47.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,353	51.00–57.00	53.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,240	62.00	62.00

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.