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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 12

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Jan 5Jan 12Jan 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

605 head

▲ 296 vs last sale 309▲ 177 vs year ago 428 · +41.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 80▼ 41 vs year ago 96 · −42.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 24▼ 67 vs year ago 99 · −67.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00-2.00 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 $122.49/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$122.49

218 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$2

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

$15.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.55

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	527	124.30	654	192
Medium and Large 2-3	601	109.14	656	26

One grade step is worth $15.16/cwt here — about −$2 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 sale218 hd

122.49

—

KY average26 barns · 7,550 hd

120.95

+1.55

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	1,406	74.20	1,043	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,556	54.96	855	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,561	50.69	791	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,217	44.06	536	19

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	218	184.71/cwt	180.00–190.00	403	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	245	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	414	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	277	159.20/cwt	155.00–166.00	441	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	174.05/cwt	170.00–178.00	494	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	164.93/cwt	162.00–168.00	549	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	168.17/cwt	164.00–172.00	622	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	156.82/cwt	154.00–160.00	585	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	400	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	608	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	145.08/cwt	142.00–147.00	689	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	155.01/cwt	149.00–157.00	742	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	142.67/cwt	140.00–145.00	740	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	526	135.19/cwt	134.00–138.00	711	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	136.19/cwt	130.00–139.00	769	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	577	126.65/cwt	126.00–128.00	731	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	126.87/cwt	124.00–130.00	779	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	679	120.51/cwt	120.00–121.00	818	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	120.42/cwt	117.00–121.00	871	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	117.56/cwt	115.00–118.00	902	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	942	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	845	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	887	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	935	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	941	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	948	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	276	140.71/cwt	132.00–145.00	388	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	390	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	136.87/cwt	133.00–139.00	453	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	135.03/cwt	128.00–138.00	508	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	477	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	134.77/cwt	127.00–137.00	578	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	447	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	559	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	128.67/cwt	124.00–134.00	612	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	118.48/cwt	117.00–120.00	569	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	122.86/cwt	120.00–127.00	636	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	112.98/cwt	110.00–119.00	591	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	120.44/cwt	117.00–125.00	685	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	664	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	629	109.95/cwt	104.00–112.00	692	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	117.81/cwt	115.00–119.00	745	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	113.80/cwt	110.00–121.00	760	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	668	106.34/cwt	104.00–109.00	710	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	108.29/cwt	102.00–111.00	781	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	752	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	898	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	745	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	787	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	316	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	569	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	533	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	153.74/cwt	150.00–159.00	577	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	163.22/cwt	160.00–166.00	694	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	146.45/cwt	136.00–150.00	637	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	458	138.97/cwt	137.00–141.00	636	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	151.78/cwt	145.00–157.00	715	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	140.74/cwt	134.00–149.00	722	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	125.06/cwt	120.00–131.00	657	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	131.32/cwt	127.00–137.00	739	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	569	124.60/cwt	123.00–126.00	709	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	124.72/cwt	121.00–130.00	770	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	115.00/cwt	113.00–117.00	725	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	793	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	115.66/cwt	109.00–117.00	820	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	799	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	103.75/cwt	102.00–111.00	801	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	776	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	776	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	820	94.33/cwt	94.00–95.00	774	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	852	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	929	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,101	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	815	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,217	77.74/cwt	76.00–80.00	946	3
Bulls	—	—	1,401	70.63/cwt	70.00–72.00	990	6
Bulls	—	—	2,000	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,700	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	40.67/cwt	38.00–44.00	459	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,282	46.52/cwt	44.00–50.00	596	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,556	54.96/cwt	50.00–58.00	855	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,561	50.69/cwt	50.00–52.00	791	5
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	17,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	583.80/cwt	550.00–625.00	6,959	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,456	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	546.00/cwt	470.00–675.00	5,897	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	494.73/cwt	480.00–510.00	5,541	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	871.10/cwt	775.00–950.00	10,671	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,342	695.63/cwt	570.00–835.00	9,335	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,485	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,850	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 Jan 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 605Last week 309Year ago 428

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 80Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 24Year ago 99

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00-2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	565	130.00–139.00	136.19
7	—	767	115.00–118.00	117.56
1	—	905	104.00	104.00
2	—	218	180.00–190.00	184.71
2	—	333	162.00–168.00	164.93
4	—	284	170.00–178.00	174.05
7	—	519	140.00–145.00	142.67
1	—	805	117.00	117.00
6	—	479	149.00–157.00	155.01
1	—	890	105.00	105.00
24	—	723	117.00–121.00	120.42
1	—	1,030	92.00	92.00
8	—	650	130.00	130.00
8	—	614	124.00–130.00	126.87
8	—	370	164.00–172.00	168.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	679	120.00–121.00	120.51
2	—	373	154.00–160.00	156.82
5	—	526	134.00–138.00	135.19
1	—	245	169.00	169.00
1	—	400	152.00	152.00
3	—	277	155.00–166.00	159.20
3	—	577	126.00–128.00	126.65
2	—	845	105.00	105.00
3	—	475	142.00–147.00	145.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	852	109.00	109.00
9	—	471	145.00–157.00	151.78
18	—	617	121.00–130.00	124.72
3	—	1,101	74.00	74.00
17	—	563	127.00–137.00	131.32
3	—	375	150.00–159.00	153.74
7	—	513	134.00–149.00	140.74
3	—	661	120.00	120.00
2	—	333	160.00	160.00
6	—	709	109.00–117.00	115.66
23	—	425	160.00–166.00	163.22
5	—	772	102.00–111.00	103.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	316	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	435	136.00–150.00	146.45
2	—	630	113.00–117.00	115.00
4	—	776	100.00	100.00
2	—	458	137.00–141.00	138.97
3	—	820	94.00–95.00	94.33
8	—	525	120.00–131.00	125.06
5	—	569	123.00–126.00	124.60
1	—	740	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	632	115.00–119.00	117.81
1	—	915	86.00	86.00
13	—	668	110.00–121.00	113.80
32	—	429	127.00–137.00	134.77
3	—	276	132.00–145.00	140.71
10	—	331	133.00–139.00	136.87
35	—	569	117.00–125.00	120.44
24	—	518	120.00–127.00	122.86
14	—	721	102.00–111.00	108.29
3	—	760	105.00	105.00
21	—	476	124.00–134.00	128.67
15	—	376	128.00–138.00	135.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	104.00–109.00	106.34
5	—	898	83.00	83.00
3	—	523	110.00–119.00	112.98
2	—	580	114.00–115.00	114.50
1	—	775	97.00	97.00
2	—	480	117.00–120.00	118.48
1	—	385	124.00	124.00
1	—	305	128.00	128.00
4	—	629	104.00–112.00	109.95
2	—	447	125.00	125.00
2	—	290	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,325.00	1,325.00

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	—	1,285	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,192	550.00–625.00	583.80

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,120	480.00–510.00	494.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,225	775.00–950.00	871.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,080	470.00–675.00	546.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,342	570.00–835.00	695.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,485	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,128	38.00–44.00	40.67
11	—	1,282	44.00–50.00	46.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,561	50.00–52.00	50.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,556	50.00–58.00	54.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,217	76.00–80.00	77.74
6	—	1,401	70.00–72.00	70.63
1	—	2,000	85.00	85.00

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.