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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, May 25

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

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Feeder Cattle receipts

315 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 311▼ 71 vs year ago 386 · −18.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 55▲ 0 vs year ago 62 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 32▲ 7 vs year ago 8 · +87.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 pounds traded unevenly steady and over 500 pounds 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls traded 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 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 $127.72/cwt on 109 head.

Average price

$127.72

109 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$19.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.61

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	539	132.07	712	85
Medium and Large 2-3	531	112.29	596	24

One grade step is worth $19.78/cwt here — about $115 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 sale109 hd

127.72

—

KY average26 barns · 4,647 hd

131.33

−3.61

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	1,523	89.95	1,370	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,258	66.38	835	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,298	62.95	817	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,124	57.22	643	26

Every lot

69 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	215	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	359	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	230	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	382	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	484	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	580	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	672	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	606	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	707	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	656	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	143.58/cwt	142.00–146.00	732	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	541	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	730	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	143.38/cwt	141.00–145.00	810	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	601	135.80/cwt	134.00–137.00	816	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	128.28/cwt	128.00–130.00	876	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	124.75/cwt	122.00–126.50	898	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Full	780	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	663	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	912	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,012	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	294	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	476	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	328	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	369	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	379	111.46/cwt	110.00–116.00	422	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	547	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	119.17/cwt	115.00–132.00	498	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	142.54/cwt	140.00–145.00	597	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	138.00/cwt	137.00–139.00	638	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	126.94/cwt	124.00–130.00	609	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	129.54/cwt	129.00–130.00	690	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	536	114.46/cwt	111.00–125.00	614	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	130.62/cwt	128.00–132.00	733	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	570	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	764	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	576	115.95/cwt	115.00–119.00	668	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	625	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	763	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	782	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	742	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	873	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	812	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	555	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	674	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	151.81/cwt	145.00–155.00	627	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	141.57/cwt	141.00–144.00	609	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	141.77/cwt	140.00–144.00	658	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	479	122.35/cwt	121.00–123.00	586	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	138.87/cwt	136.00–144.00	724	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	526	125.67/cwt	115.00–132.00	661	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	133.82/cwt	131.00–137.00	756	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	813	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	802	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	658	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	691	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	728	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	655	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	729	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	756	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,310	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,048	1
Bulls	—	—	1,576	92.44/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,457	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	52.90/cwt	50.00–55.00	564	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	792	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,174	60.38/cwt	57.00–64.00	709	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,197	58.15/cwt	57.00–60.00	696	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	864	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,264	65.75/cwt	62.00–70.00	831	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,383	66.95/cwt	62.00–70.00	926	6
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	8,742	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	1,102.18/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	11,386	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,550	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,333	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	15,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,320	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	646.00/cwt	600.00–690.00	7,268	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 May 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 315Last week 311Year ago 386

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 55Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 32Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	90.00	90.00
2	—	775	94.00	94.00
2	—	658	105.00	105.00
2	—	365	152.00	152.00
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
5	—	526	115.00–132.00	125.67
5	—	430	141.00–144.00	141.57
3	—	479	121.00–123.00	122.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	464	140.00–144.00	141.77
8	—	652	123.00	123.00
2	—	640	127.00	127.00
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
1	—	385	175.00	175.00
19	—	413	145.00–155.00	151.81
12	—	565	131.00–137.00	133.82
1	—	300	165.00	165.00
16	—	521	136.00–144.00	138.87
1	—	840	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	533	129.00–130.00	129.54
6	—	419	140.00–145.00	142.54
1	—	380	144.00	144.00
19	—	561	128.00–132.00	130.62
7	—	652	120.00	120.00
12	—	462	137.00–139.00	138.00
4	—	294	162.00	162.00
3	—	742	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	122.00	122.00
16	—	570	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	115.00–119.00	115.95
4	—	536	111.00–125.00	114.46
4	—	379	110.00–116.00	111.46
2	—	480	124.00–130.00	126.94
2	—	328	112.50	112.50
4	—	873	93.00	93.00
4	—	418	115.00–132.00	119.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	95.00	95.00
1	—	465	152.00	152.00
10	—	720	122.00–126.50	124.75
1	—	215	167.00	167.00
10	—	565	141.00–145.00	143.38
5	—	510	142.00–146.00	143.58
1	—	860	106.00	106.00
1	—	280	173.00	173.00
7	—	683	128.00–130.00	128.28
5	—	601	134.00–137.00	135.80
1	—	415	162.00	162.00
1	—	335	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	160.00	160.00
1	—	230	166.00	166.00
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
4	—	541	135.00	135.00
1	—	465	141.00	141.00
1	—	415	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,550	86.00	86.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	935	935.00	935.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,033	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,102.18

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	—	1,000	1,550.00	1,550.00

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)	1	—	915	800.00	800.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	600.00–690.00	646.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,383	62.00–70.00	66.95
5	—	1,197	57.00–60.00	58.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	72.00	72.00
9	—	1,264	62.00–70.00	65.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,066	50.00–55.00	52.90
1	—	1,165	68.00	68.00
13	—	1,174	57.00–64.00	60.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,576	87.00–100.00	92.44

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.