Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-18

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.10/cwt on 655 head.

Average price

$150.10

655 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$10.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.40

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	634	150.91	956	489
Medium and Large 1-2	605	148.09	896	158
Medium and Large 2-3	574	140.38	806	8thin

One grade step is worth $10.53/cwt here — about $151 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 sale655 hd

150.10

—

KY average25 barns · 5,566 hd

147.69

+2.40

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

60 lots · USDA AMS · Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale - Ledbetter, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	143.97/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,041	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,028	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	132.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,057	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	179.26/cwt	179.00–180.00	778	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	157.69/cwt	150.00–168.00	911	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	181.86/cwt	180.00–184.00	855	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	178.46/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,030	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	212.68/cwt	212.00–213.00	834	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	895	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	152.20/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,097	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	174.23/cwt	174.00–175.00	925	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	148.39/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,009	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	173.93/cwt	172.00–176.00	816	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	691	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	807	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	184.57/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,045	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	149.14/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,142	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	172.26/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,085	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	151.03/cwt	148.00–152.00	938	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	132.77/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,029	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	167.12/cwt	163.00–168.50	866	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	176.69/cwt	175.00–177.00	760	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,027	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	144.63/cwt	143.00–146.00	929	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	137.63/cwt	132.00–139.00	928	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	158.98/cwt	156.00–161.00	905	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	136.63/cwt	134.00–140.00	984	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	143.39/cwt	142.50–145.00	961	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	153.54/cwt	151.00–155.00	875	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	181.95/cwt	173.00–185.00	659	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	131.09/cwt	126.00–132.00	974	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	156.79/cwt	151.00–161.00	839	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	164.16/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,044	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	137.71/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,149	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	723	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	158.29/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,089	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	141.44/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,112	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	787	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	189.35/cwt	186.00–200.00	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	182.43/cwt	180.00–185.00	958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	948	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,213	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,171	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	497	201.34/cwt	199.00–202.00	1,001	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	190.80/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,034	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	297	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	169.07/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,109	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	138.50/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,223	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,161	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	163.38/cwt	161.00–167.00	792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	142.67/cwt	140.00–144.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	718	1

How this sale compares

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 - Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale - Ledbetter, KY

Fri Mar 18, 2022

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

Receipts 1,319Last week 1,172Year ago 1,100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	723	143.00–145.00	143.97
9	—	470	180.00–184.00	181.86
27	—	577	175.00–183.00	178.46
12	—	636	164.00–165.00	164.16
10	—	834	135.00–138.00	137.71
7	—	346	209.00	209.00
127	—	688	155.00–161.00	158.29
30	—	786	137.00–143.00	141.44
5	—	410	192.00	192.00
4	—	392	186.00–200.00	189.35
2	—	525	180.00–185.00	182.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	745	138.00	138.00
4	—	795	131.00–135.00	132.99
7	—	434	179.00–180.00	179.26
12	—	578	150.00–168.00	157.69
13	—	531	174.00–175.00	174.23
27	—	680	147.00–152.00	148.39
1	—	315	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	392	212.00–213.00	212.68
15	—	407	220.00	220.00
15	—	721	151.00–153.00	152.20
26	—	566	184.00–188.00	184.57
56	—	766	147.00–150.00	149.14
63	—	630	170.00–176.00	172.26
3	—	948	128.00	128.00
1	—	1,015	120.00	120.00
1	—	960	122.00	122.00
9	—	497	199.00–202.00	201.34
5	—	542	190.00–191.00	190.80
4	—	297	220.00	220.00
23	—	656	167.00–171.00	169.07
16	—	883	135.00–139.00	138.50
16	—	801	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	469	172.00–176.00	173.93
13	—	334	207.00	207.00
17	—	390	207.00	207.00
29	—	621	148.00–152.00	151.03
49	—	775	130.00–134.00	132.77
52	—	518	163.00–168.50	167.12
3	—	885	121.00	121.00
6	—	430	175.00–177.00	176.69
7	—	802	128.00	128.00
79	—	569	156.00–161.00	158.98
99	—	720	134.00–140.00	136.63
127	—	670	142.50–145.00	143.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	642	143.00–146.00	144.63
39	—	674	132.00–139.00	137.63
2	—	325	180.00	180.00
9	—	570	151.00–155.00	153.54
14	—	362	173.00–185.00	181.95
20	—	743	126.00–132.00	131.09
30	—	535	151.00–161.00	156.79
1	—	760	107.00	107.00
1	—	835	120.00	120.00
5	—	485	161.00–167.00	163.38
1	—	435	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	140.00–144.00	142.67
2	—	673	130.00	130.00
2	—	440	152.50	152.50
1	—	640	130.00	130.00

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.

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