Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle under 550 pounds traded 2.00-4.00 higher, over 550 pounds traded mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.38/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$135.38

120 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$15.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.74

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	136.76	733	109
Medium and Large 2-3	557	121.77	679	9thin
Small and Medium 1-2	473	121.75	575	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.01/cwt here — about $158 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 sale120 hd

135.38

—

KY average25 barns · 7,699 hd

132.64

+2.74

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	1,821	79.16	1,442	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,299	56.61	735	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	55.95	791	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,167	52.08	608	51

Every lot, as filed

79 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	156.17/cwt	154.00–158.00	504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	125.18/cwt	124.00–130.00	771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	155.80/cwt	151.00–158.00	444	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	910	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	152.50/cwt	151.00–154.00	374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	134.99/cwt	134.00–136.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	121.01/cwt	120.00–122.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	145.10/cwt	137.00–146.00	704	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	153.91/cwt	149.00–158.00	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	132.72/cwt	130.00–136.00	705	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	150.64/cwt	148.00–157.00	640	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	131.49/cwt	130.00–133.00	885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	131.49/cwt	130.00–133.00	944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	636	136.39/cwt	134.00–138.00	867	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	272	165.78/cwt	165.00–167.50	451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	179.96/cwt	178.00–182.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	132.00/cwt	128.00–135.00	751	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	187.96/cwt	180.00–190.00	500	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	784	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	160.35/cwt	157.50–162.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	145.01/cwt	142.00–149.00	883	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	644	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	520	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	162.27/cwt	162.00–163.00	842	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	152.75/cwt	147.00–156.00	894	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	166.71/cwt	164.00–169.00	705	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	160.08/cwt	154.00–167.00	751	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	145.70/cwt	139.00–149.00	844	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	157.11/cwt	153.00–160.00	812	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	146.18/cwt	142.00–147.00	890	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	163.12/cwt	158.00–171.00	638	5
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	56.33/cwt	51.00–60.00	793	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	853	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	56.29/cwt	53.00–60.00	728	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	47.02/cwt	44.00–49.00	566	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	52.88/cwt	43.00–58.00	614	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	765	1
Bulls	—	—	1,912	83.58/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,598	3
Bulls	—	—	1,685	72.52/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,222	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	9,345	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	853.20/cwt	725.00–1,000.00	10,904	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	641.48/cwt	580.00–690.00	8,031	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	771.86/cwt	590.00–925.00	8,105	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	780.64/cwt	650.00–900.00	8,087	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	668.82/cwt	550.00–800.00	8,795	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	11,163	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,920	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	709.33/cwt	690.00–725.00	6,973	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,070	777.10/cwt	750.00–800.00	8,315	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	408	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	141.28/cwt	136.00–144.00	756	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	145.02/cwt	144.00–146.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	131.28/cwt	128.00–134.00	810	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	578	128.30/cwt	122.00–135.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	122.98/cwt	122.00–125.00	826	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	113.32/cwt	112.00–116.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	924	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	570	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	115.97/cwt	115.00–117.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	112.84/cwt	108.00–115.00	878	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	173.69/cwt	169.00–176.00	561	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	350	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	875	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	126.40/cwt	120.00–131.00	924	7

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 - Ledbetter, KY

Tue Dec 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 370Last week 751Year ago 792

Slaughter CattleReceipts 121Last week 175Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 60Year ago 36

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle under 550 pounds traded 2.00-4.00 higher, over 550 pounds traded mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	323	154.00–158.00	156.17
5	—	616	124.00–130.00	125.18
4	—	285	151.00–158.00	155.80
6	—	910	100.00	100.00
2	—	245	151.00–154.00	152.50
22	—	485	137.00–146.00	145.10
5	—	362	149.00–158.00	153.91
11	—	531	130.00–136.00	132.72
11	—	425	148.00–157.00	150.64
27	—	569	128.00–135.00	132.00
4	—	788	111.00	111.00
7	—	731	120.00–131.00	126.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	135.00	135.00
2	—	443	134.00–136.00	134.99
2	—	565	120.00–122.00	121.01
1	—	805	93.00	93.00
2	—	675	115.00–117.00	115.97
1	—	350	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	132.50	132.50
1	—	570	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	161.00	161.00
5	—	636	134.00–138.00	136.39
3	—	272	165.00–167.50	165.78
1	—	560	145.00	145.00
4	—	380	157.50–162.00	160.35
2	—	503	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	195	185.00	185.00
4	—	673	130.00–133.00	131.49
4	—	718	130.00–133.00	131.49
2	—	383	178.00–182.00	179.96
6	—	266	180.00–190.00	187.96
5	—	475	165.00	165.00
7	—	609	142.00–149.00	145.01
1	—	205	175.00	175.00
1	—	830	122.00	122.00
11	—	519	162.00–163.00	162.27
9	—	585	147.00–156.00	152.75
4	—	423	164.00–169.00	166.71
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	469	154.00–167.00	160.08
15	—	579	139.00–149.00	145.70
14	—	517	153.00–160.00	157.11
6	—	609	142.00–147.00	146.18
5	—	391	158.00–171.00	163.12
1	—	420	160.00	160.00
1	—	950	94.00	94.00
4	—	672	122.00–125.00	122.98
3	—	717	112.00–116.00	113.32
1	—	880	105.00	105.00
5	—	778	108.00–115.00	112.84
3	—	323	169.00–176.00	173.69
1	—	925	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	145.00	145.00
3	—	535	136.00–144.00	141.28
2	—	470	144.00–146.00	145.02
1	—	395	153.00	153.00
1	—	315	155.00	155.00
6	—	617	128.00–134.00	131.28
2	—	578	122.00–135.00	128.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,408	51.00–60.00	56.33
1	—	1,500	51.00	51.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	62.00	62.00
17	—	1,294	53.00–60.00	56.29
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,203	44.00–49.00	47.02
44	—	1,161	43.00–58.00	52.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,912	80.00–87.00	83.58
2	—	1,685	72.00–73.00	72.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,050	890.00	890.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	983	690.00–725.00	709.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,278	725.00–1,000.00	853.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,252	580.00–690.00	641.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	590.00–925.00	771.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,036	650.00–900.00	780.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,315	550.00–800.00	668.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	750.00–800.00	777.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	910.00	910.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,005	975.00	975.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

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