Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.81/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$136.81

113 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$27.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.88

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	506	137.82	698	95
Medium and Large 2-3	433	132.76	575	17thin
Small and Medium 1-2	480	110.00	528	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.82/cwt here — about $170 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 sale113 hd

136.81

—

KY average25 barns · 7,435 hd

134.94

+1.88

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	1,690	78.22	1,322	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,320	63.38	836	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	57.93	861	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,215	53.71	653	39

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	154.03/cwt	151.00–157.00	824	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	159.43/cwt	154.00–165.00	757	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	163.50/cwt	163.00–164.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	129.80/cwt	129.00–130.00	846	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	693	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	144.97/cwt	142.00–150.00	910	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	993	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	173.13/cwt	168.00–175.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	282	158.24/cwt	154.00–161.00	446	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	140.29/cwt	135.00–144.00	664	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	175.05/cwt	170.00–180.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	138.30/cwt	128.00–149.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	125.29/cwt	120.00–129.00	778	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	151.28/cwt	149.00–156.00	859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	123.56/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,074	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	138.05/cwt	137.00–140.00	733	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	155.08/cwt	151.00–159.00	502	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	853	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	151.35/cwt	140.00–164.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	131.01/cwt	125.00–135.00	742	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	114.98/cwt	113.00–119.00	874	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	122.67/cwt	122.00–123.00	886	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	48.75/cwt	46.00–51.00	557	8
Bulls	—	—	1,738	83.71/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,455	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,234	54.99/cwt	51.00–60.00	679	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	57.93/cwt	53.00–64.00	861	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	73.05/cwt	71.00–75.00	972	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	60.16/cwt	58.00–62.00	792	6
Bulls	—	—	1,666	75.48/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,257	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	945.45/cwt	850.00–1,025.00	10,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	750	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,875	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	839.38/cwt	800.00–875.00	8,394	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	915.82/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	11,411	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	697.14/cwt	640.00–740.00	7,320	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	12,688	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	7,885	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	14,526	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	950	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,664	1,497.50/cwt	1,425.00–1,575.00	24,918	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	143.99/cwt	140.00–151.00	821	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	512	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	142.11/cwt	140.00–144.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	467	142.63/cwt	137.00–150.00	666	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	133.77/cwt	120.00–138.00	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	154.54/cwt	150.00–159.00	561	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	318	157.00/cwt	150.00–162.00	499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	119.84/cwt	117.00–121.00	859	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	131.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	814	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	132.12/cwt	130.00–134.00	614	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	131.68/cwt	122.00–134.00	571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	140.71/cwt	136.00–143.00	595	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	867	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	544	3

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 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 389Last week 370Year ago 485

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 121Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 80Year ago 70

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	151.00–157.00	154.03
10	—	475	154.00–165.00	159.43
4	—	401	163.00–164.00	163.50
5	—	652	129.00–130.00	129.80
2	—	377	185.00	185.00
1	—	325	180.00	180.00
9	—	570	140.00–151.00	143.99
6	—	717	117.00–121.00	119.84
12	—	617	130.00–135.00	131.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	693	116.00	116.00
2	—	512	132.00	132.00
2	—	423	140.00–144.00	142.11
7	—	467	137.00–150.00	142.63
6	—	577	120.00–138.00	133.77
4	—	318	150.00–162.00	157.00
2	—	867	96.00	96.00
3	—	370	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	628	142.00–150.00	144.97
3	—	370	175.00	175.00
4	—	412	168.00–175.00	173.13
2	—	677	144.00	144.00
2	—	750	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,080	112.00	112.00
2	—	258	170.00–180.00	175.05
1	—	710	130.00	130.00
5	—	510	165.00	165.00
3	—	568	149.00–156.00	151.28
5	—	869	120.00–126.00	123.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	993	92.00	92.00
2	—	635	140.00	140.00
4	—	853	106.00	106.00
2	—	275	140.00–164.00	151.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	282	154.00–161.00	158.24
22	—	473	135.00–144.00	140.29
7	—	621	120.00–129.00	125.29
13	—	531	137.00–140.00	138.05
6	—	324	151.00–159.00	155.08
1	—	650	124.00	124.00
1	—	940	98.00	98.00
1	—	800	110.00	110.00
11	—	566	125.00–135.00	131.01
5	—	760	113.00–119.00	114.98
6	—	722	122.00–123.00	122.67
6	—	363	150.00–159.00	154.54
2	—	245	159.00	159.00
8	—	423	136.00–143.00	140.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	128.00–149.00	138.30
2	—	322	137.00	137.00
1	—	520	123.00	123.00
7	—	465	130.00–134.00	132.12
5	—	434	122.00–134.00	131.68
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,143	46.00–51.00	48.75
31	—	1,234	51.00–60.00	54.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,487	53.00–64.00	57.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	71.00–75.00	73.05
6	—	1,316	58.00–62.00	60.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,738	82.00–85.00	83.71
6	—	1,666	74.00–77.00	75.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,100	850.00–1,025.00	945.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	1,080.00	1,080.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	675.00	675.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	800.00–875.00	839.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,246	800.00–1,000.00	915.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	640.00–740.00	697.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	875.00	875.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	830.00	830.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,664	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,497.50

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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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle