Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to the holidays. Cattle were met with strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.91/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$140.91

118 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$14.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.30

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	514	142.54	733	100
Medium and Large 2-3	467	132.09	617	17thin
Small and Medium 1-2	475	128.00	608	1thin

One grade step is worth $14.54/cwt here — about $125 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 sale118 hd

140.91

—

KY average12 barns · 2,281 hd

140.61

+0.30

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	1,458	80.87	1,179	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,513	59.58	902	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,400	58.18	815	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,147	52.30	600	27

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	144.49/cwt	140.00–150.00	678	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	155.46/cwt	153.00–165.00	583	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	163.72/cwt	160.00–167.00	475	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	737	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	958	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	360	170.00/cwt	169.00–171.00	612	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	166.27/cwt	162.00–169.00	851	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	149.20/cwt	148.00–150.00	927	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	457	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	129.18/cwt	124.00–132.00	794	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	179.79/cwt	176.00–185.00	782	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	189.46/cwt	186.00–196.00	620	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	195.59/cwt	190.00–198.00	546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	147.99/cwt	147.00–149.00	642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	163.25/cwt	159.00–165.00	531	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	242	198.43/cwt	196.00–200.00	480	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	159.69/cwt	155.00–163.00	907	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	184.28/cwt	182.00–189.00	693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	170.93/cwt	167.00–175.00	829	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	170.54/cwt	169.00–171.00	735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	177.83/cwt	170.00–186.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	140.50/cwt	138.00–143.00	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	123.75/cwt	123.00–124.00	807	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	122.01/cwt	120.00–126.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	148.23/cwt	140.00–150.00	571	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	475	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	133.23/cwt	125.00–135.00	761	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	139.82/cwt	135.00–145.00	730	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	171.74/cwt	165.00–174.00	659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	161.20/cwt	154.00–164.00	777	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	115.05/cwt	109.00–121.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	127.98/cwt	124.00–132.00	800	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	580	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	152.53/cwt	151.00–155.00	885	9
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	794	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	15,104	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	12,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	829.67/cwt	810.00–850.00	10,122	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	842.20/cwt	820.00–880.00	11,791	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	663.04/cwt	650.00–675.00	7,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,269	943.51/cwt	830.00–1,025.00	11,973	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,056	1
Bulls	—	—	1,667	85.38/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,423	6
Bulls	—	—	1,332	78.16/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,041	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,033	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	46.09/cwt	42.00–50.00	488	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	58.18/cwt	55.00–62.00	815	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	59.80/cwt	55.00–62.00	902	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	51.42/cwt	50.00–53.00	818	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	53.71/cwt	50.00–59.00	627	22

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 Jan 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 352Last week 389Year ago 309

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 131Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 51Year ago 24

No trend due to the holidays. Cattle were met with strong demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	127.00	127.00
1	—	705	137.00	137.00
8	—	512	162.00–169.00	166.27
5	—	621	148.00–150.00	149.20
8	—	435	176.00–185.00	179.79
7	—	327	186.00–196.00	189.46
6	—	279	190.00–198.00	195.59
1	—	1,125	110.00	110.00
5	—	242	196.00–200.00	198.43
2	—	797	130.00	130.00
13	—	568	155.00–163.00	159.69
6	—	376	182.00–189.00	184.28
10	—	485	167.00–175.00	170.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	162.50	162.50
1	—	360	162.00	162.00
1	—	425	174.00	174.00
1	—	575	151.00	151.00
1	—	800	110.00	110.00
1	—	610	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	469	140.00–150.00	144.49
7	—	375	153.00–165.00	155.46
6	—	290	160.00–167.00	163.72
10	—	615	124.00–132.00	129.18
5	—	434	147.00–149.00	147.99
6	—	325	159.00–165.00	163.25
2	—	880	114.00	114.00
4	—	652	123.00–124.00	123.75
12	—	571	125.00–135.00	133.23
19	—	522	135.00–145.00	139.82
1	—	995	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	737	130.00	130.00
6	—	360	169.00–171.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	457	135.00	135.00
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
3	—	537	120.00–126.00	122.01
1	—	270	140.00	140.00
6	—	385	140.00–150.00	148.23
2	—	440	120.00	120.00
2	—	610	109.00–121.00	115.05
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	169.00–171.00	170.54
1	—	785	125.00	125.00
2	—	715	120.00–121.00	120.50
2	—	333	170.00–186.00	177.83
3	—	515	159.00	159.00
2	—	600	138.00–143.00	140.50
4	—	384	165.00–174.00	171.74
9	—	482	154.00–164.00	161.20
9	—	580	151.00–155.00	152.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	144.00	144.00
4	—	625	124.00–132.00	127.98
2	—	335	160.00	160.00
3	—	533	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	102.00	102.00
1	—	545	100.00	100.00

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	1	—	1,405	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,220	810.00–850.00	829.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,400	820.00–880.00	842.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	650.00–675.00	663.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,269	830.00–1,025.00	943.51
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	720.00	720.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,667	82.00–90.00	85.38
10	—	1,332	75.00–80.00	78.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	70.00	70.00
27	—	1,509	55.00–62.00	59.80
2	—	1,590	50.00–53.00	51.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,058	42.00–50.00	46.09
22	—	1,167	50.00–59.00	53.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,400	55.00–62.00	58.18

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle