Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder and slaughter cattle traded steady to 2.00 higher with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.25/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$149.25

162 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$11.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.39

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	473	152.38	721	116
Medium and Large 2-3	470	141.38	665	46

One grade step is worth $11.00/cwt here — about $56 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 sale162 hd

149.25

—

KY average24 barns · 6,143 hd

142.86

+6.39

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	1,818	90.59	1,647	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,515	71.64	1,085	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	68.98	850	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,091	60.03	655	9thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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 2-3	—	765	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	138.74/cwt	133.00–143.00	855	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	143.18/cwt	140.00–145.00	746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	143.52/cwt	142.00–145.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	388	154.58/cwt	146.00–158.00	600	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	144.24/cwt	140.00–151.00	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	339	158.29/cwt	154.00–159.00	537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	122.67/cwt	122.00–123.00	951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	860	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	165.10/cwt	161.00–170.00	632	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	188.35/cwt	186.00–190.00	539	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	141.98/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,089	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	132.90/cwt	128.00–137.00	894	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	156.31/cwt	150.00–163.00	672	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	129.55/cwt	123.00–133.00	943	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	184.95/cwt	180.00–190.00	440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	227	169.93/cwt	160.00–180.00	386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	142.73/cwt	141.00–145.00	979	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	156.75/cwt	152.00–160.00	969	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	139.38/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,011	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	197.81/cwt	186.00–201.00	835	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	170.99/cwt	166.00–176.00	896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	199.12/cwt	190.00–202.00	665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	169.11/cwt	167.00–170.00	492	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,077	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	157.71/cwt	155.00–162.00	921	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	443	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	753	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	190.27/cwt	187.00–193.00	725	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,129	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	147.08/cwt	142.00–152.00	905	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	168.17/cwt	164.00–179.00	777	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	126.92/cwt	120.00–131.00	905	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,600	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,264	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	60.03/cwt	55.00–65.00	655	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	78.21/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,175	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	65.06/cwt	63.00–66.00	994	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	68.31/cwt	65.00–76.00	825	15
Bulls	—	—	1,765	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,465	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,908	1
Bulls	—	—	1,842	87.99/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,621	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	1,018.00/cwt	820.00–1,175.00	12,582	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,369	1,194.52/cwt	1,050.00–1,275.00	16,353	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	11,929	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	850.20/cwt	750.00–920.00	10,457	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	880	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	782.55/cwt	705.00–880.00	9,782	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	14,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	185.31/cwt	180.00–190.00	806	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	548	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	389	176.27/cwt	169.00–179.00	686	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	157.52/cwt	154.00–161.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	151.03/cwt	149.00–154.00	877	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	188.78/cwt	180.00–199.00	608	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,282	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	174.32/cwt	171.00–177.00	725	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	126.19/cwt	121.00–131.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	156.97/cwt	150.00–160.00	821	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	502	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	783	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,017	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	146.16/cwt	141.00–149.00	612	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	134.41/cwt	132.00–138.00	781	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	165.48/cwt	160.00–170.00	551	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	150.14/cwt	146.00–157.00	722	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	664	121.48/cwt	120.00–122.00	807	4

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

Wed Feb 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 428Last week 495Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 38Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder and slaughter cattle traded steady to 2.00 higher with moderate demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	111.00	111.00
2	—	475	142.00–145.00	143.52
10	—	388	146.00–158.00	154.58
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
7	—	339	154.00–159.00	158.29
1	—	860	108.00	108.00
2	—	255	150.00	150.00
2	—	525	121.00–131.00	126.19
7	—	419	141.00–149.00	146.16
5	—	581	132.00–138.00	134.41
4	—	625	115.00	115.00
4	—	664	120.00–122.00	121.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	616	133.00–143.00	138.74
5	—	521	140.00–145.00	143.18
4	—	561	140.00–151.00	144.24
3	—	775	122.00–123.00	122.67
1	—	900	110.00	110.00
11	—	383	161.00–170.00	165.10
6	—	673	128.00–137.00	132.90
17	—	430	150.00–163.00	156.31
5	—	728	123.00–133.00	129.55
1	—	245	160.00	160.00
10	—	291	167.00–170.00	169.11
16	—	333	160.00–170.00	165.48
22	—	481	146.00–157.00	150.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	502	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	131.00	131.00
7	—	286	186.00–190.00	188.35
5	—	767	140.00–143.00	141.98
2	—	238	180.00–190.00	184.95
7	—	686	141.00–145.00	142.73
7	—	618	152.00–160.00	156.75
3	—	725	136.00–141.00	139.38
9	—	422	186.00–201.00	197.81
4	—	524	166.00–176.00	170.99
4	—	334	190.00–202.00	199.12
3	—	816	132.00	132.00
7	—	584	155.00–162.00	157.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	227	160.00–180.00	169.93
2	—	625	140.00	140.00
7	—	443	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	100.00	100.00
8	—	381	187.00–193.00	190.27
4	—	1,045	108.00	108.00
4	—	615	142.00–152.00	147.08
12	—	462	164.00–179.00	168.17
3	—	713	120.00–131.00	126.92
6	—	435	180.00–190.00	185.31
5	—	581	149.00–154.00	151.03
10	—	322	180.00–199.00	188.78
3	—	1,165	110.00	110.00
6	—	523	150.00–160.00	156.97
4	—	669	152.00	152.00
1	—	1,285	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
1	—	330	171.00	171.00
1	—	695	125.00	125.00
3	—	548	149.00	149.00
5	—	389	169.00–179.00	176.27
2	—	488	154.00–161.00	157.52
6	—	416	171.00–177.00	174.32
2	—	645	133.00	133.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	79.00	79.00
15	—	1,208	65.00–76.00	68.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,091	55.00–65.00	60.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,502	75.00–80.00	78.21
3	—	1,528	63.00–66.00	65.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	83.00	83.00
1	—	1,800	106.00	106.00
3	—	1,842	87.00–90.00	87.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,236	820.00–1,175.00	1,018.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,369	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,194.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,510	790.00	790.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,230	750.00–920.00	850.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,250	705.00–880.00	782.55
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,140.00	1,140.00

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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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