Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to lack of comparable receipts and a light test last week no trend on market, but a higher undertone was noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.07/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$161.07

107 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$735

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$12.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.00

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	462	163.06	753	90
Medium and Large 2-3	426	150.48	642	17thin

One grade step is worth $12.58/cwt here — about $112 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 sale107 hd

161.07

—

KY average25 barns · 6,185 hd

149.07

+12.00

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	1,747	101.30	1,769	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,400	80.00	1,120	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,493	77.31	1,154	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,154	62.10	717	25

Every lot, as filed

67 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	—	454	168.91/cwt	166.00–171.00	767	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	531	152.32/cwt	152.00–153.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	157.42/cwt	155.00–162.00	896	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	783	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	140.43/cwt	138.00–143.00	872	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	720	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	308	158.11/cwt	147.50–162.00	487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	736	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	270	165.37/cwt	155.00–175.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	152.44/cwt	151.00–154.00	877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	155.32/cwt	150.00–160.00	812	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	157.93/cwt	155.00–163.00	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	175.08/cwt	174.00–177.00	581	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	177.37/cwt	172.00–183.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	187.68/cwt	187.00–188.00	893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	201.64/cwt	201.00–203.00	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	173.84/cwt	168.00–176.00	718	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	252	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	203.06/cwt	201.00–205.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	815	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,026	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	184.97/cwt	177.50–189.00	860	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	192.45/cwt	188.00–201.00	735	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	150.17/cwt	146.00–153.00	924	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	212.12/cwt	205.00–214.00	670	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	938	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,212	65.78/cwt	62.00–72.00	797	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	77.31/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,154	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,120	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,378	75.37/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,039	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	57.84/cwt	53.00–62.00	628	14
Bulls	—	—	1,445	94.44/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,365	4
Bulls	—	—	2,048	108.15/cwt	104.00–114.00	2,215	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	901.01/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	8,920	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	774.35/cwt	710.00–850.00	6,954	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	839.86/cwt	740.00–960.00	10,381	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,704	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	765.14/cwt	760.00–770.00	8,271	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	7,293	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	10,235	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	864.63/cwt	850.00–880.00	10,635	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,015.52/cwt	1,000.00–1,030.00	13,151	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,718	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	1,036.46/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	12,583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	1,110.46/cwt	960.00–1,200.00	12,182	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	163.94/cwt	161.00–171.00	862	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	187.69/cwt	182.00–201.00	786	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	175.28/cwt	170.00–179.00	657	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	172.50/cwt	170.00–175.00	449	2

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 Feb 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 325Last week 102Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 14Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 6Year ago 0

Due to lack of comparable receipts and a light test last week no trend on market, but a higher undertone was noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	454	166.00–171.00	168.91
7	—	621	138.00–143.00	140.43
4	—	575	151.00–154.00	152.44
34	—	523	150.00–160.00	155.32
13	—	332	174.00–177.00	175.08
5	—	413	168.00–176.00	173.84
14	—	375	170.00–179.00	175.28
2	—	260	170.00–175.00	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	112.50	112.50
4	—	308	147.50–162.00	158.11
1	—	260	165.00	165.00
4	—	472	156.00	156.00
1	—	245	155.00	155.00
4	—	426	155.00–163.00	157.93
1	—	620	125.00	125.00
1	—	580	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	531	152.00–153.00	152.32
2	—	865	107.50	107.50
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
1	—	355	184.00	184.00
1	—	615	141.00	141.00
2	—	495	161.00	161.00
2	—	745	120.00	120.00
1	—	300	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	569	155.00–162.00	157.42
10	—	465	177.50–189.00	184.97
12	—	382	188.00–201.00	192.45
5	—	615	146.00–153.00	150.17
5	—	316	205.00–214.00	212.12
1	—	715	138.00	138.00
3	—	690	136.00	136.00
21	—	526	161.00–171.00	163.94
8	—	419	182.00–201.00	187.69
3	—	768	128.00	128.00
1	—	805	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	211.00	211.00
2	—	513	172.00–183.00	177.37
3	—	476	187.00–188.00	187.68
3	—	427	201.00–203.00	201.64
2	—	730	141.00	141.00
1	—	550	171.00	171.00
4	—	252	220.00	220.00
1	—	650	158.00	158.00
2	—	335	201.00–205.00	203.06
2	—	637	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	155.00–175.00	165.37
1	—	395	191.00	191.00
2	—	815	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,212	62.00–72.00	65.78
2	—	1,378	74.00–77.00	75.37
14	—	1,085	53.00–62.00	57.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,493	76.00–78.00	77.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	80.00	80.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,445	90.00–99.00	94.44
4	—	2,048	104.00–114.00	108.15

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	990	800.00–1,000.00	901.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	780.00	780.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	898	710.00–850.00	774.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,236	740.00–960.00	839.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,213	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,081	760.00–770.00	765.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	890.00	890.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,230	850.00–880.00	864.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,214	900.00–1,200.00	1,036.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,295	1,000.00–1,030.00	1,015.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,097	960.00–1,200.00	1,110.46

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