Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend on market this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.84/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$151.84

112 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$13.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.54

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	510	153.05	781	102
Medium and Large 2-3	454	139.48	633	10thin

One grade step is worth $13.57/cwt here — about $148 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 sale112 hd

151.84

—

KY average21 barns · 6,324 hd

148.30

+3.54

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	1,663	98.11	1,632	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	78.31	1,004	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,460	74.80	1,092	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,127	67.51	761	31

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	573	158.43/cwt	157.00–161.00	908	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	693	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	60.45/cwt	58.00–63.00	656	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,202	77.50/cwt	75.00–80.00	932	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	435	166.29/cwt	158.00–169.00	723	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	317	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	169.80/cwt	165.00–174.00	883	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	625	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	135.48/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,074	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	170.51/cwt	170.00–171.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	136.46/cwt	132.00–141.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	150.38/cwt	148.00–154.00	874	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	150.00/cwt	147.00–153.00	684	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	152.42/cwt	148.00–156.00	639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	139.49/cwt	139.00–140.00	796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	175.25/cwt	171.00–182.00	817	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	695	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,043	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	171.48/cwt	170.00–172.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	159.97/cwt	156.00–164.00	921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	125.75/cwt	125.00–128.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	108.52/cwt	106.00–111.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	146.97/cwt	144.00–150.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	485	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	180.00/cwt	175.00–185.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	538	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	161.53/cwt	161.00–163.00	830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	607	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	178.71/cwt	175.00–181.00	940	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	451	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	529	156.54/cwt	150.00–158.00	828	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	143.52/cwt	143.00–145.00	748	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	75.27/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,119	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	78.31/cwt	72.00–82.00	1,004	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	68.43/cwt	64.00–73.00	774	21
Bulls	—	—	1,587	96.93/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,538	3
Bulls	—	—	1,728	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,521	2
Bulls	—	—	1,713	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,884	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	818.43/cwt	610.00–1,140.00	10,189	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	964.29/cwt	940.00–1,000.00	10,125	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	794.70/cwt	650.00–900.00	7,311	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	956.92/cwt	725.00–1,100.00	9,598	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	901.58/cwt	780.00–1,000.00	8,565	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	856.03/cwt	800.00–900.00	8,757	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	981.96/cwt	935.00–1,025.00	11,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,740	1,660.00/cwt	1,660.00–1,660.00	28,884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	1,282.52/cwt	1,250.00–1,350.00	13,941	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	357	174.55/cwt	167.50–176.00	623	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	129.40/cwt	125.00–134.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	411	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	327	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	589	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	158.28/cwt	157.50–159.00	527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	185.03/cwt	184.00–186.00	666	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 Mar 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 310Last week 396Year ago 525

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 80Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 40Year ago 100

No trend on market this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	573	157.00–161.00	158.43
1	—	865	114.00	114.00
1	—	405	171.00	171.00
1	—	500	162.00	162.00
2	—	475	170.00–171.00	170.51
2	—	610	132.00	132.00
2	—	317	190.00	190.00
2	—	665	125.00–134.00	129.40
2	—	360	184.00–186.00	185.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	357	167.50–176.00	174.55
3	—	533	141.00	141.00
3	—	335	160.00	160.00
4	—	411	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	136.00	136.00
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
4	—	530	132.00–141.00	136.46
1	—	585	129.00	129.00
2	—	295	152.00	152.00
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	435	158.00–169.00	166.29
2	—	317	178.00	178.00
1	—	615	140.00	140.00
33	—	581	148.00–154.00	150.38
3	—	451	163.00	163.00
11	—	529	150.00–158.00	156.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	456	147.00–153.00	150.00
5	—	419	148.00–156.00	152.42
4	—	571	139.00–140.00	139.49
4	—	645	125.00–128.00	125.75
2	—	838	106.00–111.00	108.52
4	—	521	143.00–145.00	143.52
6	—	333	157.50–159.00	158.28
1	—	785	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	520	165.00–174.00	169.80
2	—	793	130.00–141.00	135.48
4	—	695	147.00	147.00
2	—	605	157.00	157.00
2	—	337	196.00	196.00
5	—	466	171.00–182.00	175.25
4	—	417	170.00–172.00	171.48
4	—	576	156.00–164.00	159.97
2	—	370	175.00–185.00	180.00
4	—	260	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	191.00	191.00
3	—	625	160.00	160.00
3	—	563	166.00	166.00
9	—	695	150.00	150.00
19	—	526	175.00–181.00	178.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	144.00–150.00	146.97
1	—	485	168.00	168.00
4	—	514	161.00–163.00	161.53
2	—	607	144.00	144.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,085	58.00–63.00	60.45
3	—	1,202	75.00–80.00	77.50
21	—	1,131	64.00–73.00	68.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	72.00	72.00
6	—	1,487	70.00–78.00	75.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,282	72.00–82.00	78.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,587	95.00–100.00	96.93
2	—	1,728	88.00	88.00
2	—	1,713	110.00	110.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,245	610.00–1,140.00	818.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	940.00–1,000.00	964.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	935.00–1,025.00	981.96
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	920	650.00–900.00	794.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,003	725.00–1,100.00	956.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	780.00–1,000.00	901.58
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,023	800.00–900.00	856.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,740	1,660.00	1,660.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,087	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,282.52

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