Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 7.00-10.00 higher with strong demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady with quality not as attractive as last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.93/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$154.93

100 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$210

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

$2.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.60

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	362	157.47	570	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	505	154.58	780	88

One grade step is worth $2.89/cwt here — about −$210 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 sale100 hd

154.93

—

KY average25 barns · 5,286 hd

144.33

+10.60

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	—	High	1,425	95.82	1,365	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	76.60	977	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	73.46	1,152	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,072	66.62	714	31

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	263	171.73/cwt	167.50–180.00	452	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	183.45/cwt	180.00–190.00	435	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	149.52/cwt	149.00–150.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	147.79/cwt	141.00–151.00	853	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	197	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	160.64/cwt	157.00–165.00	680	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	150.95/cwt	142.50–155.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	170.99/cwt	169.00–177.50	645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	134.67/cwt	134.00–135.00	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	—	633	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	975	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	685	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	204.46/cwt	199.00–210.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	834	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,009	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	760	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	973	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	376	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	790	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	121.52/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,124	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	998	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	167.76/cwt	167.50–168.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	233	172.93/cwt	170.00–180.00	403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	162.80/cwt	161.00–166.00	951	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	930	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,190	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	195.10/cwt	190.00–200.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	139.34/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,065	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	168.22/cwt	162.00–171.00	893	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	184.34/cwt	183.00–185.00	901	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	151.15/cwt	142.00–153.00	880	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	189.69/cwt	180.00–193.00	799	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	150.01/cwt	149.00–151.00	927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	187.94/cwt	180.00–193.00	690	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	803	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	770	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	68.64/cwt	65.00–72.00	765	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	61.55/cwt	59.00–64.00	612	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	73.46/cwt	71.00–80.00	1,152	5
Bulls	—	—	1,915	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,145	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	76.60/cwt	73.00–83.00	977	4
Bulls	—	—	1,306	91.15/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,190	7
Bulls	—	—	1,511	99.94/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,510	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	9,353	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	837.80/cwt	775.00–900.00	8,839	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,688	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	7,055	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	954.97/cwt	860.00–1,025.00	11,393	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	749.55/cwt	740.00–760.00	8,245	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	21,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,117.89/cwt	1,090.00–1,170.00	12,464	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	964.61/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	10,736	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	995.47/cwt	800.00–1,280.00	12,095	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	1,516.97/cwt	1,500.00–1,525.00	20,449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	432	174.10/cwt	160.00–177.00	752	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	176.68/cwt	169.00–182.00	846	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	613	131.65/cwt	119.00–138.00	807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	156.54/cwt	150.00–162.00	748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	179.49/cwt	175.00–190.00	596	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	138.68/cwt	138.00–140.00	913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	158.42/cwt	155.00–160.00	778	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	524	128.44/cwt	127.00–130.00	673	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	189.18/cwt	185.00–193.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	164.16/cwt	157.50–172.50	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	396	1

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 398Last week 310Year ago 225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 75Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 44Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	263	167.50–180.00	171.73
1	—	1,090	111.00	111.00
13	—	577	141.00–151.00	147.79
18	—	423	157.00–165.00	160.64
3	—	520	142.50–155.00	150.95
6	—	377	169.00–177.50	170.99
3	—	633	134.00–135.00	134.67
13	—	332	175.00–190.00	179.49
1	—	820	112.00	112.00
7	—	491	155.00–160.00	158.42
1	—	740	124.00	124.00
1	—	195	180.00	180.00
1	—	240	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	150.00	150.00
2	—	428	149.00–150.00	149.52
2	—	197	185.00	185.00
2	—	487	146.00	146.00
4	—	335	157.50–172.50	164.16
1	—	560	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	834	121.00	121.00
7	—	760	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	237	180.00–190.00	183.45
2	—	862	126.00	126.00
2	—	328	199.00–210.00	204.46
2	—	925	120.00–123.00	121.52
4	—	661	151.00	151.00
8	—	584	161.00–166.00	162.80
2	—	260	190.00–200.00	195.10
6	—	764	136.00–140.00	139.34
8	—	531	162.00–171.00	168.22
6	—	489	183.00–185.00	184.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	170.00	170.00
2	—	428	167.50–168.00	167.76
3	—	233	170.00–180.00	172.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	633	154.00	154.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	210.00	210.00
7	—	930	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	582	142.00–153.00	151.15
8	—	421	180.00–193.00	189.69
2	—	618	149.00–151.00	150.01
17	—	367	180.00–193.00	187.94
1	—	505	159.00	159.00
5	—	479	169.00–182.00	176.68
3	—	658	138.00–140.00	138.68
2	—	325	185.00–193.00	189.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	173.00	173.00
6	—	432	160.00–177.00	174.10
2	—	372	172.50	172.50
1	—	585	134.00	134.00
3	—	613	119.00–138.00	131.65
6	—	478	150.00–162.00	156.54
4	—	524	127.00–130.00	128.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	77.00	77.00
20	—	1,114	65.00–72.00	68.64
10	—	995	59.00–64.00	61.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,568	71.00–80.00	73.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,275	73.00–83.00	76.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	112.00	112.00
7	—	1,306	88.00–96.00	91.15
4	—	1,511	98.00–102.00	99.94

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)	1	—	1,075	870.00	870.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,055	775.00–900.00	837.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	850	830.00	830.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,193	860.00–1,025.00	954.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,100	740.00–760.00	749.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,215	800.00–1,280.00	995.47
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,115	1,090.00–1,170.00	1,117.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,113	950.00–1,000.00	964.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	775.00	775.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,348	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,516.97

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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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

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Replacement Cattle