Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded steady. Feeder heifers under 550 pounds traded 10.00 higher, over 550 pounds traded steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.56/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$161.56

131 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$9.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.02

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	475	164.75	782	88
Medium and Large 2-3	418	155.04	648	43

One grade step is worth $9.71/cwt here — about $133 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 sale131 hd

161.56

—

KY average24 barns · 6,514 hd

148.54

+13.02

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	1,895	105.80	2,005	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,219	81.31	991	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,569	78.57	1,233	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,119	69.81	781	36

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	882.32/cwt	640.00–1,040.00	12,158	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	9,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	995.00/cwt	995.00–995.00	11,791	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	993.95/cwt	730.00–1,160.00	12,404	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	732.86/cwt	670.00–810.00	8,340	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,560	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	1,343.60/cwt	1,090.00–1,400.00	17,977	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	934	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	487	160.78/cwt	154.00–164.00	783	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	516	145.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	749	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	181.81/cwt	181.00–183.00	578	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	179.39/cwt	178.00–180.00	685	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	126.27/cwt	124.00–127.00	909	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	160.12/cwt	153.00–166.00	810	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	146.05/cwt	142.00–151.00	843	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	140	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	240	183.75/cwt	180.00–187.50	441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	167.73/cwt	165.00–169.00	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	179.31/cwt	170.00–185.00	490	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	337	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	200.37/cwt	196.00–209.00	547	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	186.16/cwt	183.00–189.00	799	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	427	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	168.25/cwt	165.00–169.00	617	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	180	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	187.80/cwt	182.50–191.00	693	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	840	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	169.19/cwt	162.00–173.00	802	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	172.05/cwt	170.00–173.00	831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	208.11/cwt	194.00–214.00	647	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	150.99/cwt	148.00–153.00	882	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	186.94/cwt	182.00–190.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	896	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	166.36/cwt	161.00–170.00	843	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	71.26/cwt	65.00–76.00	810	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,424	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	81.31/cwt	77.00–87.00	991	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	61.57/cwt	58.00–65.00	646	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	79.06/cwt	78.00–80.00	884	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,554	77.65/cwt	72.00–81.00	1,207	7
Bulls	—	—	1,865	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,052	1
Bulls	—	—	1,901	104.96/cwt	97.00–108.00	1,995	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	918.62/cwt	800.00–1,010.00	10,454	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	10,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	835.50/cwt	820.00–850.00	8,088	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	180.68/cwt	175.00–185.00	743	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	160.52/cwt	160.00–161.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	156.46/cwt	155.00–158.00	826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	131.98/cwt	129.00–135.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	175.16/cwt	171.00–180.00	739	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	176.18/cwt	173.00–178.00	817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	118.02/cwt	115.00–119.00	916	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	163.37/cwt	152.00–168.00	675	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	139.20/cwt	130.00–143.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	267	166.22/cwt	145.00–172.50	444	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	125.53/cwt	124.00–130.00	703	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

Tue Mar 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 380Last week 398Year ago 287

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 63Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 89Last week 63Year ago 50

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded steady. Feeder heifers under 550 pounds traded 10.00 higher, over 550 pounds traded steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,378	640.00–1,040.00	882.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,250	780.00	780.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	995.00	995.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,248	730.00–1,160.00	993.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,138	670.00–810.00	732.86
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,338	1,090.00–1,400.00	1,343.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,138	800.00–1,010.00	918.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,060.00	1,060.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	968	820.00–850.00	835.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	747	125.00	125.00
1	—	795	108.00	108.00
11	—	584	148.00–153.00	150.99
1	—	295	194.00	194.00
4	—	374	182.00–190.00	186.94
4	—	661	135.00–136.00	135.50
8	—	507	161.00–170.00	166.36
11	—	411	175.00–185.00	180.68
3	—	620	145.00	145.00
5	—	464	173.00–178.00	176.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	487	154.00–164.00	160.78
2	—	420	160.00–161.00	160.52
4	—	528	155.00–158.00	156.46
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
1	—	360	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	516	140.00–150.00	145.24
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
1	—	225	155.00	155.00
5	—	337	170.00	170.00
8	—	367	165.00–169.00	168.25
7	—	413	152.00–168.00	163.37
4	—	476	130.00–143.00	139.20
5	—	267	145.00–172.50	166.22
4	—	560	124.00–130.00	125.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	318	181.00–183.00	181.81
1	—	920	102.00	102.00
18	—	382	178.00–180.00	179.39
4	—	720	124.00–127.00	126.27
16	—	506	153.00–166.00	160.12
6	—	577	142.00–151.00	146.05
2	—	277	188.00	188.00
11	—	474	162.00–173.00	169.19
2	—	625	129.00–135.00	131.98
17	—	422	171.00–180.00	175.16
4	—	776	115.00–119.00	118.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	140	200.00	200.00
3	—	533	165.00–169.00	167.73
5	—	273	196.00–209.00	200.37
12	—	429	183.00–189.00	186.16
3	—	595	146.00	146.00
10	—	369	182.50–191.00	187.80
3	—	483	170.00–173.00	172.05
1	—	670	141.00	141.00
7	—	311	194.00–214.00	208.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	240	180.00–187.50	183.75
6	—	273	170.00–185.00	179.31
1	—	675	134.00	134.00
2	—	427	166.00	166.00
2	—	180	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,137	65.00–76.00	71.26
7	—	1,050	58.00–65.00	61.57
2	—	1,118	78.00–80.00	79.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	85.00	85.00
7	—	1,554	72.00–81.00	77.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,219	77.00–87.00	81.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,865	110.00	110.00
5	—	1,901	97.00–108.00	104.96

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle