Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded sharply higher with very strong demand for light weight calves. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 higher 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 $167.15/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$167.15

157 head · 466 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$35.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.86

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	466	167.83	782	154
Medium and Large 2-3	485	132.00	640	3thin

One grade step is worth $35.83/cwt here — about $142 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 sale157 hd

167.15

—

KY average24 barns · 6,281 hd

149.28

+17.86

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	1,340	101.69	1,363	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	85.34	1,017	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,554	79.42	1,234	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	68.40	723	52

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	326	173.76/cwt	167.00–179.00	566	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	176.41/cwt	170.00–179.00	667	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	865	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	150.61/cwt	144.00–155.00	878	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,020	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	155.32/cwt	154.00–156.00	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	195.70/cwt	185.00–205.00	751	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	166.14/cwt	162.00–171.00	437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	155.10/cwt	152.00–164.00	830	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	439	170.96/cwt	160.00–179.00	751	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	174.43/cwt	163.00–180.00	977	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	735	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	172.35/cwt	166.00–177.00	753	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	157.42/cwt	154.00–158.00	915	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	822	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	199.07/cwt	180.00–205.00	850	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	169.63/cwt	165.00–173.00	816	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	129.21/cwt	123.00–130.00	942	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	343	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	176.01/cwt	170.00–181.00	933	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	731	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,048	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	175.12/cwt	165.00–186.00	482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	935	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	182.11/cwt	171.00–184.00	901	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	195.71/cwt	193.00–202.50	548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,074	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	138.36/cwt	136.00–148.00	941	5
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	877	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	186.72/cwt	180.00–197.00	674	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	186.67/cwt	181.00–191.00	788	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	198.02/cwt	180.00–205.00	646	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	72.68/cwt	66.00–80.00	797	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,547	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	963	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	79.27/cwt	72.00–86.00	1,212	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,111	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,163	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	82.79/cwt	80.00–86.00	970	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	63.09/cwt	57.00–67.00	640	25
Bulls	—	—	1,583	108.77/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,722	4
Bulls	—	—	1,232	98.55/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,214	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	939.28/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	8,763	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	17,188	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,385	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,395	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	7,912	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,495	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	9,797	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	13,843	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	981.82/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	9,602	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	8,883	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	11,660	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,419	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	990.00/cwt	990.00–990.00	11,088	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	1,030.89/cwt	870.00–1,150.00	11,866	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	915.00/cwt	915.00–915.00	11,895	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,269.09/cwt	1,160.00–1,400.00	14,658	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	11,385	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,320.00/cwt	1,320.00–1,320.00	16,698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	172.78/cwt	169.00–180.00	881	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	552	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	773	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	172.99/cwt	171.00–176.00	751	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	344	192.92/cwt	191.00–199.00	664	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	551	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	882	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	790	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	111.49/cwt	110.00–112.00	919	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	176.77/cwt	171.00–180.00	861	19

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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 512Last week 380Year ago 322

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 58Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 89Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	326	167.00–179.00	173.76
20	—	378	170.00–179.00	176.41
6	—	583	144.00–155.00	150.61
4	—	836	122.00	122.00
2	—	650	138.00	138.00
5	—	263	162.00–171.00	166.14
1	—	225	155.00	155.00
7	—	535	152.00–164.00	155.10
38	—	437	166.00–177.00	172.35
18	—	481	165.00–173.00	169.63
9	—	729	123.00–130.00	129.21
1	—	610	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	515	168.00	168.00
8	—	344	191.00–199.00	192.92
9	—	551	160.00	160.00
13	—	418	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	150.00	150.00
1	—	735	114.00	114.00
1	—	470	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	154.00–156.00	155.32
13	—	384	185.00–205.00	195.70
23	—	560	163.00–180.00	174.43
19	—	427	180.00–205.00	199.07
8	—	530	170.00–181.00	176.01
7	—	345	212.00	212.00
4	—	738	142.00	142.00
25	—	495	171.00–184.00	182.11
4	—	280	193.00–202.50	195.71
3	—	790	136.00	136.00
2	—	232	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	439	160.00–179.00	170.96
7	—	581	154.00–158.00	157.42
1	—	495	166.00	166.00
3	—	205	167.50	167.50
1	—	670	136.00	136.00
2	—	275	165.00–186.00	175.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	500	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	680	136.00–148.00	138.36
6	—	361	180.00–197.00	186.72
6	—	422	181.00–191.00	186.67
6	—	326	180.00–205.00	198.02
3	—	510	169.00–180.00	172.78
2	—	730	120.00	120.00
2	—	615	156.00	156.00
4	—	824	110.00–112.00	111.49
2	—	1,035	110.00	110.00
19	—	487	171.00–180.00	176.77
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	167.00	167.00
2	—	552	140.00	140.00
5	—	434	171.00–176.00	172.99
1	—	490	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,096	66.00–80.00	72.68
1	—	1,070	90.00	90.00
25	—	1,015	57.00–67.00	63.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	91.00	91.00
8	—	1,529	72.00–86.00	79.27
1	—	1,610	69.00	69.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	93.00	93.00
3	—	1,172	80.00–86.00	82.79
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,583	105.00–114.00	108.77
9	—	1,232	95.00–104.00	98.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	933	800.00–1,075.00	939.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	1,160.00–1,400.00	1,269.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,035.00	1,035.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	975.00	975.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,050.00	1,050.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	978	900.00–1,075.00	981.82
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	940.00	940.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,060.00	1,060.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	970.00	970.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	990.00	990.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,151	870.00–1,150.00	1,030.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	915.00	915.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,265	1,320.00	1,320.00

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

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Replacement Cattle