Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 3.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.01/cwt on 133 head.

Average price

$158.01

133 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$43

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

$16.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.76

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	478	159.12	761	124
Medium and Large 2-3	503	142.77	718	9thin

One grade step is worth $16.35/cwt here — about $43 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 sale133 hd

158.01

—

KY average24 barns · 6,959 hd

148.25

+9.76

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	1,518	101.88	1,547	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	87.82	1,081	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,437	80.69	1,159	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,088	72.50	789	45

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	—	614	140.00/cwt	139.00–141.00	860	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	544	134.51/cwt	130.00–148.00	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	171.32/cwt	169.00–173.00	786	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	891	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	163.31/cwt	157.00–168.00	758	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	175.93/cwt	170.00–179.00	830	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	976	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	189.72/cwt	185.00–192.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	187.27/cwt	185.00–188.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	792	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,125	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	250	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	726	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	156.32/cwt	154.00–160.00	889	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	143.71/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	929	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	197.49/cwt	190.00–201.00	549	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	175.29/cwt	168.00–178.00	897	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	181.84/cwt	174.00–187.00	749	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	171.85/cwt	171.00–175.00	725	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	924	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	168.97/cwt	167.00–172.00	786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	139.96/cwt	134.00–142.00	864	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	67.91/cwt	63.00–72.00	708	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	76.89/cwt	72.00–82.00	870	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,258	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	81.80/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,139	6
Bulls	—	—	1,498	108.10/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,619	2
Bulls	—	—	1,538	95.66/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,471	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	87.82/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,081	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	789.52/cwt	760.00–970.00	7,027	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,800	1,280.00/cwt	1,280.00–1,280.00	23,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,307	1,023.50/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	13,377	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	10,790	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,450	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	941.22/cwt	760.00–1,080.00	10,222	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	1,228.89/cwt	1,090.00–1,350.00	14,943	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,103.81/cwt	1,000.00–1,170.00	12,473	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	10,350	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,252.70/cwt	1,090.00–1,300.00	17,162	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,548	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	159.30/cwt	155.00–164.00	817	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	722	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	161.63/cwt	160.00–163.00	853	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	169.52/cwt	165.00–175.00	648	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	146.16/cwt	144.00–148.00	820	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	182.00/cwt	181.00–183.00	697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	918	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	544	133.76/cwt	130.00–135.00	728	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	165.25/cwt	163.00–167.00	552	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	164.55/cwt	158.00–169.00	689	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	133.44/cwt	129.00–138.00	778	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 Apr 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 402Last week 512Year ago 539

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 102Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 113Last week 78Year ago 62

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 3.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	614	139.00–141.00	140.00
7	—	730	122.00	122.00
4	—	288	171.00	171.00
1	—	245	163.00	163.00
37	—	464	157.00–168.00	163.31
14	—	513	155.00–164.00	159.30
9	—	382	165.00–175.00	169.52
12	—	561	144.00–148.00	146.16
9	—	334	163.00–167.00	165.25
8	—	419	158.00–169.00	164.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	544	130.00–148.00	134.51
3	—	395	160.00	160.00
2	—	583	129.00–138.00	133.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	459	169.00–173.00	171.32
3	—	610	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	140.00	140.00
3	—	545	161.00	161.00
2	—	495	160.00	160.00
1	—	660	135.00	135.00
1	—	250	180.00	180.00
1	—	440	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	472	170.00–179.00	175.93
5	—	614	159.00	159.00
3	—	343	185.00–192.00	189.72
4	—	381	185.00–188.00	187.27
2	—	852	132.00	132.00
5	—	569	154.00–160.00	156.32
3	—	713	139.00–146.00	143.71
12	—	278	190.00–201.00	197.49
22	—	512	168.00–178.00	175.29
15	—	412	174.00–187.00	181.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	190.00	190.00
7	—	502	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	176.00	176.00
7	—	422	171.00–175.00	171.85
1	—	835	102.00	102.00
3	—	790	117.00	117.00
3	—	465	167.00–172.00	168.97
7	—	617	134.00–142.00	139.96
2	—	1,010	105.00	105.00
8	—	528	160.00–163.00	161.63
2	—	590	160.00	160.00
6	—	383	181.00–183.00	182.00
4	—	740	124.00	124.00
2	—	675	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	169.00	169.00
4	—	478	151.00	151.00
4	—	544	130.00–135.00	133.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,043	63.00–72.00	67.91
23	—	1,132	72.00–82.00	76.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,700	74.00	74.00
6	—	1,393	78.00–86.00	81.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,231	84.00–91.00	87.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	106.00–110.00	108.10
2	—	1,538	92.00–102.00	95.66

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	890	760.00–970.00	789.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,086	760.00–1,080.00	941.22
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,800	1,280.00	1,280.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,307	950.00–1,100.00	1,023.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	830.00	830.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,216	1,090.00–1,350.00	1,228.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,130	1,000.00–1,170.00	1,103.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	900	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,370	1,090.00–1,300.00	1,252.70
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,075.00	1,075.00

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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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