Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.92/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$156.92

99 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$15.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.82

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	505	160.12	809	78
Medium and Large 2-3	450	145.03	653	21

One grade step is worth $15.10/cwt here — about $156 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 sale99 hd

156.92

—

KY average25 barns · 7,344 hd

151.10

+5.82

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	—	Low	1,687	104.14	1,757	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	82.09	997	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,499	72.44	1,086	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,156	71.39	825	41

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	429	167.88/cwt	160.00–171.00	720	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	436	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	190	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	129.66/cwt	128.00–130.00	800	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	426	145.29/cwt	140.00–152.00	619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	513	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	929	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	168.66/cwt	166.00–170.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	533	165.60/cwt	165.00–166.00	883	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	322	154.78/cwt	140.00–163.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	895	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	176.15/cwt	168.00–180.00	669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	417	177.85/cwt	174.00–183.00	742	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	280	182.88/cwt	176.00–190.00	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	899	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	197.93/cwt	191.00–199.00	758	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	198.25/cwt	196.00–203.00	827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	162.01/cwt	158.00–167.00	933	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	175.27/cwt	172.00–180.00	857	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	134.83/cwt	130.00–140.00	903	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	178.49/cwt	170.00–183.00	826	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	149.00/cwt	145.00–153.00	840	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	197.00/cwt	195.00–201.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	63.34/cwt	60.00–67.00	663	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,315	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,052	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	74.14/cwt	68.00–77.50	884	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	986	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	73.92/cwt	68.00–80.00	1,120	3
Bulls	—	—	1,688	99.04/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,672	3
Bulls	—	—	1,686	107.96/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,820	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	82.09/cwt	77.00–83.00	997	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	14,210	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	931.68/cwt	680.00–1,090.00	11,059	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	847.39/cwt	790.00–900.00	9,745	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,374	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	1,188.57/cwt	1,050.00–1,270.00	13,478	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	4,736	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	5,858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	175.89/cwt	172.00–180.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	143.29/cwt	135.00–145.00	917	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	686	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	158.24/cwt	140.00–168.00	744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	173.58/cwt	160.00–180.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	194.09/cwt	184.00–204.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	160.57/cwt	157.00–162.00	849	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	452	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	669	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	141.12/cwt	140.00–144.00	864	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	157.14/cwt	151.00–162.00	842	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	173.01/cwt	165.00–177.00	554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	166.88/cwt	160.00–170.00	481	3

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 364Last week 401Year ago 458

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 103Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 122Year ago 46

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows traded 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	429	160.00–171.00	167.88
3	—	452	166.00–170.00	168.66
6	—	556	161.00	161.00
6	—	380	168.00–180.00	176.15
18	—	640	135.00–145.00	143.29
5	—	529	157.00–162.00	160.57
4	—	320	165.00–177.00	173.01
3	—	733	116.00	116.00
3	—	288	160.00–170.00	166.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	436	176.00	176.00
10	—	533	165.00–166.00	165.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	152.50	152.50
1	—	190	188.00	188.00
6	—	617	128.00–130.00	129.66
6	—	426	140.00–152.00	145.29
1	—	505	135.00	135.00
3	—	322	140.00–163.00	154.78
2	—	452	148.00	148.00
1	—	255	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	155.00	155.00
7	—	417	174.00–183.00	177.85
2	—	280	176.00–190.00	182.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	145.00	145.00
1	—	255	200.00	200.00
2	—	697	148.00	148.00
1	—	780	132.00	132.00
7	—	383	191.00–199.00	197.93
6	—	417	196.00–203.00	198.25
5	—	576	158.00–167.00	162.01
11	—	489	172.00–180.00	175.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	670	130.00–140.00	134.83
5	—	463	170.00–183.00	178.49
5	—	564	145.00–153.00	149.00
3	—	335	195.00–201.00	197.00
1	—	985	95.00	95.00
1	—	785	120.00	120.00
4	—	424	172.00–180.00	175.89
4	—	369	184.00–204.00	194.09
7	—	612	140.00–144.00	141.12
6	—	536	151.00–162.00	157.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	156.00	156.00
5	—	470	140.00–168.00	158.24
3	—	363	160.00–180.00	173.58
1	—	565	135.00	135.00
2	—	305	184.00	184.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,046	60.00–67.00	63.34
1	—	1,315	80.00	80.00
29	—	1,192	68.00–77.50	74.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	68.00	68.00
3	—	1,515	68.00–80.00	73.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,214	77.00–83.00	82.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,688	96.00–101.00	99.04
4	—	1,686	104.00–111.00	107.96

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,450	980.00	980.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,187	680.00–1,090.00	931.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,150	790.00–900.00	847.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	710	825.00	825.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,134	1,050.00–1,270.00	1,188.57
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	640.00	640.00

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