Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 6.00 higher. No report on slaughter cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $167.75/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$167.75

77 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$31.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.18

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	469	170.60	800	70
Medium and Large 2-3	516	139.31	719	7thin

One grade step is worth $31.28/cwt here — about $81 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 sale77 hd

167.75

—

KY average27 barns · 5,578 hd

149.57

+18.18

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	70.86	811	2thin

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	153.68/cwt	151.00–155.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	177.45/cwt	165.00–180.00	807	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	193.63/cwt	185.00–203.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	198.98/cwt	190.00–200.00	842	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	181.58/cwt	170.00–188.00	674	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	186.20/cwt	180.00–189.00	870	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	183.33/cwt	182.00–184.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,029	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	155.86/cwt	155.00–159.00	979	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	147.80/cwt	144.00–149.00	767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	163.20/cwt	159.00–170.00	844	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	947	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	677	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	70.86/cwt	70.00–72.00	811	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	15,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	18,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	10,605	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	928.79/cwt	750.00–1,040.00	10,839	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	8,925	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	10,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	865.29/cwt	700.00–975.00	8,246	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,788	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	7,948	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	11,935	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	14,918	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,266.67/cwt	1,250.00–1,275.00	14,567	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	16,563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	142.66/cwt	135.00–145.00	872	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	140	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	345	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	167.00/cwt	166.00–170.00	867	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	184.29/cwt	177.00–187.00	802	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	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 May 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 364Year ago 273

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 92Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 43Year ago 79

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 6.00 higher. No report on slaughter cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	151.00–155.00	153.68
1	—	540	169.00	169.00
10	—	423	190.00–200.00	198.98
2	—	232	195.00	195.00
1	—	860	128.00	128.00
12	—	467	180.00–189.00	186.20
2	—	340	215.00	215.00
4	—	686	150.00	150.00
9	—	628	155.00–159.00	155.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	455	165.00–180.00	177.45
1	—	195	195.00	195.00
2	—	272	184.00	184.00
8	—	371	170.00–188.00	181.58
3	—	342	182.00–184.00	183.33
14	—	517	159.00–170.00	163.20
7	—	611	135.00–145.00	142.66
1	—	855	114.00	114.00
3	—	573	148.00	148.00
1	—	140	225.00	225.00
21	—	435	177.00–187.00	184.29
3	—	665	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	117.00	117.00
1	—	415	150.00	150.00
4	—	519	144.00–149.00	147.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	170.00	170.00
2	—	365	185.00–203.00	193.63
2	—	592	160.00	160.00
1	—	705	140.00	140.00
1	—	675	141.00	141.00
1	—	635	154.00	154.00
1	—	430	190.00	190.00
1	—	340	199.00	199.00
8	—	519	166.00–170.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	178.00	178.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	70.00–72.00	70.86

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,167	750.00–1,040.00	928.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,085.00	1,085.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,010.00	1,010.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,150	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,266.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,325.00	1,325.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,050.00	1,050.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	953	700.00–975.00	865.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	935.00	935.00

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