Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 4.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.87/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$163.87

143 head · 447 lb average

Value per head Derived

$732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$13.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.76

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	453	166.79	756	111
Medium and Large 2-3	424	153.74	652	32

One grade step is worth $13.05/cwt here — about $104 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 sale143 hd

163.87

—

KY average26 barns · 4,876 hd

151.11

+12.76

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	1,613	103.85	1,675	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,301	84.28	1,096	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,431	79.11	1,132	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,116	71.41	797	39

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,207	$1,160	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,362	$1,071	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,338	$981	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,313	$899	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$830	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,227	$811	7
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	825	$820	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	810	$740	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	980	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,575	$1,545	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$1,531	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$1,210	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,224	$1,111	6

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	421	176.49/cwt	170.00–181.00	743	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	165.60/cwt	163.00–169.00	704	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	156.18/cwt	155.00–166.00	815	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	148.36/cwt	142.00–151.00	858	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	140.52/cwt	134.00–143.00	868	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	965	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	166.21/cwt	165.00–169.00	783	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	194.96/cwt	190.00–200.00	561	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,036	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	212	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	350	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	875	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	239	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	447	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	194.86/cwt	186.00–204.00	614	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	530	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	182	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	174.99/cwt	174.00–176.00	835	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	592	157.53/cwt	155.00–158.00	933	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	153.66/cwt	153.00–154.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	177.48/cwt	174.00–180.00	658	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	135.04/cwt	134.00–137.00	833	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	159.17/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,004	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	172.24/cwt	167.00–175.00	908	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	181.56/cwt	181.00–184.00	772	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	166.64/cwt	161.00–169.00	952	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	193.20/cwt	186.00–200.00	719	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	191.80/cwt	189.00–194.00	721	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,039	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	180.10/cwt	174.00–186.00	753	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	870	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	375	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	957	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,158	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	77.02/cwt	74.00–85.00	862	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	68.27/cwt	61.00–73.00	761	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,200	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	864	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	80.30/cwt	74.00–83.00	1,180	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,500	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,125	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	86.14/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,086	5
Bulls	—	—	1,687	108.15/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,824	5
Bulls	—	—	1,490	96.67/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,440	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	810.57/head	800.00–820.00	811	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	898.81/head	790.00–1,040.00	899	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	1,159.74/head	975.00–1,325.00	1,160	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,362	1,071.48/head	850.00–1,150.00	1,071	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	1,111.14/head	930.00–1,290.00	1,111	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	740.00/head	740.00–740.00	740	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	820.00/head	820.00–820.00	820	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	981.43/head	860.00–1,185.00	981	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	1,545.00/head	1,545.00–1,545.00	1,545	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,210.00/head	1,210.00–1,210.00	1,210	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,531.45/head	1,450.00–1,610.00	1,531	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	150.71/cwt	150.00–156.00	867	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	142.70/cwt	140.00–154.00	902	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	170.51/cwt	167.00–175.00	714	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	473	159.52/cwt	159.00–160.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	529	153.60/cwt	141.00–161.00	813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	192.48/cwt	188.00–202.50	616	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	185.47/cwt	180.00–190.00	616	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	363	172.96/cwt	171.00–179.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	134.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	173.86/cwt	168.00–176.00	800	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	464	152.23/cwt	144.00–157.00	706	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	139.40/cwt	118.00–150.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	597	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	183.28/cwt	180.00–186.00	440	9

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 Jun 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 401Last week 299Year ago 375

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 52Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 34Year ago 19

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 4.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 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	—	421	170.00–181.00	176.49
1	—	665	136.00	136.00
14	—	522	155.00–166.00	156.18
1	—	265	172.00	172.00
11	—	578	142.00–151.00	148.36
7	—	618	134.00–143.00	140.52
4	—	742	130.00	130.00
9	—	471	165.00–169.00	166.21
1	—	1,155	108.00	108.00
1	—	790	119.00	119.00
1	—	805	110.00	110.00
2	—	182	220.00	220.00
20	—	371	174.00–180.00	177.48
13	—	332	180.00–190.00	185.47
9	—	240	180.00–186.00	183.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	129.00	129.00
8	—	425	163.00–169.00	165.60
2	—	372	174.00	174.00
4	—	212	165.00	165.00
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
7	—	464	144.00–157.00	152.23
1	—	315	174.00	174.00
3	—	538	118.00–150.00	139.40
3	—	295	140.00	140.00
2	—	597	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	288	190.00–200.00	194.96
3	—	705	147.00	147.00
2	—	315	186.00–204.00	194.86
12	—	477	174.00–176.00	174.99
1	—	855	130.00	130.00
12	—	631	159.00–160.00	159.17
1	—	695	140.00	140.00
6	—	527	167.00–175.00	172.24
5	—	425	181.00–184.00	181.56
14	—	571	161.00–169.00	166.64
8	—	372	186.00–200.00	193.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	120.00	120.00
5	—	239	187.00	187.00
6	—	592	155.00–158.00	157.53
3	—	475	153.00–154.00	153.66
1	—	365	175.00	175.00
3	—	617	134.00–137.00	135.04
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	189.00–194.00	191.80
2	—	812	128.00	128.00
6	—	418	174.00–186.00	180.10
1	—	500	174.00	174.00
17	—	575	150.00–156.00	150.71
5	—	632	140.00–154.00	142.70
14	—	320	188.00–202.50	192.48
2	—	985	102.00	102.00
2	—	668	130.00–140.00	134.94
26	—	460	168.00–176.00	173.86
2	—	745	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	957	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	419	167.00–175.00	170.51
2	—	473	159.00–160.00	159.52
4	—	529	141.00–161.00	153.60
4	—	363	171.00–179.00	172.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,119	74.00–85.00	77.02
25	—	1,114	61.00–73.00	68.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	72.00	72.00
6	—	1,470	74.00–83.00	80.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	75.00	75.00
5	—	1,261	82.00–90.00	86.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,687	105.00–111.00	108.15
3	—	1,490	96.00–98.00	96.67

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,227	800.00–820.00	810.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,313	790.00–1,040.00	898.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	830.00	830.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,207	975.00–1,325.00	1,159.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,362	850.00–1,150.00	1,071.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,338	860.00–1,185.00	981.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,224	930.00–1,290.00	1,111.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,575	1,545.00	1,545.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,210.00	1,210.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,375	1,450.00–1,610.00	1,531.45
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	740.00	740.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	820.00	820.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	980	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

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