Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder cattle due to lack of comparable receipts (last week majority of feeders were value added) but a steady undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 higher with a high quality offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.14/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$150.14

128 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$10.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.52

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	575	151.09	868	116
Medium and Large 2-3	451	140.96	636	12thin

One grade step is worth $10.13/cwt here — about $232 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 sale128 hd

150.14

—

KY average25 barns · 3,728 hd

150.66

−0.52

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	1,855	105.55	1,958	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	87.89	1,091	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,433	86.64	1,242	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,151	79.58	916	37

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,353	$1,183	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,029	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	988	$1,015	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$775	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	990	$743	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,103	$1,045	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,175	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,133	$986	3thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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	165.01/cwt	157.00–168.00	695	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	173.45/cwt	169.00–176.00	652	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	142.01/cwt	139.00–144.00	892	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	174.42/cwt	172.00–182.00	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	169.49/cwt	167.00–172.00	469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	154.23/cwt	148.00–155.00	919	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	172.72/cwt	167.00–175.00	893	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	145.33/cwt	145.00–146.00	926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	258	173.71/cwt	172.50–175.00	448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,157	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	180.64/cwt	179.00–184.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	149.85/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,083	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	173.71/cwt	170.00–177.50	413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	160.73/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,013	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	190.02/cwt	189.00–191.00	523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	157.81/cwt	152.00–161.00	1,048	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	992	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	176.18/cwt	170.00–179.00	847	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	166.83/cwt	166.00–167.00	722	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	167.74/cwt	160.00–172.00	777	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	148.40/cwt	144.00–153.00	925	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	150.10/cwt	142.00–154.00	866	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	72.93/cwt	69.00–75.00	834	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	90.37/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,116	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	80.95/cwt	75.00–88.00	923	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,115	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	836	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	87.61/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,279	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	87.89/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,091	9
Bulls	—	—	1,658	96.73/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,604	3
Bulls	—	—	2,390	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,916	1
Bulls	—	—	1,866	107.56/cwt	103.00–111.00	2,007	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,044.67/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,045	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	1,182.91/head	1,050.00–1,460.00	1,183	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	743.18/head	675.00–800.00	743	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,014.62/head	825.00–1,175.00	1,015	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,029.25/head	950.00–1,100.00	1,029	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	986.03/head	800.00–1,075.00	986	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	166.28/cwt	162.00–173.00	595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	124.58/cwt	122.00–134.00	919	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	134.36/cwt	127.50–148.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	90.85/cwt	90.00–102.00	899	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	161.65/cwt	157.00–168.00	774	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	471	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	815	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	154.83/cwt	151.00–162.00	802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	158.50/cwt	158.00–159.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	151.44/cwt	137.50–162.50	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	770	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	145.77/cwt	142.50–155.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	160.86/cwt	155.00–168.00	841	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	329	1

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 362Last week 670Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 49Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 32Year ago 36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	421	157.00–168.00	165.01
1	—	785	125.00	125.00
7	—	376	169.00–176.00	173.45
5	—	628	139.00–144.00	142.01
1	—	685	131.00	131.00
1	—	345	172.00	172.00
5	—	277	167.00–172.00	169.49
1	—	1,200	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,155	113.00	113.00
27	—	596	148.00–155.00	154.23
14	—	990	90.00–102.00	90.85
12	—	479	157.00–168.00	161.65
1	—	205	177.50	177.50
23	—	523	155.00–168.00	160.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	127.50–148.00	134.36
3	—	375	137.50–162.50	151.44
1	—	770	111.00	111.00
4	—	425	142.50–155.00	145.77
1	—	235	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	444	172.00–182.00	174.42
1	—	1,230	123.00	123.00
14	—	517	167.00–175.00	172.72
1	—	845	140.00	140.00
3	—	890	130.00	130.00
3	—	330	179.00–184.00	180.64
6	—	723	144.00–151.00	149.85
2	—	238	170.00–177.50	173.71
14	—	630	159.00–161.00	160.73
1	—	1,110	114.00	114.00
2	—	275	189.00–191.00	190.02
14	—	664	152.00–161.00	157.81
1	—	990	110.00	110.00
7	—	580	171.00	171.00
1	—	370	185.00	185.00
6	—	481	170.00–179.00	176.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	171.00	171.00
1	—	460	166.00	166.00
3	—	637	145.00–146.00	145.33
2	—	258	172.50–175.00	173.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	166.00–167.00	166.83
4	—	463	160.00–172.00	167.74
1	—	800	105.00	105.00
11	—	623	144.00–153.00	148.40
7	—	577	142.00–154.00	150.10
5	—	358	162.00–173.00	166.28
6	—	738	122.00–134.00	124.58
4	—	518	151.00–162.00	154.83
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
1	—	540	142.50	142.50
1	—	365	160.00	160.00
1	—	335	169.00	169.00
2	—	493	158.00–159.00	158.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,144	69.00–75.00	72.93
4	—	1,235	88.00–93.00	90.37
22	—	1,140	75.00–88.00	80.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	75.00	75.00
12	—	1,460	85.00–91.00	87.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,241	85.00–90.00	87.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,658	95.00–98.00	96.73
1	—	2,390	122.00	122.00
5	—	1,866	103.00–111.00	107.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,103	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,044.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,353	1,050.00–1,460.00	1,182.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	990	675.00–800.00	743.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	988	825.00–1,175.00	1,014.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,325	950.00–1,100.00	1,029.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	775.00	775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,133	800.00–1,075.00	986.03

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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