Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to holiday last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.53/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$154.53

163 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$30.66/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	506	156.91	793	140
Medium and Large 2-3	456	141.34	645	21
Small and Medium 1-2	625	126.25	789	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.66/cwt here — about $4 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 sale163 hd

154.53

—

KY average20 barns · 5,737 hd

154.01

+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	1,662	105.38	1,751	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	87.70	1,093	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	84.06	1,241	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,173	75.11	881	34

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,054	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$1,050	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$995	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,076	$845	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,209	$1,078	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$987	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$925	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,265	$1,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	931	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,201	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	166.60/cwt	160.00–174.00	705	24
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	465	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	165.33/cwt	162.00–168.00	509	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	154.88/cwt	151.00–159.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	271	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	167.99/cwt	161.00–173.00	645	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	149.03/cwt	144.00–155.00	906	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	154.77/cwt	148.00–157.00	919	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	941	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	154.70/cwt	150.00–160.00	735	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	185	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	157.45/cwt	153.00–161.00	834	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	286	168.58/cwt	165.00–171.00	482	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	595	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	166.41/cwt	161.00–169.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	172.75/cwt	166.00–175.00	639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	166.71/cwt	160.00–170.00	980	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	172.95/cwt	170.00–180.00	828	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	486	162.67/cwt	146.00–169.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	154.97/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,034	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	181.24/cwt	180.00–184.00	517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	170.56/cwt	168.00–175.00	699	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	168.01/cwt	167.00–176.00	549	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	169.81/cwt	165.00–176.00	649	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	163.52/cwt	158.00–169.00	788	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	161.60/cwt	154.00–166.00	826	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	149.65/cwt	146.00–155.00	730	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	163.59/cwt	161.00–165.00	450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	507	139.18/cwt	138.00–142.00	706	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	807	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	131.00/cwt	129.00–133.00	882	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	83.59/cwt	78.00–90.00	1,240	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	87.70/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,093	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,333	88.51/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,180	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	66.32/cwt	63.00–71.00	712	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,125	1
Bulls	—	—	1,471	100.22/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,474	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,193	76.92/cwt	70.00–82.00	918	24
Bulls	—	—	1,757	107.96/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,897	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	994.81/head	850.00–1,110.00	995	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,021.20/head	925.00–1,175.00	1,021	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,053.87/head	850.00–1,300.00	1,054	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	1,045.80/head	800.00–1,125.00	1,046	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	850	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	845.45/head	725.00–975.00	845	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	134.30/cwt	131.00–139.00	900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	536	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	313	148.57/cwt	140.00–157.00	465	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	627	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 Jul 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 451Last week 362Year ago 498

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 109Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 35Year ago 77

No trend due to holiday last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	931	129.00	129.00
24	—	423	160.00–174.00	166.60
3	—	308	162.00–168.00	165.33
22	—	384	161.00–173.00	167.99
11	—	608	144.00–155.00	149.03
1	—	1,040	114.00	114.00
1	—	205	180.00	180.00
11	—	594	148.00–157.00	154.77
15	—	475	150.00–160.00	154.70
1	—	185	175.00	175.00
26	—	530	153.00–161.00	157.45
3	—	275	161.00–165.00	163.59
10	—	673	129.00–133.00	131.00
3	—	813	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	142.50	142.50
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	151.00–159.00	154.88
3	—	271	145.00	145.00
2	—	605	130.00	130.00
3	—	581	134.00	134.00
7	—	507	138.00–142.00	139.18
2	—	390	145.00	145.00
2	—	313	140.00–157.00	148.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	486	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	170.00	170.00
6	—	286	165.00–171.00	168.58
1	—	595	151.00	151.00
4	—	486	146.00–169.00	162.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	607	155.00	155.00
3	—	520	161.00–169.00	166.41
4	—	370	166.00–175.00	172.75
17	—	588	160.00–170.00	166.71
8	—	479	170.00–180.00	172.95
1	—	225	195.00	195.00
22	—	667	151.00–159.00	154.97
1	—	920	128.00	128.00
3	—	858	140.00	140.00
3	—	285	180.00–184.00	181.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	121.00	121.00
8	—	410	168.00–175.00	170.56
9	—	327	167.00–176.00	168.01
15	—	382	165.00–176.00	169.81
13	—	482	158.00–169.00	163.52
11	—	511	154.00–166.00	161.60
3	—	670	131.00–139.00	134.30
2	—	707	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	488	146.00–155.00	149.65
1	—	320	155.00	155.00
2	—	580	141.00	141.00
3	—	536	151.00	151.00
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
1	—	360	159.00	159.00
1	—	410	153.00	153.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	105.00	105.00
25	—	1,484	78.00–90.00	83.59
1	—	1,500	75.00	75.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,246	82.00–92.00	87.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	88.00–89.00	88.51
8	—	1,074	63.00–71.00	66.32
24	—	1,193	70.00–82.00	76.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,471	98.00–102.00	100.22
8	—	1,757	105.00–111.00	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 head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,185	850.00–1,110.00	994.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,300	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,275	850.00–1,300.00	1,053.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,076	725.00–975.00	845.45
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,218	925.00–1,175.00	1,021.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,236	800.00–1,125.00	1,045.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	1,225.00	1,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	920.00	920.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle