Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to limited number of comparable receipts ( RED TAG Sale last week) no trend on market, but a steady undertone was noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $160.15/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$160.15

142 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$833

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$20.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.79

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	523	162.16	848	128
Medium and Large 2-3	495	141.81	702	14thin

One grade step is worth $20.35/cwt here — about $146 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 sale142 hd

160.15

—

KY average24 barns · 4,868 hd

158.37

+1.79

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	1,659	95.78	1,589	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	75.37	1,137	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,334	74.67	996	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,174	64.79	761	29

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)	1,202	$908	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$785	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$726	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$903	2thin

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	—	875	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	143.32/cwt	130.00–153.00	694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	158.51/cwt	156.00–164.00	813	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	171.18/cwt	165.00–176.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	140.35/cwt	137.00–142.00	975	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	169.09/cwt	165.00–172.00	884	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	167.23/cwt	163.00–174.00	808	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	172.88/cwt	166.00–177.00	714	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	170.77/cwt	165.00–174.00	922	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	155.66/cwt	155.00–157.00	976	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	158.04/cwt	154.00–166.00	992	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	169.73/cwt	169.00–171.00	1,008	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	171.32/cwt	163.00–175.00	562	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	188.60/cwt	185.00–193.00	513	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	178.09/cwt	174.00–180.00	484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,086	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	235	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	143.67/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,197	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,134	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	164.42/cwt	160.00–174.00	699	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	136.48/cwt	131.00–153.00	932	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	934	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	58.72/cwt	58.00–59.00	696	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	65.49/cwt	60.00–72.00	768	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	75.37/cwt	69.00–82.00	1,137	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,334	74.67/cwt	71.00–79.00	996	9
Bulls	—	—	2,050	103.62/cwt	100.00–107.00	2,124	2
Bulls	—	—	1,528	93.17/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,424	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	726.19/head	650.00–775.00	726	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	785.33/head	760.00–810.00	785	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	903.26/head	800.00–990.00	903	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	908.23/head	775.00–1,010.00	908	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	488	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	149.11/cwt	144.00–152.50	638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	576	146.55/cwt	143.00–149.00	844	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	141.51/cwt	132.50–150.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	168.38/cwt	161.00–174.00	793	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	173.54/cwt	167.50–182.00	632	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	158.52/cwt	151.00–161.00	902	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	131.33/cwt	123.00–140.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	368	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,043	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,058	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	154.87/cwt	150.00–159.00	904	8

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 357Last week 802Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 67Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 40Year ago 38

Due to limited number of comparable receipts ( RED TAG Sale last week) no trend on market, but a steady undertone was noted.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	112.00	112.00
10	—	513	156.00–164.00	158.51
5	—	363	165.00–176.00	171.18
6	—	695	137.00–142.00	140.35
2	—	228	170.00	170.00
22	—	483	163.00–174.00	167.23
15	—	413	166.00–177.00	172.88
15	—	627	155.00–157.00	155.66
5	—	328	163.00–175.00	171.32
3	—	272	174.00–180.00	178.09
2	—	802	130.00	130.00
7	—	772	137.00	137.00
8	—	584	150.00–159.00	154.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	484	130.00–153.00	143.32
1	—	340	161.00	161.00
2	—	428	132.50–150.00	141.51
1	—	780	122.00	122.00
2	—	623	123.00–140.00	131.33
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
2	—	368	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	523	165.00–172.00	169.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	540	165.00–174.00	170.77
3	—	628	154.00–166.00	158.04
1	—	332	182.00	182.00
11	—	594	169.00–171.00	169.73
7	—	272	185.00–193.00	188.60
3	—	683	159.00	159.00
2	—	705	134.00	134.00
1	—	240	180.00	180.00
3	—	833	143.00–144.00	143.67
5	—	777	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	150.00	150.00
1	—	235	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	116.00	116.00
1	—	750	121.00	121.00
1	—	340	175.00	175.00
12	—	425	160.00–174.00	164.42
4	—	683	131.00–153.00	136.48
1	—	805	116.00	116.00
19	—	471	161.00–174.00	168.38
8	—	364	167.50–182.00	173.54
3	—	600	156.00	156.00
4	—	569	151.00–161.00	158.52
3	—	535	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	160.00	160.00
3	—	488	153.00	153.00
4	—	428	144.00–152.50	149.11
1	—	500	151.00	151.00
7	—	576	143.00–149.00	146.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	58.00–59.00	58.72
26	—	1,173	60.00–72.00	65.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,508	69.00–82.00	75.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,334	71.00–79.00	74.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,050	100.00–107.00	103.62
6	—	1,528	85.00–97.00	93.17

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,025	650.00–775.00	726.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,120	760.00–810.00	785.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,202	775.00–1,010.00	908.23
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	800.00–990.00	903.26
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	950.00	950.00

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