Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls traded mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher with a high quality offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.42/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$157.42

70 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$26

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

$22.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.38

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	482	159.66	770	63
Medium and Large 2-3	543	137.21	744	7thin

One grade step is worth $22.45/cwt here — about $26 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 sale70 hd

157.42

—

KY average24 barns · 4,475 hd

160.80

−3.38

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	1,621	99.49	1,613	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,260	78.76	992	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,471	74.48	1,095	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,299	70.14	911	15

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,244	$830	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$767	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,143	$749	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$720	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	450	$450	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,050	$973	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$651	2thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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 2-3	—	510	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	157.50/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	179.93/cwt	175.00–181.00	792	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	161.06/cwt	153.00–163.00	763	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	747	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	183.01/cwt	179.00–184.00	708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	170.79/cwt	165.00–173.00	623	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	805	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	157.74/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,125	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	156.35/cwt	151.00–161.00	816	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	192.00/cwt	188.00–196.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	857	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	165.66/cwt	165.00–167.00	999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	789	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	140.26/cwt	140.00–141.00	785	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	157.44/cwt	153.00–164.00	823	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	166.99/cwt	164.00–169.00	768	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	155.36/cwt	153.00–159.00	904	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	77.68/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,025	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	886	1
Bulls	—	—	1,573	92.58/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,456	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,284	69.44/cwt	64.00–75.00	892	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,505	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,204	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,035	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	74.98/cwt	71.00–81.00	1,101	11
Bulls	—	—	1,685	108.71/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,832	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	972.92/head	900.00–1,025.00	973	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	651.48/head	575.00–725.00	651	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	767.35/head	760.00–775.00	767	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	829.59/head	710.00–900.00	830	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	748.64/head	700.00–790.00	749	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	720.00/head	720.00–720.00	720	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	940	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	151.20/cwt	148.00–156.00	732	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	856	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	183.68/cwt	180.00–186.00	608	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	177.92/cwt	171.00–180.00	662	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	550	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	681	121.00/cwt	114.00–136.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	154.84/cwt	148.00–159.00	898	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	252	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	870	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	164.80/cwt	159.00–166.00	707	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	171.06/cwt	166.00–177.00	541	6

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 Aug 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 225Last week 357Year ago 323

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 82Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 36Year ago 37

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers and bulls traded mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher with a high quality offering.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	149.00	149.00
1	—	275	166.00	166.00
1	—	550	142.50	142.50
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
3	—	681	114.00–136.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	129.00	129.00
1	—	215	165.00	165.00
5	—	474	153.00–163.00	161.06
7	—	365	165.00–173.00	170.79
17	—	522	151.00–161.00	156.35
2	—	667	141.00	141.00
9	—	580	148.00–159.00	154.84
2	—	252	170.00	170.00
10	—	429	159.00–166.00	164.80
6	—	316	166.00–177.00	171.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	747	142.00	142.00
1	—	870	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	157.00–158.00	157.50
1	—	750	152.00	152.00
11	—	440	175.00–181.00	179.93
5	—	387	179.00–184.00	183.01
2	—	537	175.00	175.00
2	—	233	180.00	180.00
9	—	713	150.00–160.00	157.74
4	—	342	188.00–196.00	192.00
7	—	461	186.00	186.00
3	—	603	165.00–167.00	165.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	154.00	154.00
1	—	550	153.00	153.00
1	—	430	161.00	161.00
1	—	220	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	519	152.00	152.00
4	—	560	140.00–141.00	140.26
4	—	484	148.00–156.00	151.20
1	—	630	139.00	139.00
1	—	310	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	153.00–164.00	157.44
2	—	712	134.00	134.00
5	—	460	164.00–169.00	166.99
5	—	582	153.00–159.00	155.36
6	—	632	135.00–136.00	135.50
5	—	331	180.00–186.00	183.68
9	—	372	171.00–180.00	177.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,320	76.00–79.00	77.68
1	—	1,080	82.00	82.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,284	64.00–75.00	69.44
1	—	1,505	80.00	80.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	69.00	69.00
11	—	1,468	71.00–81.00	74.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,573	90.00–95.00	92.58
3	—	1,685	108.00–110.00	108.71

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	900.00–1,025.00	972.92
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	760	575.00–725.00	651.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,030	760.00–775.00	767.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,244	710.00–900.00	829.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,143	700.00–790.00	748.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	720.00	720.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	450	450.00	450.00

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