Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Receipts to light to test feeder steers. Feeder heifers traded 5.00-6.00 higher, and feeder bulls traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.18/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$154.18

73 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$27

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

$23.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.17

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	430	164.70	708	41
Medium and Large 2-3	484	140.70	681	32

One grade step is worth $23.99/cwt here — about $27 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 sale73 hd

154.18

—

KY average24 barns · 5,906 hd

164.35

−10.17

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	1,598	97.53	1,559	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,008	81.21	819	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	77.89	1,084	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,067	67.46	720	11

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)	1,400	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,121	$930	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$838	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$918	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	552	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	878	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	169.52/cwt	169.00–170.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	162.73/cwt	160.00–164.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	169.99/cwt	165.00–180.00	614	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	296	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	178.62/cwt	169.00–185.00	739	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	237	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	396	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	572	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	393	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	895	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	155.75/cwt	147.00–158.00	791	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	172.47/cwt	167.00–178.00	717	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	936	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	62.01/cwt	60.00–65.00	638	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	74.00/cwt	70.00–77.00	823	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	76.70/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,053	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,275	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	81.21/cwt	80.00–82.00	819	3
Bulls	—	—	1,437	94.55/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,359	3
Bulls	—	—	1,840	101.99/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,877	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	838.16/head	825.00–850.00	838	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	929.54/head	825.00–1,025.00	930	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	917.79/head	800.00–1,050.00	918	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	155.67/cwt	153.00–157.00	859	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	173.53/cwt	172.00–180.00	635	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	355	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	508	142.28/cwt	132.00–149.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	481	137.35/cwt	130.00–146.00	661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	627	128.34/cwt	116.00–138.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	169.97/cwt	166.00–173.00	780	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	489	128.86/cwt	115.00–140.00	630	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	148.04/cwt	130.00–152.00	638	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	165.33/cwt	164.00–174.00	519	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 Aug 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 218Last week 225Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 69Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 22Year ago 122

Compared to last week: Receipts to light to test feeder steers. Feeder heifers traded 5.00-6.00 higher, and feeder bulls traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	552	159.00	159.00
2	—	430	169.00–170.00	169.52
3	—	535	160.00–164.00	162.73
2	—	600	153.00	153.00
10	—	361	165.00–180.00	169.99
2	—	295	171.00	171.00
1	—	705	133.00	133.00
8	—	459	166.00–173.00	169.97
1	—	660	126.00	126.00
8	—	314	164.00–174.00	165.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	296	150.00	150.00
1	—	895	100.00	100.00
4	—	508	132.00–149.00	142.28
5	—	481	130.00–146.00	137.35
3	—	627	116.00–138.00	128.34
2	—	673	119.00–120.00	119.49
14	—	431	130.00–152.00	148.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	161.00	161.00
3	—	458	154.00	154.00
5	—	396	174.00	174.00
2	—	572	144.00	144.00
1	—	230	171.00	171.00
1	—	320	170.00	170.00
1	—	290	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	170.00	170.00
4	—	414	169.00–185.00	178.62
3	—	640	144.00	144.00
2	—	1,067	120.00	120.00
2	—	552	160.00	160.00
2	—	265	177.00	177.00
2	—	237	174.00	174.00
1	—	720	149.00	149.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	133.00	133.00
5	—	508	147.00–158.00	155.75
1	—	840	103.00	103.00
1	—	720	129.00	129.00
6	—	416	167.00–178.00	172.47
2	—	1,040	90.00	90.00
6	—	552	153.00–157.00	155.67
5	—	366	172.00–180.00	173.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	150.00	150.00
3	—	565	120.00	120.00
1	—	535	141.00	141.00
1	—	355	144.00	144.00
9	—	489	115.00–140.00	128.86

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,029	60.00–65.00	62.01
5	—	1,112	70.00–77.00	74.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,373	73.00–80.00	76.70
1	—	1,500	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	80.00–82.00	81.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,437	92.00–96.00	94.55
2	—	1,840	100.00–104.00	101.99

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	825.00–850.00	838.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,121	825.00–1,025.00	929.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	800.00–1,050.00	917.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	825.00	825.00

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

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