Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to lats week: Feeder cattle traded 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower with quality not as attractive as last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $167.57/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$167.57

110 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$898

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$21.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.41

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	535	168.16	900	107
Medium and Large 2-3	563	146.50	825	3thin

One grade step is worth $21.66/cwt here — about $74 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 sale110 hd

167.57

—

KY average23 barns · 4,817 hd

167.16

+0.41

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	1,503	92.33	1,388	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,611	80.64	1,299	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,141	74.24	847	22

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)	1,300	$990	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	192.64/cwt	190.00–196.00	780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,126	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	621	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,006	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	182.03/cwt	178.00–185.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	177.39/cwt	174.00–180.00	740	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	785	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	173.27/cwt	169.00–176.00	984	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	171.81/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,148	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	900	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	202.85/cwt	196.00–205.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	180.22/cwt	180.00–182.00	993	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	206.00/cwt	202.00–208.00	575	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,134	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	897	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	926	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,071	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	761	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,240	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	193.91/cwt	185.00–200.00	748	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	169.38/cwt	153.00–176.00	879	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	160.03/cwt	156.00–164.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	196.60/cwt	185.00–204.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	182.83/cwt	173.00–186.00	861	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	66.90/cwt	62.00–72.00	715	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	77.67/cwt	74.00–83.00	912	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,229	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	81.30/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,317	4
Bulls	—	—	1,503	92.33/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,388	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	989.90/head	925.00–1,050.00	990	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	440	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	552	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	828	106.72/cwt	100.00–110.00	884	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	193.24/cwt	191.00–196.00	804	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	124.51/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,036	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	155.50/cwt	151.00–160.00	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	630	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	162.27/cwt	160.00–167.00	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	171.59/cwt	169.00–173.00	909	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	131.99/cwt	130.00–136.00	953	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	684	154.58/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,057	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	184.50/cwt	182.00–187.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	175.65/cwt	172.00–178.00	840	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	176.42/cwt	164.00–180.00	676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	226	195.81/cwt	194.00–200.00	443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	155.45/cwt	148.00–157.00	990	7

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 526Year ago 220

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 36Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 25Year ago 40

Compared to lats week: Feeder cattle traded 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower with quality not as attractive as last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	405	190.00–196.00	192.64
7	—	647	174.00	174.00
1	—	725	160.00	160.00
1	—	680	163.00	163.00
4	—	335	196.00–205.00	202.85
9	—	551	180.00–182.00	180.22
7	—	279	202.00–208.00	206.00
5	—	459	195.50	195.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	668	167.00–175.00	171.81
1	—	900	140.00	140.00
5	—	630	180.00	180.00
7	—	463	200.00	200.00
5	—	595	180.00	180.00
5	—	761	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	162.00	162.00
16	—	568	169.00–176.00	173.27
13	—	684	149.00–157.00	154.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	178.00–185.00	182.03
10	—	417	174.00–180.00	177.39
3	—	582	160.00–167.00	162.27
17	—	530	169.00–173.00	171.59
6	—	722	130.00–136.00	131.99
1	—	910	134.00	134.00
2	—	295	182.00–187.00	184.50
16	—	478	172.00–178.00	175.65
6	—	383	164.00–180.00	176.42
3	—	226	194.00–200.00	195.81
7	—	637	148.00–157.00	155.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	132.00	132.00
1	—	645	137.50	137.50
1	—	260	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	386	185.00–200.00	193.91
16	—	519	153.00–176.00	169.38
2	—	575	156.00–164.00	160.03
3	—	307	185.00–204.00	196.60
13	—	471	173.00–186.00	182.83
7	—	416	191.00–196.00	193.24
4	—	832	123.00–125.00	124.51
2	—	605	151.00–160.00	155.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	167.50	167.50
1	—	440	147.00	147.00
2	—	552	145.00	145.00
3	—	828	100.00–110.00	106.72
1	—	630	143.00	143.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,069	62.00–72.00	66.90
15	—	1,174	74.00–83.00	77.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	78.00	78.00
4	—	1,620	80.00–83.00	81.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	90.00–95.00	92.33

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,300	925.00–1,050.00	989.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	975.00	975.00

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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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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Slaughter Cattle

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