Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.34/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$163.34

159 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$892

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$21.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.38

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	552	166.36	918	137
Medium and Large 2-3	508	144.52	734	22

One grade step is worth $21.84/cwt here — about $184 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 sale159 hd

163.34

—

KY average24 barns · 4,874 hd

164.72

−1.38

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	1,627	104.67	1,703	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,243	93.68	1,164	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,583	85.26	1,349	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,155	79.13	914	23

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)	1,210	$1,189	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,500	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$925	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,083	$884	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$880	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,065	$1,106	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,105	$1,075	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,397	8

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	—	641	162.02/cwt	152.00–163.50	1,039	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	141.49/cwt	140.00–143.00	941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	179.41/cwt	178.00–181.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	913	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	170.32/cwt	163.00–175.00	797	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	156.03/cwt	145.00–162.00	730	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	160.38/cwt	154.00–165.00	922	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	181.68/cwt	172.00–184.00	1,032	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,074	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	510	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	180.70/cwt	177.00–187.00	965	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	136.00/cwt	134.00–137.00	979	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	428	175.39/cwt	160.00–183.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	170.77/cwt	169.00–171.00	1,149	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	183.47/cwt	177.00–186.00	884	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	191.53/cwt	190.00–196.00	827	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	931	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	169.96/cwt	169.00–171.00	899	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	150.13/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,031	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,103	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	142.32/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,049	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	195.03/cwt	194.00–197.00	825	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	79.13/cwt	75.00–85.00	914	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,175	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,566	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	87.47/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,298	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	93.68/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,164	10
Bulls	—	—	1,400	98.99/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,386	4
Bulls	—	—	1,757	107.91/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,896	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,106.34/head	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,106	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	883.97/head	800.00–1,000.00	884	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,189.10/head	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,189	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,396.79/head	1,125.00–1,700.00	1,397	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	183.03/cwt	180.00–186.00	844	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	180.63/cwt	180.00–182.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	133.00/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,031	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	471	168.36/cwt	164.00–172.00	793	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	143.71/cwt	140.00–151.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	645	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	568	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	971	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	600	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,014	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	161.19/cwt	160.00–163.00	980	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	163.08/cwt	157.00–167.00	845	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	178.69/cwt	172.00–181.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	179.41/cwt	176.00–180.00	734	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	514	136.35/cwt	117.50–155.00	701	9

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 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 415Last week 347Year ago 262

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 44Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 94Last week 10Year ago 82

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	641	152.00–163.50	162.02
2	—	665	140.00–143.00	141.49
2	—	320	178.00–181.00	179.41
23	—	468	163.00–175.00	170.32
16	—	575	154.00–165.00	160.38
3	—	720	134.00–137.00	136.00
11	—	518	157.00–167.00	163.08
5	—	387	172.00–181.00	178.69
7	—	409	176.00–180.00	179.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	131.00	131.00
8	—	468	145.00–162.00	156.03
3	—	583	140.00–151.00	143.71
1	—	645	142.00	142.00
9	—	514	117.50–155.00	136.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	528	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	568	171.00	171.00
3	—	600	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	568	172.00–184.00	181.68
1	—	780	150.00	150.00
1	—	610	176.00	176.00
8	—	534	177.00–187.00	180.70
3	—	725	165.00	165.00
3	—	267	190.00	190.00
34	—	673	169.00–171.00	170.77
8	—	482	177.00–186.00	183.47
7	—	432	190.00–196.00	191.53
2	—	385	200.00	200.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	165.00	165.00
3	—	500	170.00	170.00
3	—	428	160.00–183.00	175.39
2	—	585	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	571	163.00	163.00
6	—	529	169.00–171.00	169.96
5	—	687	148.00–159.00	150.13
3	—	976	113.00	113.00
3	—	737	137.00–145.00	142.32
3	—	423	194.00–197.00	195.03
4	—	461	180.00–186.00	183.03
3	—	378	180.00–182.00	180.63
2	—	775	131.00–135.00	133.00
1	—	340	200.00	200.00
5	—	608	160.00–163.00	161.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	171.00	171.00
12	—	471	164.00–172.00	168.36
2	—	570	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,155	75.00–85.00	79.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,175	72.00	72.00
6	—	1,484	85.00–90.00	87.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,243	90.00–101.00	93.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,400	94.00–103.00	98.99
7	—	1,757	105.00–110.00	107.91

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,065	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,106.34
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,105	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,083	800.00–1,000.00	883.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,200	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,210	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,189.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	880.00	880.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,500	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,265	1,125.00–1,700.00	1,396.79

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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