Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded unevenly steady. Feeder heifers traded steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $170.41/cwt on 134 head.

Average price

$170.41

134 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$861

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$19.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.96

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	507	172.63	874	119
Medium and Large 2-3	496	152.81	758	15thin

One grade step is worth $19.82/cwt here — about $116 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 sale134 hd

170.41

—

KY average17 barns · 3,587 hd

165.45

+4.96

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	1,540	102.21	1,574	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,270	94.04	1,194	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	82.00	1,230	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,229	74.28	913	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)	1,151	$977	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,236	$943	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$792	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	940	$975	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,178	$1,287	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,048	$952	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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	—	292	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	581	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	482	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	819	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	173.71/cwt	165.00–178.00	909	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	166.85/cwt	165.00–169.00	983	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	567	133.90/cwt	122.00–137.00	759	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	172.36/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,065	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	191.72/cwt	186.00–196.00	625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	177.28/cwt	172.00–181.00	835	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	187.31/cwt	181.00–190.00	691	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	159.15/cwt	157.00–163.00	992	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	192.89/cwt	185.00–201.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	189.36/cwt	183.00–192.00	803	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	937	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	530	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	202.06/cwt	195.00–210.00	560	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	408	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	343	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,123	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	513	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	177.51/cwt	170.00–181.00	921	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	145.51/cwt	140.00–150.00	989	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,099	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	171.83/cwt	166.00–178.00	955	6
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	178.56/cwt	170.00–180.00	959	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,230	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	97.12/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,180	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,211	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,294	77.00/cwt	72.00–80.00	996	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	90.96/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,205	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	68.92/cwt	63.00–73.00	785	12
Bulls	—	—	1,615	103.10/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,665	5
Bulls	—	—	1,353	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,353	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	943.20/head	825.00–1,050.00	943	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	951.67/head	825.00–1,100.00	952	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,287.21/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,287	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	791.62/head	700.00–850.00	792	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	977.33/head	775.00–1,125.00	977	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	141.88/cwt	137.00–146.00	884	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	191.92/cwt	180.00–200.00	605	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	158.50/cwt	158.00–159.00	995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	191.59/cwt	184.00–197.00	740	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	533	162.54/cwt	162.00–164.00	866	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	159.98/cwt	155.00–165.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	138.67/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	178.77/cwt	172.00–184.00	863	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	187.03/cwt	183.00–189.00	817	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	178.98/cwt	175.00–184.00	780	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	147.02/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,009	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	532	157.17/cwt	154.50–160.00	836	4

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 Sep 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 409Last week 415Year ago 244

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 53Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 94Year ago 33

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded unevenly steady. Feeder heifers traded steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	292	199.00	199.00
30	—	523	165.00–178.00	173.71
13	—	589	165.00–169.00	166.85
5	—	326	186.00–196.00	191.72
13	—	471	172.00–181.00	177.28
11	—	369	181.00–190.00	187.31
6	—	623	157.00–163.00	159.15
3	—	721	138.00–139.00	138.67
1	—	915	117.00	117.00
22	—	436	175.00–184.00	178.98
11	—	686	142.00–152.00	147.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	567	122.00–137.00	133.90
1	—	255	175.00	175.00
1	—	365	179.00	179.00
4	—	465	155.00–165.00	159.98
4	—	532	154.50–160.00	157.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	482	170.00	170.00
3	—	623	137.00–146.00	141.88
7	—	533	162.00–164.00	162.54
1	—	585	164.00	164.00
1	—	685	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	680	140.00–150.00	145.51
4	—	791	139.00	139.00
2	—	700	150.00	150.00
6	—	556	166.00–178.00	171.83
25	—	537	170.00–180.00	178.56
5	—	315	180.00–200.00	191.92
2	—	628	158.00–159.00	158.50
1	—	900	115.00	115.00
6	—	386	184.00–197.00	191.59
22	—	483	172.00–184.00	178.77
12	—	437	183.00–189.00	187.03
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	245	195.00	195.00
2	—	470	179.00	179.00
4	—	513	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	618	170.00–175.00	172.36
2	—	375	185.00–201.00	192.89
8	—	424	183.00–192.00	189.36
3	—	496	189.00	189.00
2	—	597	173.00	173.00
3	—	341	207.00	207.00
3	—	277	195.00–210.00	202.06
2	—	702	160.00	160.00
5	—	519	170.00–181.00	177.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	195.00	195.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	84.00	84.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	82.00	82.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	95.00–99.00	97.12
2	—	1,325	90.00–92.00	90.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	95.00	95.00
16	—	1,294	72.00–80.00	77.00
12	—	1,139	63.00–73.00	68.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,615	100.00–105.00	103.10
2	—	1,353	100.00	100.00

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)	7	—	1,236	825.00–1,050.00	943.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	945	700.00–850.00	791.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,151	775.00–1,125.00	977.33
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,048	825.00–1,100.00	951.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,178	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,287.21
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	975.00	975.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	990	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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