Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder bulls under 600 pounds traded 2.00-10.00 higher, over 600 pounds 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 lower with poor quality.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.63/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$157.63

140 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$892

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$20.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.09

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	565	158.92	898	131
Medium and Large 2-3	581	138.79	806	9thin

One grade step is worth $20.13/cwt here — about $92 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 sale140 hd

157.63

—

KY average25 barns · 5,480 hd

154.53

+3.09

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	1,670	96.89	1,618	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,405	82.00	1,152	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,476	77.24	1,140	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,260	73.70	929	16

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)	1,361	$1,174	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,293	$1,173	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$976	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$860	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$804	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$760	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,070	$950	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	870	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,338	$1,211	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$925	2thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	564	163.15/cwt	158.00–166.00	920	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	157.21/cwt	154.00–158.00	983	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	169.20/cwt	166.00–171.00	794	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	169.06/cwt	165.00–171.00	867	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	554	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	931	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,101	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	407	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	143.81/cwt	140.00–148.00	951	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	178.67/cwt	176.00–186.00	949	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	197.42/cwt	192.00–203.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	171.07/cwt	165.00–173.00	732	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	855	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	175.40/cwt	171.00–177.00	656	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	164.51/cwt	164.00–165.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	188.38/cwt	184.00–193.00	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,071	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	310	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,216	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	149.55/cwt	147.00–151.00	953	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	158.05/cwt	150.00–160.00	877	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	553	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	929	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	65.53/cwt	64.00–68.00	726	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,295	75.58/cwt	71.00–80.00	979	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,176	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	74.47/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,104	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,405	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,152	1
Bulls	—	—	1,714	94.06/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,612	6
Bulls	—	—	1,582	102.56/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,622	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,172.82/head	950.00–1,350.00	1,173	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	—	1,100	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	976.19/head	950.00–1,000.00	976	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,361	1,174.28/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,174	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	804.17/head	700.00–900.00	804	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	1,210.52/head	925.00–1,350.00	1,211	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	177.03/cwt	175.00–178.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	159.12/cwt	151.00–167.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	695	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	545	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	138.00/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,029	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	181.82/cwt	180.00–187.50	591	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	121.00/cwt	119.00–125.00	987	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	173.97/cwt	170.00–178.00	825	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	147.36/cwt	140.00–150.00	990	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	167.55/cwt	163.00–171.00	873	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	182.62/cwt	178.00–200.00	687	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	150.82/cwt	140.00–154.00	890	5

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 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 436Last week 482Year ago 419

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 73Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 76Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	564	158.00–166.00	163.15
5	—	625	154.00–158.00	157.21
23	—	469	166.00–171.00	169.20
18	—	513	165.00–171.00	169.06
1	—	825	119.00	119.00
1	—	305	167.50	167.50
16	—	983	112.00	112.00
12	—	661	140.00–148.00	143.81
14	—	428	165.00–173.00	171.07
1	—	885	111.00	111.00
17	—	374	171.00–177.00	175.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	554	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	407	130.00	130.00
1	—	610	131.00	131.00
1	—	855	104.00	104.00
5	—	590	140.00–154.00	150.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	531	176.00–186.00	178.67
2	—	335	192.00–203.00	197.42
2	—	583	164.00–165.00	164.51
3	—	388	188.00	188.00
4	—	411	184.00–193.00	188.38
3	—	653	164.00	164.00
1	—	635	165.00	165.00
1	—	245	190.00	190.00
2	—	285	208.00	208.00
4	—	1,105	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	167.50	167.50
2	—	295	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	95.00	95.00
1	—	770	125.00	125.00
11	—	637	147.00–151.00	149.55
10	—	555	150.00–160.00	158.05
2	—	412	190.00	190.00
4	—	746	137.00–139.00	138.00
4	—	325	180.00–187.50	181.82
13	—	816	119.00–125.00	121.00
8	—	474	170.00–178.00	173.97
6	—	672	140.00–150.00	147.36
25	—	521	163.00–171.00	167.55
14	—	376	178.00–200.00	182.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	553	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	416	175.00–178.00	177.03
2	—	560	144.00	144.00
2	—	483	151.00–167.00	159.12
1	—	695	137.00	137.00
1	—	545	159.00	159.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,108	64.00–68.00	65.53
13	—	1,295	71.00–80.00	75.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,470	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,482	72.00–77.00	74.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	82.00	82.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,714	90.00–98.00	94.06
3	—	1,582	100.00–105.00	102.56

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,293	950.00–1,350.00	1,172.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	950.00–1,000.00	976.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,361	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,174.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	700.00–900.00	804.17
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,338	925.00–1,350.00	1,210.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	925.00	925.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	870	900.00	900.00

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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

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