Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.79/cwt on 247 head.

Average price

$150.79

247 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$11.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.71

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	524	153.58	805	189
Medium and Large 2-3	476	141.69	674	58

One grade step is worth $11.89/cwt here — about $131 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 sale247 hd

150.79

—

KY average25 barns · 5,178 hd

144.08

+6.71

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	1,939	86.12	1,670	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,337	75.66	1,011	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,389	69.09	959	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,131	63.27	715	44

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,593	$1,209	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$914	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$810	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,150	$1,000	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,050	$2,150	3thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 2-3	—	735	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	492	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	772	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	152.73/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,081	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	991	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	805	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	448	162.34/cwt	159.00–164.00	727	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	287	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	705	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	160.48/cwt	155.00–167.00	757	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	623	128.72/cwt	126.00–130.00	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	154.98/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,077	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	138.03/cwt	132.00–140.00	940	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	142.01/cwt	138.00–143.00	906	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	131.48/cwt	130.00–133.00	939	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	142.81/cwt	134.00–146.00	754	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	150.51/cwt	143.00–154.00	858	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	143.35/cwt	140.00–145.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	165.69/cwt	160.00–171.00	888	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	163.98/cwt	155.00–167.00	938	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,188	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	483	141.47/cwt	122.00–154.00	683	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	244	148.71/cwt	130.00–155.00	363	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	178.81/cwt	173.00–180.00	846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	176.55/cwt	175.00–178.00	494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	174.42/cwt	170.00–180.00	753	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	156.74/cwt	155.00–160.00	994	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	186.51/cwt	185.00–191.00	657	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	133.53/cwt	130.00–162.00	431	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	173.85/cwt	170.00–181.00	581	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	181.23/cwt	175.00–191.00	694	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	132.13/cwt	129.00–137.00	893	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	153.39/cwt	148.00–158.00	877	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	155.21/cwt	148.00–158.00	810	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	56.97/cwt	54.00–59.00	593	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	73.75/cwt	70.00–78.00	995	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	64.26/cwt	60.00–72.00	736	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,144	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	68.76/cwt	66.00–72.00	950	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,113	1
Bulls	—	—	1,894	84.18/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,594	4
Bulls	—	—	2,028	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,825	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	914.00/head	900.00–925.00	914	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,593	1,208.95/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,209	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	168.63/cwt	161.00–181.00	720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	133.65/cwt	130.00–139.00	835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	165.84/cwt	160.00–171.00	791	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	132.85/cwt	117.00–158.00	622	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	124.16/cwt	121.00–127.00	884	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	152.00/cwt	146.00–164.00	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	164.46/cwt	158.00–168.00	623	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	581	136.27/cwt	131.00–144.00	792	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	431	142.72/cwt	128.00–150.00	615	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	367	163.34/cwt	155.00–170.00	599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	165.77/cwt	161.00–168.00	464	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	393	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	434	146.70/cwt	135.00–150.00	637	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	155.05/cwt	151.00–161.00	820	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	133.65/cwt	124.00–141.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	160.64/cwt	157.00–165.00	697	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	127.73/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,051	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	165.52/cwt	163.00–166.00	556	6

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 Oct 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 750Last week 518Year ago 565

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 80Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 32Year ago 140

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	140.00	140.00
2	—	492	157.00	157.00
6	—	448	159.00–164.00	162.34
2	—	287	165.00	165.00
1	—	530	158.00	158.00
3	—	560	140.00–145.00	143.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	708	152.00–155.00	152.73
1	—	905	121.00	121.00
24	—	695	150.00–161.00	154.98
50	—	536	160.00–171.00	165.69
35	—	572	155.00–167.00	163.98
3	—	825	144.00	144.00
6	—	473	173.00–180.00	178.81
2	—	280	175.00–178.00	176.55
29	—	432	170.00–180.00	174.42
4	—	634	155.00–160.00	156.74
4	—	352	185.00–191.00	186.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	751	132.00	132.00
44	—	472	155.00–167.00	160.48
4	—	681	132.00–140.00	138.03
13	—	638	138.00–143.00	142.01
6	—	714	130.00–133.00	131.48
42	—	570	143.00–154.00	150.51
18	—	379	158.00–168.00	164.46
6	—	280	161.00–168.00	165.77
26	—	529	151.00–161.00	155.05
12	—	434	157.00–165.00	160.64
8	—	823	121.00–130.00	127.73
6	—	336	163.00–166.00	165.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	114.00	114.00
1	—	705	108.00	108.00
3	—	623	126.00–130.00	128.72
8	—	528	134.00–146.00	142.81
24	—	483	122.00–154.00	141.47
4	—	244	130.00–155.00	148.71
3	—	325	146.00–164.00	152.00
2	—	393	150.00	150.00
9	—	434	135.00–150.00	146.70
3	—	590	124.00–141.00	133.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	323	130.00–162.00	133.53
13	—	468	117.00–158.00	132.85
1	—	635	123.00	123.00
1	—	540	146.00	146.00
6	—	581	131.00–144.00	136.27
7	—	431	128.00–150.00	142.72
7	—	367	155.00–170.00	163.34
1	—	675	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	334	170.00–181.00	173.85
6	—	383	175.00–191.00	181.23
5	—	676	129.00–137.00	132.13
25	—	572	148.00–158.00	153.39
17	—	522	148.00–158.00	155.21
5	—	427	161.00–181.00	168.63
3	—	625	130.00–139.00	133.65
35	—	477	160.00–171.00	165.84
6	—	712	121.00–127.00	124.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,041	54.00–59.00	56.97
38	—	1,145	60.00–72.00	64.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,349	70.00–78.00	73.75
1	—	1,250	89.00	89.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	75.00	75.00
18	—	1,381	66.00–72.00	68.76
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,894	82.00–87.00	84.18
2	—	2,028	90.00	90.00

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)	1	—	1,150	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	900.00–925.00	914.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,593	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,208.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	825.00	825.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,050	2,150.00	2,150.00

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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