Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-29

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.87/cwt on 222 head.

Average price

$150.87

222 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$769

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$32.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.68

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	497	154.06	766	198
Large 1	686	129.34	888	9thin
Medium and Large 2-3	569	121.68	693	15thin

One grade step is worth $32.38/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 sale222 hd

150.87

—

KY average13 barns · 3,155 hd

146.19

+4.68

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	—	High	1,690	88.48	1,495	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,471	66.72	982	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,183	63.46	751	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	54.99	560	47

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$773	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	983	$754	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	931	$680	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$375	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,355	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,115	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,305	$850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	53.27/cwt	52.00–55.00	536	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,514	57.49/cwt	55.00–59.00	870	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	73.19/cwt	70.00–85.00	945	17
Bulls	—	—	2,085	95.15/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,984	5
Bulls	—	—	1,207	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	966	3
Bulls	—	—	1,603	87.15/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,397	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	139.56/cwt	130.00–145.00	865	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	577	159.82/cwt	159.00–162.00	922	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	114.99/cwt	113.00–119.00	889	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	555	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	827	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	840	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	519	135.96/cwt	120.00–140.00	706	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	175.48/cwt	173.00–178.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	167.90/cwt	156.00–171.00	786	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	120.73/cwt	119.00–124.00	891	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	445	157.00/cwt	154.00–160.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	377	146.73/cwt	145.00–150.00	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	340	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	132.25/cwt	129.00–135.00	903	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	154.95/cwt	146.00–158.00	823	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	607	126.83/cwt	126.00–127.00	770	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	231	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	323	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	138.45/cwt	135.00–141.00	865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	164.63/cwt	160.00–169.00	532	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	167.28/cwt	160.00–175.00	631	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	723	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	121.72/cwt	120.00–135.00	837	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	123.29/cwt	120.00–130.00	910	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	162.27/cwt	147.00–166.00	748	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	225	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	140.34/cwt	140.00–141.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	940	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	493	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,179	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	172.50/cwt	160.00–176.00	982	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	169.19/cwt	160.00–177.00	892	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	593	145.98/cwt	140.00–157.00	866	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	180.24/cwt	180.00–181.00	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	210	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	362	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	164.02/cwt	155.00–167.00	763	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	395	170.49/cwt	169.00–175.00	673	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	131.48/cwt	130.00–133.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	540	154.39/cwt	150.00–158.00	834	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	190.30/cwt	187.50–193.00	632	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,125	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	174.51/cwt	170.00–180.00	731	14
Steers	Large 1	—	661	134.32/cwt	133.00–135.00	888	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	176.18/cwt	170.00–181.00	830	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	181.65/cwt	178.00–190.00	523	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	181.34/cwt	180.00–182.00	709	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	111.30/cwt	105.00–120.00	910	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	555	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	927	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	487	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	615	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	533	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	869	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	59.34/cwt	56.00–67.00	611	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	75.91/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,099	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	878	90.02/cwt	88.00–92.00	790	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	67.81/cwt	61.00–71.00	993	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	44.57/cwt	44.00–45.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	328	146.11/cwt	142.50–150.00	479	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	515	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	803	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	63.72/cwt	60.00–68.00	746	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	56.02/cwt	51.00–59.00	625	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	48.01/cwt	43.00–50.00	483	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	164.45/cwt	157.50–169.00	442	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	154.23/cwt	143.00–159.00	811	35
Steers	Large 1	—	472	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	788	2
Steers	Large 1	—	562	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	423	162.51/cwt	162.00–163.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	617	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	938	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	145.45/cwt	143.00–155.00	835	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	325	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	582	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	665	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	911	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	309	202.26/cwt	200.00–205.00	625	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	293	201.24/cwt	200.00–202.50	590	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	680.37/head	575.00–825.00	680	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	773.18/head	650.00–875.00	773	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	753.82/head	625.00–850.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	153.61/cwt	149.00–158.00	863	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	688	124.66/cwt	124.00–126.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	569	144.40/cwt	138.00–147.00	822	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	147.37/cwt	145.00–152.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	163.61/cwt	156.00–170.00	699	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	825	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 Nov 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 588Last week 539Year ago 751

Slaughter CattleReceipts 179Last week 152Year ago 175

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 71Year ago 60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,006	52.00–55.00	53.27
22	—	1,030	56.00–67.00	59.34
10	—	1,007	43.00–50.00	48.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,514	55.00–59.00	57.49
2	—	1,448	72.00–80.00	75.91
17	—	1,464	61.00–71.00	67.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,291	70.00–85.00	73.19
2	—	1,253	44.00–45.00	44.57
54	—	1,170	60.00–68.00	63.72
19	—	1,116	51.00–59.00	56.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,085	92.00–100.00	95.15
3	—	1,207	80.00	80.00
6	—	1,603	84.00–90.00	87.15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	620	130.00–145.00	139.56
1	—	930	103.00	103.00
3	—	773	113.00–119.00	114.99
1	—	855	116.00	116.00
2	—	408	173.00–178.00	175.48
1	—	355	185.00	185.00
6	—	468	156.00–171.00	167.90
4	—	738	119.00–124.00	120.73
1	—	1,115	74.00	74.00
12	—	683	129.00–135.00	132.25
13	—	531	146.00–158.00	154.95
3	—	818	105.00–120.00	111.30
11	—	562	149.00–158.00	153.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	519	120.00–140.00	135.96
2	—	445	154.00–160.00	157.00
3	—	377	145.00–150.00	146.73
1	—	340	152.00	152.00
6	—	607	126.00–127.00	126.83
3	—	231	140.00	140.00
3	—	688	124.00–126.00	124.66
4	—	569	138.00–147.00	144.40
3	—	478	145.00–152.00	147.37
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	167.00	167.00
2	—	487	175.00	175.00
1	—	615	162.00	162.00
3	—	533	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	577	159.00–162.00	159.82
4	—	325	179.00	179.00
4	—	503	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	149.00	149.00
1	—	840	112.00	112.00
2	—	878	88.00–92.00	90.02
2	—	515	156.00	156.00
3	—	665	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	625	135.00–141.00	138.45
8	—	323	160.00–169.00	164.63
27	—	377	160.00–175.00	167.28
16	—	688	120.00–135.00	121.72
6	—	738	120.00–130.00	123.29
32	—	461	147.00–166.00	162.27
8	—	269	157.50–169.00	164.45
2	—	785	110.00–120.00	115.00
1	—	245	162.50	162.50
35	—	526	143.00–159.00	154.23
4	—	853	110.00	110.00
19	—	574	143.00–155.00	145.45
21	—	427	156.00–170.00	163.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	723	100.00	100.00
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
1	—	225	145.00	145.00
3	—	586	140.00–141.00	140.34
1	—	940	75.00	75.00
3	—	493	124.00	124.00
2	—	328	142.50–150.00	146.11
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	819	144.00	144.00
21	—	569	160.00–176.00	172.50
23	—	527	160.00–177.00	169.19
2	—	623	140.00–141.00	140.50
8	—	332	187.50–193.00	190.30
6	—	765	147.00	147.00
14	—	419	170.00–180.00	174.51
12	—	471	170.00–181.00	176.18
5	—	288	178.00–190.00	181.65
6	—	391	180.00–182.00	181.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	172.50	172.50
5	—	593	140.00–157.00	145.98
4	—	323	180.00–181.00	180.24
1	—	210	172.50	172.50
11	—	465	155.00–167.00	164.02
6	—	395	169.00–175.00	170.49
2	—	660	130.00–133.00	131.48
1	—	715	136.00	136.00
5	—	540	150.00–158.00	154.39
2	—	423	162.00–163.00	162.51
2	—	617	131.00	131.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	661	133.00–135.00	134.32
2	—	472	167.00	167.00
2	—	562	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	309	200.00–205.00	202.26
2	—	293	200.00–202.50	201.24

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	931	575.00–825.00	680.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	375.00	375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,370	650.00–875.00	773.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	983	625.00–850.00	753.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,355	1,225.00	1,225.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle