Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No comparison due to last weeks light run. Moderate supply of calves with very good demand. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with very good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $171.18/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$171.18

130 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$842

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$12.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.56

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	491	173.04	849	111
Medium and Large 2-3	497	160.31	797	19thin

One grade step is worth $12.73/cwt here — about $52 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 sale130 hd

171.18

—

KY average23 barns · 4,734 hd

163.62

+7.56

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	1,773	94.33	1,672	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	81.38	1,184	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	77.85	933	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	62.69	631	32

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,322	$1,079	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$975	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,195	$935	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,290	$1,500	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,119	$1,332	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$1,325	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	155.64/cwt	150.00–160.00	960	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	163.02/cwt	161.00–165.00	942	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	154.98/cwt	149.00–161.00	1,020	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	179.00/cwt	172.00–183.00	857	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	670	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	167.31/cwt	158.00–172.00	857	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	144.38/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,096	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	152.94/cwt	150.00–157.00	869	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	187.49/cwt	185.00–190.00	784	2
Steers	Large 1	—	572	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	416	169.03/cwt	165.00–173.00	703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	182.02/cwt	176.00–186.00	768	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	143.27/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,024	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	213.50/cwt	210.00–218.00	897	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	219.46/cwt	212.00–228.00	715	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	521	158.76/cwt	155.00–160.00	827	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	780	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	200.97/cwt	196.00–206.00	965	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	476	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	182.37/cwt	180.00–190.00	939	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	917	1
Steers	Large 1	—	415	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	189.52/cwt	189.00–190.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	184.77/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,074	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	171.01/cwt	170.00–172.00	958	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	229.30/cwt	225.00–232.50	642	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	188.70/cwt	185.00–195.00	896	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	218.10/cwt	214.00–220.00	840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	162.09/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,018	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	972	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	81.56/cwt	77.00–85.00	996	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	57.80/cwt	54.00–62.00	535	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	82.03/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,208	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	72.51/cwt	66.00–76.00	840	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	75.40/cwt	74.00–77.00	814	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	66.46/cwt	64.00–70.00	725	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	91.85/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,350	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	75.13/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,047	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,215	1
Bulls	—	—	1,787	98.98/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,769	6
Bulls	—	—	2,080	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,288	1
Bulls	—	—	1,694	85.61/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,450	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	975.41/head	950.00–1,000.00	975	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,020.00/head	1,020.00–1,020.00	1,020	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,322	1,078.97/head	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,079	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	1,120	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,244.81/head	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,245	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	180.49/cwt	180.00–181.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	183.96/cwt	180.00–190.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	484	168.80/cwt	160.00–180.00	817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	635	144.32/cwt	144.00–145.00	916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	527	169.92/cwt	168.00–172.00	895	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	209.44/cwt	196.00–216.00	700	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	188.01/cwt	187.00–190.00	795	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	136.40/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,042	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	178.19/cwt	176.00–181.00	948	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	568	166.50/cwt	163.00–169.00	946	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	183.88/cwt	178.00–189.00	702	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	197.90/cwt	194.00–200.00	536	11

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 Feb 7, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 434Last week 72Year ago 102

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 8Year ago 14

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 4Year ago 6

Compared to last Tuesday: No comparison due to last weeks light run. Moderate supply of calves with very good demand. Moderate supply of slaughter cattle with very good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	617	150.00–160.00	155.64
6	—	578	161.00–165.00	163.02
18	—	479	172.00–183.00	179.00
9	—	512	158.00–172.00	167.31
8	—	759	144.00–145.00	144.38
25	—	422	176.00–186.00	182.02
11	—	715	140.00–146.00	143.27
2	—	330	189.00–190.00	189.52
14	—	382	178.00–189.00	183.88
11	—	271	194.00–200.00	197.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	169.00	169.00
1	—	670	140.00	140.00
5	—	568	150.00–157.00	152.94
1	—	245	188.00	188.00
6	—	416	165.00–173.00	169.03
4	—	521	155.00–160.00	158.76
1	—	780	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	658	149.00–161.00	154.98
2	—	887	125.00	125.00
4	—	560	170.00–172.00	171.01
4	—	280	225.00–232.50	229.30
11	—	475	185.00–195.00	188.70
3	—	385	214.00–220.00	218.10
16	—	628	158.00–166.00	162.09
2	—	720	135.00	135.00
7	—	334	196.00–216.00	209.44
6	—	423	187.00–190.00	188.01
5	—	764	134.00–137.00	136.40
5	—	532	176.00–181.00	178.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	180.00–181.00	180.49
3	—	372	180.00–190.00	183.96
1	—	675	135.00	135.00
4	—	484	160.00–180.00	168.80
3	—	635	144.00–145.00	144.32
4	—	527	168.00–172.00	169.92
1	—	335	193.00	193.00
6	—	568	163.00–169.00	166.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	185.00–190.00	187.49
3	—	476	180.00	180.00
1	—	530	173.00	173.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	572	178.00	178.00
1	—	415	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	420	210.00–218.00	213.50
11	—	326	212.00–228.00	219.46
9	—	480	196.00–206.00	200.97
7	—	515	180.00–190.00	182.37
8	—	581	181.00–190.00	184.77
2	—	665	168.00	168.00
1	—	635	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,221	77.00–85.00	81.56
12	—	1,159	66.00–76.00	72.51
1	—	1,350	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	925	54.00–62.00	57.80
2	—	1,080	74.00–77.00	75.40
14	—	1,091	64.00–70.00	66.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,473	78.00–87.00	82.03
2	—	1,470	90.00–94.00	91.85
5	—	1,393	72.00–77.00	75.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,787	95.00–106.00	98.98
1	—	2,080	110.00	110.00
5	—	1,694	80.00–90.00	85.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,290	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,290	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,220	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,050	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,244.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,210	950.00–1,000.00	975.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,020.00	1,020.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,322	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,078.97
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	850.00	850.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle