Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-21

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.29/cwt on 198 head.

Average price

$209.29

198 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$405

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

$92.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.11

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	454	217.97	989	149
Medium and Large 2	488	196.07	957	34
Medium and Large 2-3	472	157.37	744	13thin
Small and Medium 1-2	468	125.00	584	2thin

One grade step is worth $92.97/cwt here — about $405 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 sale198 hd

209.29

—

KY average23 barns · 6,785 hd

189.18

+20.11

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	1,585	99.05	1,570	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,474	85.78	1,264	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	84.64	1,050	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	73.81	728	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,405	93.00	1,307	1thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,171	$1,171	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,252	$1,118	9
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,270	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,230	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$910	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,033	$1,110	5
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,595	$1,555	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,065	$850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	217.25/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,017	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	236.95/cwt	225.00–243.00	874	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	237.82/cwt	227.50–242.50	797	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	243.79/cwt	230.00–247.50	666	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	184.83/cwt	182.50–188.00	976	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	183.88/cwt	183.00–186.00	1,046	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	172.44/cwt	170.00–175.00	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	172.08/cwt	160.00–178.00	996	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	206.07/cwt	192.50–208.00	1,008	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	945	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	628	132.41/cwt	125.00–140.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,246	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	247.89/cwt	242.50–252.50	816	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,455	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	225.93/cwt	220.00–232.50	750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,434	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	238.40/cwt	235.00–255.00	653	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	170.62/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,165	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	193.34/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,090	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	246.77/cwt	240.00–254.00	923	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	238.56/cwt	232.50–243.00	995	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,441	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,285	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	201.31/cwt	194.00–207.00	1,232	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	226.86/cwt	222.50–231.00	1,166	17
Bulls	Large 1	—	885	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,106	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	445	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	233.07/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,002	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	214.88/cwt	202.50–221.00	1,001	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	204.48/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,074	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,122	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	71.92/cwt	67.00–75.00	709	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	79.32/cwt	77.00–81.00	792	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	608	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,393	81.44/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,134	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	88.67/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,355	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	94.88/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,232	5
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,405	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,307	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	88.38/cwt	81.00–91.00	1,131	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	72.57/cwt	69.00–75.00	807	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	77.93/cwt	76.00–79.00	938	8
Bulls	—	—	1,272	84.65/cwt	78.00–92.00	1,077	5
Bulls	—	—	1,515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,818	1
Bulls	—	—	1,818	106.35/cwt	94.00–112.00	1,933	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	275	180.73/cwt	170.00–190.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	287	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	739	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	177.39/cwt	175.00–180.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	139.91/cwt	130.00–150.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	320	177.54/cwt	175.00–180.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	337	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	357	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	181.65/cwt	180.00–185.00	957	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	758	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	86.51/cwt	85.00–88.00	967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	243.25/cwt	240.00–244.00	934	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	188.68/cwt	185.00–196.00	1,051	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	208.36/cwt	202.50–215.00	579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	231.08/cwt	229.00–233.00	1,084	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	590	180.02/cwt	178.00–181.00	1,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	260	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	147.50/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	220.41/cwt	217.50–221.00	952	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	153.32/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,058	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	234.18/cwt	227.50–243.00	1,000	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,271	1,156.01/head	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,156	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,100	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	1,171.43/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,171	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,086	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,109.85/head	950.00–1,200.00	1,110	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,595	1,554.70/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	710	1

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 Mar 21, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 422Last week 525Year ago 380

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 45Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 44Year ago 89

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	169.00	169.00
1	—	660	145.00	145.00
1	—	605	150.00	150.00
1	—	510	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	885	125.00	125.00
1	—	445	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	430	232.50–235.00	233.07
12	—	466	202.50–221.00	214.88
15	—	525	200.00–205.00	204.48
1	—	660	170.00	170.00
2	—	300	252.50	252.50
2	—	1,118	85.00–88.00	86.51
5	—	384	240.00–244.00	243.25
6	—	557	185.00–196.00	188.68
2	—	278	202.50–215.00	208.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	225	205.00	205.00
1	—	325	200.00	200.00
1	—	480	191.00	191.00
1	—	685	165.00	165.00
1	—	590	182.00	182.00
1	—	710	140.00	140.00
3	—	527	180.00–185.00	181.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	468	210.00–222.50	217.25
18	—	369	225.00–243.00	236.95
20	—	335	227.50–242.50	237.82
7	—	273	230.00–247.50	243.79
7	—	528	182.50–188.00	184.83
8	—	569	183.00–186.00	183.88
6	—	871	143.00	143.00
12	—	690	153.00–155.00	153.32
6	—	240	250.00	250.00
2	—	762	144.00	144.00
41	—	427	227.50–243.00	234.18
2	—	1,000	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	170.00–175.00	172.44
1	—	205	202.50	202.50
6	—	579	160.00–178.00	172.08
1	—	600	160.00	160.00
13	—	489	192.50–208.00	206.07
1	—	275	215.00	215.00
1	—	945	85.00	85.00
2	—	380	205.00	205.00
1	—	320	215.00	215.00
6	—	432	217.50–221.00	220.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	125.00–140.00	132.41
2	—	275	170.00–190.00	180.73
2	—	470	175.00–180.00	177.39
2	—	535	130.00–150.00	139.91
2	—	320	175.00–180.00	177.54
1	—	430	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	287	257.50	257.50
2	—	337	250.00	250.00
2	—	357	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	205.00	205.00
2	—	372	232.50	232.50
1	—	930	120.00	120.00
3	—	332	220.00–232.50	225.93
1	—	495	213.00	213.00
3	—	564	190.00–200.00	193.34
2	—	720	140.00–155.00	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	329	242.50–252.50	247.89
11	—	970	150.00	150.00
6	—	1,095	131.00	131.00
6	—	274	235.00–255.00	238.40
4	—	683	170.00–172.50	170.62
7	—	374	240.00–254.00	246.77
15	—	417	232.50–243.00	238.56
2	—	215	230.00	230.00
7	—	1,029	140.00	140.00
3	—	803	160.00	160.00
2	—	897	152.00	152.00
7	—	612	194.00–207.00	201.31
17	—	514	222.50–231.00	226.86
16	—	469	229.00–233.00	231.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	195.00	195.00
3	—	590	178.00–181.00	180.02
1	—	260	200.00	200.00
1	—	330	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	986	67.00–75.00	71.92
4	—	998	77.00–81.00	79.32
1	—	935	65.00	65.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	80.00–83.00	81.44
3	—	1,528	88.00–90.00	88.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,299	92.00–101.00	94.88
20	—	1,280	81.00–91.00	88.38
6	—	1,112	69.00–75.00	72.57
8	—	1,204	76.00–79.00	77.93
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	93.00	93.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,272	78.00–92.00	84.65
1	—	1,515	120.00	120.00
7	—	1,818	94.00–112.00	106.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,650	113.00	113.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,080	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,271	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,156.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,171	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,171.43
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	810.00	810.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	120.00	120.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,033	950.00–1,200.00	1,109.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,060	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,595	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,554.70

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

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