Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Steer an heifer calves 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady. Heavy supply of slaughter cattle with moderate demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.89/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$206.89

136 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,004

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$4.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.10

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	492	207.31	1,020	124
Medium and Large 2	415	202.58	841	12thin

One grade step is worth $4.73/cwt here — about $179 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 sale136 hd

206.89

—

KY average24 barns · 7,370 hd

187.79

+19.10

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	1,755	109.16	1,916	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	89.93	1,378	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	86.24	1,008	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,020	73.87	753	31

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)	1,385	$1,299	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,144	$1,161	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,027	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$870	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,400	4thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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 2	—	265	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	228.97/cwt	215.00–233.00	966	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	189.03/cwt	187.00–192.50	998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	218.69/cwt	217.50–220.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	200.42/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,050	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	248.02/cwt	240.00–252.50	702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,254	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	232.76/cwt	225.00–236.00	882	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	196.06/cwt	192.00–203.00	1,108	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	215.07/cwt	205.00–223.00	1,024	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	598	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,136	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	231.78/cwt	230.00–236.00	665	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	230.95/cwt	227.50–235.00	758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	920	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	180.33/cwt	178.00–183.00	1,356	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,182	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	215.02/cwt	211.00–216.00	1,125	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	196.11/cwt	186.00–201.00	1,226	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	227.59/cwt	224.00–235.00	1,104	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	237.17/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,020	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,422	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	248.50/cwt	248.00–249.00	952	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	250.20/cwt	248.00–252.50	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	909	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	299	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	434	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	226.00/cwt	220.00–227.50	954	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	253.24/cwt	240.00–260.00	699	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	180	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	207.73/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,066	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	583	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	87.65/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,026	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	76.25/cwt	72.00–80.00	796	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,574	88.61/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,395	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	97.67/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,483	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	84.27/cwt	80.00–90.00	965	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	77.04/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,005	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	67.25/cwt	60.00–70.00	639	12
Bulls	—	—	2,225	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,670	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	78.86/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,124	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	94.90/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,132	6
Bulls	—	—	1,135	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,044	1
Bulls	—	—	1,785	110.43/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,971	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,026.71/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,027	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,299.19/head	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,299	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	870.00/head	870.00–870.00	870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,265	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	1,179.37/head	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,179	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	216.47/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,041	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	180.65/cwt	178.00–184.00	1,133	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	222.64/cwt	220.00–227.50	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	218.75/cwt	215.00–222.50	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	215	232.76/cwt	225.00–240.00	500	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	238.69/cwt	237.50–240.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	238.36/cwt	231.00–241.00	884	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	183.96/cwt	182.00–186.00	1,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	171.35/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	177.35/cwt	173.00–183.00	1,103	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	190.51/cwt	190.00–191.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	914	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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 338Last week 422Year ago 512

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 58Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 54Year ago 78

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	265	215.00	215.00
1	—	585	183.00	183.00
3	—	528	187.00–192.50	189.03
2	—	315	217.50–220.00	218.69
2	—	485	190.00–191.00	190.51
1	—	420	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	422	215.00–233.00	228.97
1	—	720	163.00	163.00
2	—	810	144.00	144.00
28	—	524	195.00–205.00	200.42
2	—	190	250.00	250.00
11	—	379	225.00–236.00	232.76
18	—	565	192.00–203.00	196.06
15	—	476	205.00–223.00	215.07
7	—	287	230.00–236.00	231.78
5	—	328	227.50–235.00	230.95
3	—	688	170.00–172.00	171.35
2	—	232	240.00	240.00
2	—	780	150.00	150.00
13	—	622	173.00–183.00	177.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	283	240.00–252.50	248.02
1	—	655	195.00	195.00
3	—	752	178.00–183.00	180.33
1	—	560	211.00	211.00
7	—	523	211.00–216.00	215.02
6	—	625	186.00–201.00	196.11
7	—	485	224.00–235.00	227.59
7	—	430	230.00–250.00	237.17
5	—	889	160.00	160.00
4	—	383	248.00–249.00	248.50
2	—	323	248.00–252.50	250.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	598	190.00	190.00
3	—	345	230.00	230.00
7	—	428	215.00	215.00
1	—	395	230.00	230.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	299	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	422	220.00–227.50	226.00
7	—	276	240.00–260.00	253.24
1	—	180	225.00	225.00
1	—	745	162.50	162.50
7	—	513	200.00–213.00	207.73
1	—	220	265.00	265.00
6	—	481	215.00–219.00	216.47
11	—	627	178.00–184.00	180.65
3	—	553	190.00	190.00
2	—	325	237.50–240.00	238.69
12	—	371	231.00–241.00	238.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	208.00	208.00
1	—	325	235.00	235.00
3	—	365	220.00–227.50	222.64
2	—	430	215.00–222.50	218.75
4	—	215	225.00–240.00	232.76
2	—	565	182.00–186.00	183.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,170	85.00–90.00	87.65
16	—	1,044	72.00–80.00	76.25
12	—	950	60.00–70.00	67.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,574	87.00–92.00	88.61
6	—	1,518	93.00–101.00	97.67
3	—	1,425	77.00–80.00	78.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,145	80.00–90.00	84.27
2	—	1,305	76.00–78.00	77.04
6	—	1,193	92.00–97.00	94.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,225	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,135	92.00	92.00
5	—	1,785	105.00–116.00	110.43

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,095	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,026.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,385	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,299.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,124	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,179.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	870.00	870.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,150	1,400.00	1,400.00

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

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