Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.19/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$221.19

145 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,021

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

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

$65.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.29

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	464	225.92	1,049	124
Medium and Large 2	434	203.69	885	16thin
Medium and Large 2-3	485	160.02	776	5thin

One grade step is worth $65.90/cwt here — about $273 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 sale145 hd

221.19

—

KY average26 barns · 6,075 hd

212.91

+8.29

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	1,324	109.05	1,444	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,557	101.27	1,577	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,211	94.19	1,141	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	908	82.16	746	26

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)	1,240	$1,260	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	903	$1,238	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	700	$530	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	805	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$1,475	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$792	3thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 2-3	—	520	152.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	231.94/cwt	224.00–240.00	986	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	216.76/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,121	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	236.81/cwt	227.50–247.00	895	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	223.30/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,058	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	200.66/cwt	194.00–211.00	1,154	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	255.63/cwt	253.00–261.00	920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	186.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	874	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	854	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	198.12/cwt	186.00–202.00	1,238	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	266.66/cwt	260.00–275.00	760	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	245.19/cwt	235.00–255.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	162.38/cwt	152.50–172.00	1,267	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	252.55/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,288	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,441	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	375	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,016	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	317	273.03/cwt	267.50–285.00	866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	188.00/cwt	186.00–191.00	1,386	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	568	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,335	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	248.31/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,167	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	537	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	631	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	590	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	254.25/cwt	248.00–258.00	1,109	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	204.78/cwt	190.00–212.00	1,263	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	254.69/cwt	245.00–260.00	998	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,433	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	463	243.86/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,129	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	269	277.04/cwt	265.00–280.00	745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	429	246.48/cwt	246.00–248.00	1,057	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	50.45/cwt	40.00–60.00	557	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	83.85/cwt	80.00–89.00	771	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	786	60.16/cwt	55.00–64.00	473	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	74.79/cwt	70.00–79.00	651	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	94.72/cwt	90.00–100.00	923	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	103.63/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,634	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	87.64/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,034	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	92.99/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,384	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	803	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	102.46/cwt	95.00–114.00	1,275	24
Bulls	—	—	1,301	109.78/cwt	100.00–123.00	1,428	15
Bulls	—	—	1,138	93.11/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,060	2
Bulls	—	—	2,045	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,659	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	710	750.00/head	700.00–800.00	750	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	530.00/head	530.00–530.00	530	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	795	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,260.42/head	1,110.00–1,360.00	1,260	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	236.00/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,005	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	231.98/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,107	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	558	177.33/cwt	176.00–180.00	990	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	277	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	231.28/cwt	230.00–232.50	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	215.75/cwt	202.50–220.00	1,139	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	500	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	196.32/cwt	195.00–200.00	736	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	451	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	485	234.90/cwt	234.00–235.00	1,139	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	310	259.00/cwt	257.00–261.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	212.97/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,231	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	264.67/cwt	257.50–273.00	895	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	139.33/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,180	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	610	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	663	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 Jun 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 363Last week 252Year ago 401

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 125Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 21Year ago 120

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	150.00–155.00	152.55
1	—	375	190.00	190.00
1	—	400	150.00	150.00
1	—	610	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	425	224.00–240.00	231.94
14	—	517	200.00–221.00	216.76
14	—	378	227.50–247.00	236.81
25	—	474	210.00–228.00	223.30
10	—	575	194.00–211.00	200.66
1	—	975	125.00	125.00
2	—	225	260.00	260.00
1	—	720	170.00	170.00
9	—	625	186.00–202.00	198.12
8	—	285	260.00–275.00	266.66
4	—	316	235.00–255.00	245.19
2	—	780	152.50–172.00	162.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	210.00	210.00
1	—	655	180.00	180.00
1	—	230	230.00	230.00
5	—	470	180.00–190.00	186.00
5	—	384	222.50	222.50
2	—	585	182.00	182.00
1	—	285	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	253.00–261.00	255.63
9	—	485	234.00–235.00	234.90
2	—	310	257.00–261.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	230.00	230.00
4	—	795	193.00	193.00
3	—	686	210.00	210.00
5	—	737	186.00–191.00	188.00
1	—	365	230.00	230.00
5	—	470	245.00–252.50	248.31
1	—	1,040	150.00	150.00
1	—	545	214.00	214.00
9	—	436	248.00–258.00	254.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	510	241.00–255.00	252.55
3	—	568	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	271.00	271.00
3	—	317	267.50–285.00	273.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	205.00	205.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	537	117.50	117.50
1	—	590	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	617	190.00–212.00	204.78
5	—	392	245.00–260.00	254.69
2	—	750	191.00	191.00
9	—	426	225.00–242.00	236.00
27	—	477	220.00–240.00	231.98
2	—	287	240.00	240.00
14	—	528	202.50–220.00	215.75
20	—	578	205.00–220.00	212.97
9	—	338	257.50–273.00	264.67
6	—	847	136.00–140.00	139.33
2	—	695	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	463	242.00–245.00	243.86
5	—	269	265.00–280.00	277.04
4	—	429	246.00–248.00	246.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	176.00–180.00	177.33
4	—	277	220.00	220.00
1	—	640	150.00	150.00
1	—	500	183.00	183.00
4	—	375	195.00–200.00	196.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	230.00–232.50	231.28
1	—	705	156.00	156.00
4	—	451	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	40.00–60.00	50.45
14	—	1,180	80.00–94.00	87.64
1	—	1,070	75.00	75.00
24	—	1,244	95.00–114.00	102.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	919	80.00–89.00	83.85
4	—	786	55.00–64.00	60.16
4	—	870	70.00–79.00	74.79
8	—	974	90.00–100.00	94.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,577	97.00–110.00	103.63
2	—	1,488	92.00–94.00	92.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,301	100.00–123.00	109.78
2	—	1,138	92.00–94.00	93.11
1	—	2,045	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	710	700.00–800.00	750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	875.00	875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,240	1,110.00–1,360.00	1,260.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	530.00	530.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	875.00	875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,475.00	1,475.00

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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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

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