Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 pounds 3.00 lower, over 600 pounds steady. Slaughter classes sold steady. Good demand for feeder and slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.13/cwt on 192 head.

Average price

$213.13

192 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$52.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.42

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	512	216.00	1,106	177
Medium and Large 2	463	197.81	916	7thin
Medium and Large 2-3	605	163.04	986	8thin

One grade step is worth $52.96/cwt here — about $120 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 sale192 hd

213.13

—

KY average26 barns · 6,651 hd

213.55

−0.42

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	1,365	111.62	1,523	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,553	97.87	1,520	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	92.23	1,090	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	827	73.46	607	30
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	910	125.50	1,142	2thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,398	$1,397	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,249	$1,204	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,118	$1,011	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,116	$1,006	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	978	$903	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,030	$1,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,020	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,110	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$955	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	958	$1,282	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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 1-2	—	326	267.60/cwt	255.00–272.50	872	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	221.92/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,072	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	228.35/cwt	222.50–230.00	870	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	305	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	215.25/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,244	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	281.36/cwt	275.00–287.50	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	227.89/cwt	220.00–235.00	729	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	790	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	167.50/cwt	155.00–180.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	196.58/cwt	190.00–200.00	857	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	201.32/cwt	200.00–204.00	952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	392	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	665	157.18/cwt	149.00–165.00	1,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	248.70/cwt	237.50–255.00	711	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	219.78/cwt	209.00–230.00	1,024	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	223.48/cwt	215.00–232.50	965	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	226.51/cwt	215.00–237.00	843	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	177.71/cwt	170.00–185.00	942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	241	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	204.16/cwt	186.00–208.00	1,284	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	629	234.83/cwt	234.00–236.00	1,477	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	204.87/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,178	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	285	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	537	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,219	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	211.62/cwt	202.50–220.00	1,096	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	176.77/cwt	170.00–190.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	176.61/cwt	161.00–182.50	1,286	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	257.92/cwt	257.50–258.00	1,094	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	235.89/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,352	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	242.69/cwt	240.00–250.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	301	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	805	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	242.34/cwt	235.00–245.00	887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	224.85/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,394	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	238.49/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,250	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,683	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,613	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	209.05/cwt	203.00–217.00	1,426	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	240	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	408	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	363	105.03/cwt	100.00–110.00	381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	517	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	178.75/cwt	172.50–185.00	1,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	515	230.22/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,186	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	439	258.11/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,133	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	870	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	950	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,264	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	99.08/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,187	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	87.30/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,021	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	802	72.95/cwt	71.00–75.00	585	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	96.23/cwt	95.00–97.50	909	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	702	57.94/cwt	40.00–68.00	407	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	86.47/cwt	80.00–93.00	824	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	100.45/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,625	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,368	2
Bulls	—	—	894	87.48/cwt	80.00–95.00	782	4
Bulls	—	—	1,763	133.39/cwt	132.00–135.00	2,352	2
Bulls	—	—	1,473	116.92/cwt	100.00–126.00	1,722	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	903.20/head	770.00–1,010.00	903	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	1,006.33/head	975.00–1,050.00	1,006	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,249	1,204.20/head	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,204	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,011.35/head	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,011	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	1,396.56/head	1,275.00–1,500.00	1,397	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	1,281.53/head	1,000.00–1,475.00	1,282	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	955.00/head	955.00–955.00	955	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	658	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,316	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	225	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	246.55/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,055	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	221.77/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,180	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	865	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	194.29/cwt	185.00–197.50	1,391	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	201.88/cwt	192.00–208.00	1,367	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	410	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	905	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,199	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 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 472Last week 363Year ago 377

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 84Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 23Year ago 41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	326	255.00–272.50	267.60
17	—	483	210.00–230.00	221.92
32	—	578	200.00–221.00	215.25
2	—	290	275.00–287.50	281.36
1	—	215	285.00	285.00
2	—	770	172.50–185.00	178.75
1	—	605	195.00	195.00
17	—	428	235.00–255.00	246.55
2	—	975	140.00	140.00
3	—	880	175.00	175.00
8	—	532	218.00–227.00	221.77
4	—	716	185.00–197.50	194.29
15	—	677	192.00–208.00	201.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	150.00	150.00
1	—	435	220.00	220.00
6	—	381	222.50–230.00	228.35
1	—	535	201.00	201.00
1	—	225	255.00	255.00
3	—	328	240.00	240.00
1	—	550	180.00	180.00
1	—	600	170.00	170.00
1	—	905	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	190.00	190.00
1	—	650	135.00	135.00
1	—	580	170.00	170.00
1	—	305	207.50	207.50
1	—	390	212.50	212.50
1	—	865	126.00	126.00
1	—	410	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	515	230.00–232.00	230.22
1	—	475	245.00	245.00
1	—	315	282.50	282.50
4	—	439	257.50–260.00	258.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	320	220.00–235.00	227.89
1	—	680	180.00	180.00
8	—	286	237.50–255.00	248.70
19	—	466	209.00–230.00	219.78
15	—	432	215.00–232.50	223.48
10	—	372	215.00–237.00	226.51
3	—	241	255.00	255.00
24	—	629	186.00–208.00	204.16
1	—	820	162.50	162.50
19	—	575	195.00–210.00	204.87
27	—	518	202.50–220.00	211.62
7	—	728	161.00–182.50	176.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	147.50	147.50
2	—	480	155.00–180.00	167.50
2	—	665	149.00–165.00	157.18
1	—	700	152.00	152.00
2	—	530	170.00–185.00	177.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	436	190.00–200.00	196.58
3	—	473	200.00–204.00	201.32
1	—	515	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	392	242.00	242.00
2	—	325	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	537	227.00	227.00
3	—	658	209.00	209.00
16	—	612	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	629	234.00–236.00	234.83
2	—	567	243.00	243.00
2	—	517	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	302.50	302.50
7	—	301	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	170.00–190.00	176.77
1	—	495	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	182.50	182.50
1	—	300	235.00	235.00
6	—	424	257.50–258.00	257.92
14	—	573	220.00–240.00	235.89
4	—	265	240.00–250.00	242.69
1	—	700	207.00	207.00
4	—	366	235.00–245.00	242.34
11	—	620	215.00–230.00	224.85
1	—	750	190.00	190.00
3	—	888	180.00	180.00
8	—	524	231.00–241.00	238.49
5	—	1,020	165.00	165.00
12	—	836	193.00	193.00
3	—	682	203.00–217.00	209.05
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	170.00	170.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	100.00–110.00	105.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	118.00	118.00
1	—	950	133.00	133.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,198	95.00–107.00	99.08
32	—	1,170	80.00–94.00	87.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	802	71.00–75.00	72.95
2	—	945	95.00–97.50	96.23
12	—	702	40.00–68.00	57.94
11	—	953	80.00–93.00	86.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,618	95.00–110.00	100.45
2	—	1,455	94.00	94.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	894	80.00–95.00	87.48
2	—	1,763	132.00–135.00	133.39
10	—	1,473	100.00–126.00	116.92

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,000.00	1,000.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	978	770.00–1,010.00	903.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,116	975.00–1,050.00	1,006.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,249	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,204.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,118	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,011.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,398	1,275.00–1,500.00	1,396.56
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	958	1,000.00–1,475.00	1,281.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	955.00	955.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,110.00	1,110.00

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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