Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $231.31/cwt on 258 head.

Average price

$231.31

258 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

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

$52.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.05

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	562	234.20	1,315	234
Medium and Large 2	497	209.73	1,043	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	435	198.85	865	7thin
Large 1-2	668	182.00	1,216	3thin

One grade step is worth $52.20/cwt here — about $100 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 sale258 hd

231.31

—

KY average27 barns · 6,707 hd

231.36

−0.05

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	1,578	122.20	1,929	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,491	107.74	1,606	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	101.29	1,204	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	884	87.40	773	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	949	117.74	1,117	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,092	$1,175	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$980	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$925	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	855	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,023	$1,388	2thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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 1-2Value Added	—	805	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	213.53/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,403	8
Steers	Large 1-2	—	580	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,201	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	207.79/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,174	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	219.44/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,547	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	234.74/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,333	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	230.11/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,556	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	199.00/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	468	185.56/cwt	170.00–200.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	238.19/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,015	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	239.14/cwt	237.50–240.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	267.90/cwt	258.00–272.00	1,291	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	390	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	619	230.31/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,426	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	242	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	236.65/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	196.19/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,030	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	251.59/cwt	241.00–254.00	1,374	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	246.10/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,499	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	224.03/cwt	222.50–226.00	1,176	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	247.00/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,462	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	263.89/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,507	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	215.91/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	240.99/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,598	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	267.67/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,379	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	251.93/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,587	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	801	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,882	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	250.41/cwt	250.00–250.50	1,660	54
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	787	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,865	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	222.76/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,303	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,109	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	264.43/cwt	257.00–277.00	1,026	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,301	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	213.13/cwt	204.00–221.00	1,324	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	295.73/cwt	290.00–305.00	991	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	84.12/cwt	80.00–88.00	722	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	735	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	544	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	949	117.74/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,117	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,200	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	95.99/cwt	92.00–102.00	923	5
Bulls	—	—	1,756	128.83/cwt	125.00–132.00	2,262	6
Bulls	—	—	1,045	102.29/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,069	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,491	107.74/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,606	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,032	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	106.65/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,253	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	95.56/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,123	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	980.00/head	980.00–980.00	980	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	243.25/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,056	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	203.61/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,336	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	315	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	223.65/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	212.95/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,339	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	237.34/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,099	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	255.04/cwt	240.00–258.00	944	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	555	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	233.26/cwt	221.00–241.00	1,241	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	251.81/cwt	249.00–252.00	1,264	16
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	668	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,216	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	188.44/cwt	182.00–197.50	1,345	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	226.85/cwt	220.00–235.00	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	217.25/cwt	215.00–219.00	965	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	371	207.49/cwt	185.00–220.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	228.40/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,206	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	279.49/cwt	279.00–280.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	461	252.80/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,165	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	435	256.60/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,116	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	940	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,410	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 Aug 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 671Last week 409Year ago 526

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 56Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 23Year ago 25

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	805	203.00	203.00
9	—	705	219.00–221.00	219.44
42	—	676	229.00–231.00	230.11
16	—	619	229.00–231.00	230.31
16	—	502	249.00–252.00	251.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	657	210.00–217.00	213.53
42	—	568	220.00–242.00	234.74
8	—	426	225.00–243.00	238.19
3	—	328	237.50–240.00	239.14
1	—	860	175.00	175.00
2	—	242	270.00	270.00
4	—	629	212.00–216.00	212.95
15	—	463	222.50–245.00	237.34
15	—	370	240.00–258.00	255.04
36	—	532	221.00–241.00	233.26
4	—	714	182.00–197.50	188.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	200.00–216.00	207.79
2	—	530	198.00–200.00	199.00
1	—	200	235.00	235.00
2	—	635	185.00	185.00
4	—	444	215.00–219.00	217.25
1	—	395	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	190.00	190.00
1	—	470	204.00	204.00
1	—	555	168.00	168.00
4	—	371	185.00–220.00	207.49
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	252.00–254.00	252.80
5	—	435	255.00–257.00	256.60
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	170.00–200.00	185.56
1	—	580	181.00	181.00
4	—	525	180.00–205.00	196.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	482	258.00–272.00	267.90
1	—	760	225.00	225.00
1	—	370	270.00	270.00
12	—	546	241.00–254.00	251.59
13	—	609	230.00–248.00	246.10
1	—	1,095	150.00	150.00
11	—	592	244.00–255.00	247.00
1	—	285	295.00	295.00
3	—	738	231.00	231.00
2	—	833	210.00–222.00	215.91
1	—	440	255.00	255.00
1	—	345	285.00	285.00
6	—	663	240.00–242.00	240.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	235.00–240.00	236.65
1	—	485	230.00	230.00
4	—	525	222.50–226.00	224.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	571	260.00–268.00	263.89
24	—	515	261.00–271.00	267.67
13	—	630	250.00–255.00	251.93
8	—	801	235.00	235.00
54	—	663	250.00–250.50	250.41
4	—	787	237.00	237.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	125.00	125.00
1	—	320	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	585	220.00–230.00	222.76
4	—	470	236.00	236.00
8	—	388	257.00–277.00	264.43
2	—	723	180.00	180.00
12	—	621	204.00–221.00	213.13
12	—	434	238.00–255.00	243.25
10	—	656	200.00–208.00	203.61
22	—	528	220.00–239.00	228.40
2	—	265	279.00–280.00	279.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	335	290.00–305.00	295.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	227.50	227.50
1	—	420	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	220.00–227.50	223.65
3	—	383	220.00–235.00	226.85
1	—	280	252.50	252.50
1	—	315	247.50	247.50
1	—	590	212.00	212.00
1	—	940	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	858	80.00–88.00	84.12
1	—	735	74.00	74.00
5	—	962	92.00–102.00	95.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	86.00	86.00
1	—	1,340	77.00	77.00
17	—	1,175	100.00–118.00	106.65
9	—	1,175	92.00–98.00	95.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,491	102.00–114.00	107.74
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	949	110.00–125.00	117.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,756	125.00–132.00	128.83
2	—	1,045	98.00–106.00	102.29

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	980.00	980.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,092	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	925.00	925.00

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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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

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