Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. Good demand even with extreme heat this week. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $231.17/cwt on 76 head.

Average price

$231.17

76 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,278

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$30.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.15

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	552	232.36	1,282	73
Medium and Large 2	580	202.19	1,173	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.17/cwt here — about $109 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 sale76 hd

231.17

—

KY average25 barns · 4,689 hd

227.02

+4.15

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	1,477	117.10	1,730	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,534	107.64	1,651	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,313	103.68	1,362	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	914	86.06	787	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,100	124.00	1,364	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,308	$1,370	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$1,262	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$950	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	815	$900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,380	$1,875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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 1-2	—	673	222.40/cwt	209.00–225.00	1,497	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	184.48/cwt	183.00–185.00	1,308	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	240.70/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	762	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,600	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,254	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	227.18/cwt	226.00–232.00	1,215	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	241.60/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,167	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	240.06/cwt	230.00–245.00	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	282.34/cwt	280.00–285.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	265.91/cwt	262.00–270.00	1,117	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,548	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	263.41/cwt	256.00–266.00	1,278	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	256.37/cwt	248.00–260.00	1,379	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	241.02/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,506	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	246.85/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,439	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	238.30/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,773	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,290	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	238.39/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,221	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	248.11/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,164	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	263.54/cwt	254.00–269.00	1,001	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	207.01/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,377	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,100	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,364	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	110.96/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,695	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	96.04/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,492	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,166	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	109.91/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,405	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	91.52/cwt	90.00–92.00	842	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	82.94/cwt	80.00–87.00	756	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	99.90/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,348	6
Bulls	—	—	1,367	111.22/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,520	6
Bulls	—	—	1,705	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,370	1
Bulls	—	—	1,622	121.55/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,972	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	815	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,261.93/head	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,262	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	1,369.60/head	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,370	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	925	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	212.66/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,293	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	256.06/cwt	251.00–263.00	1,124	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,158	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,505	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	420	253.76/cwt	253.00–254.00	1,066	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	390	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	213.28/cwt	212.50–214.00	1,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	223.99/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,239	7

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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 194Last week 671Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 46Last week 65Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 12Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	673	209.00–225.00	222.40
4	—	709	183.00–185.00	184.48
4	—	419	230.00–248.00	240.70
5	—	535	226.00–232.00	227.18
3	—	483	240.00–245.00	241.60
3	—	360	230.00–245.00	240.06
3	—	326	251.00	251.00
7	—	553	221.00–226.00	223.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	180.00	180.00
2	—	520	212.50–214.00	213.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	762	210.00	210.00
8	—	512	245.00	245.00
10	—	643	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	420	253.00–254.00	253.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	280.00–285.00	282.34
4	—	420	262.00–270.00	265.91
7	—	485	256.00–266.00	263.41
5	—	538	248.00–260.00	256.37
1	—	860	200.00	200.00
5	—	796	228.00	228.00
1	—	350	267.50	267.50
1	—	685	230.00	230.00
4	—	625	240.00–242.00	241.02
1	—	270	275.00	275.00
4	—	583	240.00–254.00	246.85
7	—	744	230.00–240.00	238.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	600	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	234.00	234.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	576	224.00	224.00
1	—	700	195.00	195.00
5	—	512	236.00–240.00	238.39
9	—	469	230.00–254.00	248.11
12	—	380	254.00–269.00	263.54
4	—	665	204.00–208.00	207.01
11	—	608	200.00–216.00	212.66
4	—	439	251.00–263.00	256.06
1	—	330	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	240.00	240.00
1	—	565	205.00	205.00
1	—	445	218.00	218.00
1	—	640	187.00	187.00
1	—	510	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	230.00	230.00
1	—	390	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	124.00	124.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,528	108.00–115.00	110.96
2	—	1,553	95.00–97.00	96.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	89.00	89.00
6	—	1,278	105.00–116.00	109.91
6	—	1,349	97.00–103.00	99.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	920	90.00–92.00	91.52
7	—	911	80.00–87.00	82.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,367	106.00–115.00	111.22
1	—	1,705	139.00	139.00
3	—	1,622	119.00–124.00	121.55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,325	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,261.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,308	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,369.60
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	950.00	950.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,380	1,875.00	1,875.00

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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Slaughter Cattle

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