Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes 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 $235.62/cwt on 192 head.

Average price

$235.62

192 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,165

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$348

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

$43.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.69

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	506	238.99	1,209	163
Medium and Large 2	429	226.14	969	20
Medium and Large 2-3	440	195.65	861	9thin

One grade step is worth $43.34/cwt here — about $348 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

235.62

—

KY average26 barns · 8,046 hd

226.92

+8.69

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	1,739	117.40	2,042	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,567	99.76	1,563	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,176	94.52	1,112	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	899	84.09	756	23
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	912	141.43	1,289	3thin

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,500	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,300	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,245	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,380	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$1,235	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	—	710	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	228	251.21/cwt	247.50–255.00	573	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	539	213.25/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,149	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	232.30/cwt	220.00–245.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	216.03/cwt	206.00–221.00	1,309	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	275.10/cwt	265.00–282.50	624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	226.98/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,280	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	254.02/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,067	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	272.71/cwt	267.50–277.50	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	232.44/cwt	221.00–244.00	1,206	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	206.41/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,521	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	639	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,470	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	256.21/cwt	247.50–261.00	933	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,323	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	240.66/cwt	232.00–241.00	1,658	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	251.37/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,523	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,981	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	438	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,205	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	261.18/cwt	250.00–271.00	865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	268.03/cwt	265.00–272.50	901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	238.33/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,168	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	258.78/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,229	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	251.86/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,345	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	254.54/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,469	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	264.41/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,111	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	265.40/cwt	255.00–271.00	955	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,001	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,042	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	442	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	597	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	253.91/cwt	247.50–261.00	1,209	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	205.30/cwt	197.50–211.00	1,384	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	289.28/cwt	275.00–295.00	807	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	322	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	953	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	108.44/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,290	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	97.23/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,167	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	94.15/cwt	90.00–97.00	904	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	74.23/cwt	70.00–79.00	647	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	83.88/cwt	80.00–88.00	775	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	955	135.15/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,291	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	825	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,271	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	793	109.48/cwt	105.00–115.00	868	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	1,724	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	96.62/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,531	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	934	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	88.27/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,005	11
Bulls	—	—	1,798	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,337	2
Bulls	—	—	2,285	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,833	1
Bulls	—	—	1,656	113.43/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,878	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,300.25/head	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,300	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,235.00/head	1,235.00–1,235.00	1,235	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,169	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	227.72/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,289	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	370	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	272.38/cwt	270.00–275.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	261.97/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,100	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	232.60/cwt	224.00–241.00	1,200	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	222.50/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,373	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	271.69/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,008	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	250.63/cwt	242.50–260.00	845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	295	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	229.28/cwt	220.00–236.00	986	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	311	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	879	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	250.50/cwt	250.00–251.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	221.70/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	230	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	197.92/cwt	187.50–207.50	940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	372	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	245.91/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,148	11

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 Sep 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 492Last week 325Year ago 436

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 53Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 15Year ago 52

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	150.00	150.00
1	—	660	150.00	150.00
1	—	295	185.00	185.00
1	—	230	227.50	227.50
2	—	475	187.50–207.50	197.92
3	—	372	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	228	247.50–255.00	251.21
1	—	375	225.00	225.00
4	—	539	212.50–215.00	213.25
2	—	315	220.00–245.00	232.30
1	—	625	187.00	187.00
4	—	430	220.00–236.00	229.28
2	—	295	250.00–251.00	250.50
3	—	480	220.00–225.00	221.70
1	—	580	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	606	206.00–221.00	216.03
6	—	227	265.00–282.50	275.10
18	—	564	221.00–231.00	226.98
31	—	420	240.00–260.00	254.02
1	—	810	186.00	186.00
4	—	276	267.50–277.50	272.71
23	—	519	221.00–244.00	232.44
11	—	737	195.00–210.00	206.41
1	—	755	192.00	192.00
13	—	364	247.50–261.00	256.21
5	—	331	250.00–271.00	261.18
3	—	670	211.00	211.00
11	—	467	240.00–248.00	245.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	639	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	311	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	503	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	689	232.00–241.00	240.66
19	—	606	240.00–252.00	251.37
11	—	865	229.00	229.00
4	—	336	265.00–272.50	268.03
1	—	1,110	150.00	150.00
1	—	835	225.00	225.00
1	—	280	259.00	259.00
19	—	475	250.00–266.00	258.78
10	—	534	240.00–257.00	251.86
1	—	240	263.00	263.00
22	—	577	245.00–256.00	254.54
4	—	420	254.00–270.00	264.41
4	—	360	255.00–271.00	265.40
1	—	765	212.00	212.00
3	—	1,001	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	438	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	246.00	246.00
1	—	355	241.00	241.00
1	—	425	245.00	245.00
3	—	490	235.00–240.00	238.33
1	—	625	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	217.50	217.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	442	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	265.00	265.00
11	—	476	247.50–261.00	253.91
5	—	674	197.50–211.00	205.30
5	—	279	275.00–295.00	289.28
2	—	707	193.00	193.00
14	—	566	220.00–235.00	227.72
2	—	315	270.00–275.00	272.38
23	—	420	249.00–265.00	261.97
19	—	516	224.00–241.00	232.60
13	—	617	215.00–229.00	222.50
16	—	371	260.00–275.00	271.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	322	296.00	296.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	220.00	220.00
1	—	395	242.50	242.50
2	—	492	237.50	237.50
4	—	337	242.50–260.00	250.63
1	—	570	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	205.00	205.00
1	—	370	222.50	222.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,190	106.00–114.00	108.44
12	—	1,200	90.00–104.00	97.23
1	—	1,245	75.00	75.00
11	—	1,139	83.00–93.00	88.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	960	90.00–97.00	94.15
8	—	872	70.00–79.00	74.23
10	—	924	80.00–88.00	83.88
2	—	793	105.00–115.00	109.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,625	84.00	84.00
2	—	1,493	115.00–116.00	115.49
5	—	1,585	92.00–100.00	96.62
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	955	130.00–141.00	135.15
1	—	825	154.00	154.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,798	130.00	130.00
1	—	2,285	124.00	124.00
8	—	1,656	108.00–118.00	113.43

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,235	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,300.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,080	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,235.00	1,235.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,380	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,575.00	1,575.00

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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How this sale compares

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