Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady. Moderate demand for feeder classes with light demand for bawling/short weaned calves. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Moderate demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $218.76/cwt on 166 head. That ranks 12 of 11 comparable sales and sits +11.61 against this barn's trailing median of $207.15.

Average price

$218.76

166 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,166

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$17.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.18

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	536	220.41	1,182	141
Medium and Large 2	522	211.49	1,103	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	481	205.41	989	7thin
Large 1-2	580	203.00	1,177	1thin

One grade step is worth $17.41/cwt here — about $5 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

11 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.02, low $180.69, median $207.15 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale166 hd

218.76

—

KY average25 barns · 2,875 hd

200.58

+18.18

This barn, trailing median11 sales

207.15

+11.61

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	1,695	112.09	1,900	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	98.55	1,473	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,272	89.59	1,140	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	910	76.31	695	25
Heifers	Select and Choice	Low	996	112.64	1,121	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,500	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,385	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,322	$1,151	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$1,069	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,217	$983	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,358	$1,340	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,750	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,675	$1,645	2thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	—	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	210.21/cwt	205.00–221.00	914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	500	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	264.97/cwt	261.00–267.50	967	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,042	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	216.00/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,192	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	183.01/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,149	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	290	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	425	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	203.31/cwt	194.00–209.00	1,275	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,061	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	190.52/cwt	186.00–192.00	1,282	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	238.03/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,021	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	465	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	188.04/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	221.84/cwt	219.00–225.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	243.74/cwt	240.00–246.00	916	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	787	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	232.02/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	242.10/cwt	229.00–249.00	1,298	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	217.87/cwt	209.00–225.00	1,144	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	246.06/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,053	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	219.96/cwt	217.00–223.00	1,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	229.53/cwt	223.00–236.00	1,540	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	851	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	249.50/cwt	246.00–253.00	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	247.13/cwt	244.00–248.00	1,196	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	237.40/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,358	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	257.86/cwt	255.00–265.00	712	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	222.28/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,171	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	207.91/cwt	197.00–216.00	1,279	16
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	580	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,177	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	793	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	872	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,198	115.28/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,381	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	74.38/cwt	73.00–75.00	843	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	81.98/cwt	80.00–86.00	755	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,347	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,322	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	73.18/cwt	70.00–77.00	680	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	917	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,523	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	80.78/cwt	76.00–84.00	973	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	861	63.51/cwt	55.00–66.00	547	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	100.55/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,294	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	91.41/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,197	29
Bulls	—	—	1,820	114.89/cwt	110.00–120.00	2,091	5
Bulls	—	—	1,548	101.46/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,571	3
Bulls	—	—	1,515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,970	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,040	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,463	1,251.28/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,251	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,675	1,644.78/head	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,645	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	980	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,069.07/head	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,069	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,750	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	1,339.87/head	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,340	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	182.00/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	175.75/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,352	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	238.00/cwt	234.00–252.00	1,109	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	495	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	217.63/cwt	213.00–222.50	947	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	192.48/cwt	188.00–194.00	1,190	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	225.06/cwt	217.00–229.00	1,074	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	212.77/cwt	207.50–219.00	1,228	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	185.27/cwt	179.00–199.00	1,251	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	229.54/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,001	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	167.04/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,194	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	246.47/cwt	235.00–256.00	1,043	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	237.98/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,123	25

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 Oct 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 431Last week 312Year ago 750

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 79Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 31Year ago 23

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	200.00	200.00
1	—	560	186.00	186.00
1	—	290	210.00	210.00
1	—	425	190.00	190.00
1	—	360	200.00	200.00
1	—	465	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	205.00–221.00	210.21
2	—	628	180.00–186.00	183.01
1	—	520	204.00	204.00
1	—	450	220.00	220.00
2	—	563	186.00–190.00	188.04
1	—	660	171.00	171.00
2	—	328	219.00–225.00	221.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	552	215.00–217.00	216.00
30	—	627	194.00–209.00	203.31
4	—	673	186.00–192.00	190.52
20	—	429	225.00–242.50	238.03
6	—	376	240.00–246.00	243.74
6	—	328	240.00	240.00
35	—	525	209.00–225.00	217.87
1	—	895	151.00	151.00
1	—	750	183.00	183.00
25	—	472	230.00–247.00	237.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	365	261.00–267.50	264.97
1	—	320	254.00	254.00
1	—	810	165.00	165.00
1	—	875	155.00	155.00
5	—	276	255.00–265.00	257.86
41	—	527	218.00–230.00	222.28
16	—	615	197.00–216.00	207.91
3	—	725	176.00–185.00	182.00
4	—	769	175.00–176.00	175.75
17	—	466	234.00–252.00	238.00
6	—	577	207.50–219.00	212.77
22	—	675	179.00–199.00	185.27
12	—	423	235.00–256.00	246.47
1	—	230	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	209.00	209.00
2	—	350	240.00	240.00
4	—	618	188.00–194.00	192.48
3	—	477	217.00–229.00	225.06
4	—	436	228.00–230.00	229.54
2	—	715	165.00–169.00	167.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	222.50	222.50
1	—	625	166.00	166.00
1	—	565	189.00	189.00
1	—	495	207.50	207.50
3	—	435	213.00–222.50	217.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	223.00	223.00
1	—	250	245.00	245.00
1	—	755	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	230.00–234.00	232.02
20	—	536	229.00–249.00	242.10
5	—	428	240.00–254.00	246.06
1	—	1,000	155.00	155.00
2	—	715	217.00–223.00	219.96
13	—	671	223.00–236.00	229.53
1	—	320	266.00	266.00
2	—	380	246.00–253.00	249.50
9	—	484	244.00–248.00	247.13
1	—	900	180.00	180.00
6	—	572	228.00–240.00	237.40
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	793	110.00	110.00
2	—	1,198	113.00–118.00	115.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,133	73.00–75.00	74.38
12	—	1,204	76.00–84.00	80.78
9	—	1,287	100.00–105.00	100.55
29	—	1,310	85.00–94.00	91.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	921	80.00–86.00	81.98
8	—	929	70.00–77.00	73.18
1	—	890	103.00	103.00
5	—	861	55.00–66.00	63.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	90.00–91.00	90.50
1	—	1,520	87.00	87.00
8	—	1,493	102.00	102.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,820	110.00–120.00	114.89
3	—	1,548	100.00–104.00	101.46
1	—	1,515	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,463	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,251.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,335	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,385	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,500	1,525.00	1,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,285	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,069.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,675	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,644.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,750	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,358	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,339.87

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

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

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