Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Strong demand for weaned and preconditioned feeder classes. Slaughter cows and 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 $216.63/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$216.63

137 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,039

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$59.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.91

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	488	219.11	1,068	118
Medium and Large 2	421	206.09	868	17thin
Medium and Large 2-3	535	160.00	856	1thin
Large 1-2	515	160.00	824	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.11/cwt here — about $244 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 sale137 hd

216.63

—

KY average26 barns · 4,391 hd

203.72

+12.91

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	1,720	103.60	1,782	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	87.73	1,287	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	83.12	1,003	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	918	72.24	663	17
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,590	105.00	1,670	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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,216	$1,300	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,036	$1,219	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,018	$1,066	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,229	$957	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$952	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$900	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	705	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	968	$778	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	805	$850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	735	$775	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,565	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,168	$1,150	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$1,225	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	902	$733	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	732	$668	8
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	773	$666	3thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	383	216.48/cwt	214.00–220.00	829	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	237.46/cwt	227.00–243.00	909	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	255.70/cwt	250.00–272.50	744	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	515	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	211.38/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,194	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	190.43/cwt	188.00–200.00	1,007	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	292	230.48/cwt	220.00–238.00	673	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	215.96/cwt	207.00–221.00	1,112	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	237.43/cwt	227.50–243.00	765	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	427	242.13/cwt	241.00–244.00	1,034	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	239.24/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,148	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	174.98/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	220.20/cwt	212.00–232.00	1,006	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	426	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,137	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	313	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	923	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	199.05/cwt	191.00–207.00	1,248	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,084	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	190.04/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,271	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,355	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,045	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	267.05/cwt	264.00–270.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	501	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,338	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	221.81/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	477	263.61/cwt	263.00–265.00	1,257	15
Steers	Large 1-2	—	890	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	241.23/cwt	234.00–249.00	1,377	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,569	3
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	236.63/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,514	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	250.63/cwt	239.00–259.00	1,060	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	217.04/cwt	205.00–223.00	1,357	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	269.09/cwt	266.00–275.00	901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	249.63/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,168	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	187.43/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,359	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	73.53/cwt	70.00–79.00	677	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	80.33/cwt	80.00–81.00	801	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,590	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,670	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	62.94/cwt	60.00–70.00	537	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,492	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	96.55/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,172	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	84.89/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,020	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	64.55/cwt	64.00–65.00	797	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	86.28/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,248	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	75.95/cwt	70.00–78.00	914	10
Bulls	—	—	1,945	111.78/cwt	110.00–115.00	2,174	3
Bulls	—	—	1,495	95.41/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,426	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	900.00/head	800.00–1,000.00	900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	1,066.44/head	675.00–1,375.00	1,066	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	777.91/head	700.00–850.00	778	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	951.83/head	900.00–1,000.00	952	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	957.32/head	725.00–1,100.00	957	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	666.16/head	600.00–700.00	666	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	667.73/head	550.00–825.00	668	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	830	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	1,218.86/head	975.00–1,375.00	1,219	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	733.44/head	700.00–810.00	733	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	615	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,086	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	685	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	630	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	175.87/cwt	160.00–187.50	1,372	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	208.67/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,204	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	223.22/cwt	215.00–234.00	1,288	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	262.66/cwt	260.00–266.00	1,016	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	201.01/cwt	189.00–208.00	1,321	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	244.71/cwt	224.00–255.00	1,268	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	229.41/cwt	222.00–237.00	947	8

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 348Last week 602Year ago 646

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 107Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 83Year ago 92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	383	214.00–220.00	216.48
1	—	630	186.00	186.00
5	—	529	188.00–200.00	190.43
1	—	305	220.00	220.00
2	—	205	215.00	215.00
1	—	485	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	383	227.00–243.00	237.46
14	—	565	208.00–214.00	211.38
9	—	292	220.00–238.00	230.48
11	—	515	207.00–221.00	215.96
8	—	322	227.50–243.00	237.43
2	—	738	170.00–180.00	174.98
13	—	457	212.00–232.00	220.20
3	—	771	175.00	175.00
11	—	627	191.00–207.00	199.05
11	—	669	180.00–195.00	190.04
8	—	413	222.00–237.00	229.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	427	241.00–244.00	242.13
4	—	480	239.00–240.00	239.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	291	250.00–272.50	255.70
15	—	423	239.00–259.00	250.63
1	—	855	163.00	163.00
3	—	625	205.00–223.00	217.04
3	—	335	266.00–275.00	269.09
10	—	468	240.00–261.00	249.63
3	—	725	180.00–192.00	187.43
5	—	780	160.00–187.50	175.87
13	—	577	215.00–234.00	223.22
5	—	387	260.00–266.00	262.66
5	—	657	189.00–208.00	201.01
21	—	518	224.00–255.00	244.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	219.00	219.00
2	—	505	215.00	215.00
5	—	577	205.00–211.00	208.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	162.50	162.50
1	—	405	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	184.00	184.00
1	—	630	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	227	266.00	266.00
1	—	750	220.00	220.00
3	—	540	251.00	251.00
2	—	405	258.00	258.00
2	—	290	264.00–270.00	267.05
6	—	732	215.00–225.00	221.81
21	—	571	234.00–249.00	241.23
3	—	682	230.00	230.00
9	—	640	225.00–240.00	236.63
1	—	485	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	267.00	267.00
4	—	313	295.00	295.00
15	—	477	263.00–265.00	263.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	501	267.00	267.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	160.00	160.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	71.00	71.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	921	70.00–79.00	73.53
3	—	997	80.00–81.00	80.33
4	—	853	60.00–70.00	62.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	95.00	95.00
5	—	1,447	80.00–92.00	86.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,214	94.00–101.00	96.55
16	—	1,202	80.00–92.00	84.89
2	—	1,235	64.00–65.00	64.55
10	—	1,203	70.00–78.00	75.95
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	105.00	105.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,945	110.00–115.00	111.78
3	—	1,495	90.00–102.00	95.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	705	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,030	800.00–1,000.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,018	675.00–1,375.00	1,066.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	968	700.00–850.00	777.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,090	900.00–1,000.00	951.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,229	725.00–1,100.00	957.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,036	975.00–1,375.00	1,218.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,216	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	773	600.00–700.00	666.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	732	550.00–825.00	667.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	902	700.00–810.00	733.44
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	735	775.00	775.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	850.00	850.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	1,075.00	1,075.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,565	1,500.00	1,500.00

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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