Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400lbs 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Heifers over 400lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Highest demand for feeder classes over 400lbs. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $214.21/cwt on 297 head.

Average price

$214.21

297 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,089

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$27.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.98

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	511	216.42	1,106	272
Medium and Large 2-3	352	192.80	678	8thin
Medium and Large 2	538	188.97	1,017	17thin

One grade step is worth $27.45/cwt here — about $89 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 sale297 hd

214.21

—

KY average26 barns · 8,784 hd

207.23

+6.98

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	1,536	99.81	1,533	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,490	99.59	1,484	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,191	92.04	1,097	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	936	69.53	651	21
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,508	109.34	1,649	2thin

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$1,403	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,120	$1,136	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,388	$1,637	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	995	$823	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	—	523	181.20/cwt	180.00–185.00	948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	186.52/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	230.05/cwt	222.50–238.00	856	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	196.28/cwt	191.00–204.00	1,346	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	403	189.94/cwt	180.00–200.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	188.82/cwt	178.00–194.00	1,360	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	204.59/cwt	192.50–207.00	1,273	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	228.82/cwt	220.00–240.00	735	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	617	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,327	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	500	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	237.55/cwt	235.00–240.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	213.86/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,112	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	239.28/cwt	225.00–245.00	653	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	220	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	391	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,124	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	218.97/cwt	208.00–227.00	1,053	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	149.31/cwt	142.50–156.00	1,281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	237.72/cwt	224.00–243.00	1,334	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	225.71/cwt	220.00–230.00	962	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	217.91/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,471	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	256.26/cwt	251.00–262.00	1,202	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	281.65/cwt	280.00–282.50	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	275.31/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,035	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	315	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	204.34/cwt	204.00–205.00	1,600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	207.61/cwt	204.00–215.00	1,520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	234.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	227.93/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,431	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	259.68/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,122	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	275.05/cwt	270.00–280.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	266.34/cwt	260.00–267.50	719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	231.34/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,217	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,381	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	575	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	218.55/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,244	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	200.87/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,269	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	181.98/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,425	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	804	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	53.46/cwt	50.00–55.00	493	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	86.90/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,040	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,319	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	816	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	74.09/cwt	70.00–76.00	879	5
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,508	109.34/cwt	102.50–115.00	1,649	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	62.45/cwt	60.00–65.00	605	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	100.57/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,195	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	74.17/cwt	70.00–78.00	680	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	101.19/cwt	95.00–102.50	1,512	6
Bulls	—	—	1,395	110.22/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,538	4
Bulls	—	—	1,543	89.50/cwt	78.00–97.00	1,381	6
Bulls	—	—	2,060	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,472	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,640	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	823.30/head	600.00–975.00	823	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,368	1,708.11/head	1,625.00–1,925.00	1,708	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,487.81/head	1,100.00–1,675.00	1,488	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,135.71/head	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,136	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,402.87/head	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	230.93/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,210	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	864	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	455	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	232.79/cwt	222.50–247.50	1,015	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	168.90/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,380	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	248.43/cwt	239.00–257.50	939	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	234.52/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,100	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	204.03/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,373	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	222.64/cwt	222.00–223.00	1,253	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	425	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,020	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	337	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	853	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	172.53/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	205	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	273	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	207.01/cwt	196.00–211.00	1,172	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	994	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	745	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,468	15

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 Jan 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 593Last week 167Year ago 644

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 55Year ago 161

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 20Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	180.00–185.00	181.20
3	—	570	180.00–190.00	186.52
1	—	330	210.00	210.00
1	—	660	183.00	183.00
2	—	623	165.00–180.00	172.53
1	—	800	141.00	141.00
2	—	427	217.00	217.00
3	—	485	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	200.00	200.00
2	—	403	180.00–200.00	189.94
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
1	—	205	200.00	200.00
3	—	273	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	372	222.50–238.00	230.05
4	—	686	191.00–204.00	196.28
7	—	720	178.00–194.00	188.82
30	—	622	192.50–207.00	204.59
17	—	321	220.00–240.00	228.82
2	—	230	235.00–240.00	237.55
30	—	520	200.00–217.00	213.86
7	—	273	225.00–245.00	239.28
33	—	481	208.00–227.00	218.97
2	—	858	142.50–156.00	149.31
1	—	770	180.00	180.00
2	—	937	160.00	160.00
29	—	426	220.00–230.00	225.71
33	—	566	196.00–211.00	207.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	617	215.00	215.00
1	—	500	221.00	221.00
11	—	563	222.00–223.00	222.64
15	—	745	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	425	240.00	240.00
4	—	337	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	391	287.50	287.50
1	—	315	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	561	224.00–243.00	237.72
14	—	675	210.00–230.00	217.91
10	—	469	251.00–262.00	256.26
3	—	318	280.00–282.50	281.65
4	—	376	270.00–280.00	275.31
3	—	783	204.00–205.00	204.34
3	—	732	204.00–215.00	207.61
2	—	867	190.00	190.00
24	—	628	217.50–235.00	227.93
23	—	432	250.00–265.00	259.68
2	—	238	270.00–280.00	275.05
6	—	270	260.00–267.50	266.34
6	—	526	230.00–232.00	231.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	210.00	210.00
1	—	705	190.00	190.00
3	—	473	230.00–240.00	234.89
1	—	620	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	712	194.00	194.00
22	—	569	215.00–225.00	218.55
8	—	632	195.00–207.00	200.87
2	—	783	180.00–184.00	181.98
10	—	524	215.00–235.00	230.93
2	—	342	252.50	252.50
6	—	436	222.50–247.50	232.79
5	—	817	165.00–180.00	168.90
4	—	378	239.00–257.50	248.43
31	—	469	225.00–240.00	234.52
14	—	673	195.00–207.00	204.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
1	—	575	175.00	175.00
1	—	330	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	417	220.00	220.00
1	—	585	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	208.00	208.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	80.00	80.00
3	—	922	50.00–55.00	53.46
4	—	968	60.00–65.00	62.45
12	—	917	70.00–78.00	74.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,197	80.00–92.00	86.90
1	—	1,200	68.00	68.00
5	—	1,187	70.00–76.00	74.09
23	—	1,188	94.00–106.00	100.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	90.00	90.00
6	—	1,494	95.00–102.50	101.19
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	102.50–115.00	109.34
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,395	105.00–116.00	110.22
6	—	1,543	78.00–97.00	89.50
1	—	2,060	120.00	120.00

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	—	1,640	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	600.00–975.00	823.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,368	1,625.00–1,925.00	1,708.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,330	1,100.00–1,675.00	1,487.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,120	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,135.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,088	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,402.87

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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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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