Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeders traded with strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.12/cwt on 338 head.

Average price

$148.12

338 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

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

$69.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.81

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	622	149.80	931	242
Medium and Large 1-2	553	147.42	815	85
Medium and Large 2-3	569	124.42	708	9thin
Medium and Large 3	767	80.00	614	2thin

One grade step is worth $69.80/cwt here — about $318 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 sale338 hd

148.12

—

KY average24 barns · 6,399 hd

136.30

+11.81

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

53 lots · USDA AMS · Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale - 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	—	352	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	946	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	137.50/cwt	134.00–138.00	928	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	559	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	144.21/cwt	143.00–145.00	888	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	150.69/cwt	148.00–151.00	872	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	177.30/cwt	176.00–178.00	775	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	162.32/cwt	161.00–164.00	927	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,188	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	155.19/cwt	154.00–157.00	967	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	190.88/cwt	190.00–191.00	750	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,222	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	143.85/cwt	140.00–145.00	970	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	450	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	144.75/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,087	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	147.77/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,003	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	177.19/cwt	176.00–178.00	865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	145.47/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,055	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	179.36/cwt	174.00–180.00	911	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	151.50/cwt	148.00–153.00	951	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	652	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	133.50/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	134.64/cwt	133.00–136.00	973	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	152.86/cwt	148.00–157.00	813	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	563	120.20/cwt	115.00–135.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	154.68/cwt	153.00–156.00	742	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	678	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	140.33/cwt	140.00–141.00	891	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	767	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	145.42/cwt	141.00–147.00	830	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	162.21/cwt	160.00–164.00	688	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	154.86/cwt	151.00–159.00	657	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	642	135.70/cwt	130.00–142.00	871	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,017	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	538	157.84/cwt	150.00–162.00	849	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,143	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	159.68/cwt	158.00–160.00	771	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	162.00/cwt	159.00–163.00	821	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	169.03/cwt	164.00–171.00	898	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	135.45/cwt	135.00–136.00	1,067	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	726	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	134.61/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,045	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	159.16/cwt	155.00–160.00	923	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	942	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	657	1

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 - Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale - Ledbetter, KY

Fri Dec 17, 2021

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

Receipts 682Last week 911Year ago 0

Feeders traded with strong demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	352	169.00	169.00
5	—	717	132.00	132.00
8	—	675	134.00–138.00	137.50
9	—	323	173.00	173.00
15	—	616	143.00–145.00	144.21
19	—	579	148.00–151.00	150.69
21	—	424	160.00–164.00	162.21
67	—	822	139.00	139.00
50	—	483	158.00–160.00	159.68
24	—	507	159.00–163.00	162.00
22	—	788	135.00–136.00	135.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	135.00	135.00
4	—	563	115.00–135.00	120.20
3	—	678	128.00	128.00
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	532	148.00–157.00	152.86
6	—	480	153.00–156.00	154.68
6	—	635	140.00–141.00	140.33
37	—	571	141.00–147.00	145.42
14	—	424	151.00–159.00	154.86
1	—	300	162.00	162.00
7	—	782	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	767	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	437	176.00–178.00	177.30
14	—	571	161.00–164.00	162.32
19	—	831	143.00	143.00
42	—	623	154.00–157.00	155.19
8	—	393	190.00–191.00	190.88
5	—	962	127.00	127.00
2	—	915	133.00	133.00
20	—	751	141.00–146.00	144.75
22	—	679	147.00–148.00	147.77
5	—	488	176.00–178.00	177.19
13	—	725	145.00–146.00	145.47
37	—	508	174.00–180.00	179.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	674	140.00–145.00	143.85
27	—	628	148.00–153.00	151.50
2	—	803	132.00–135.00	133.50
2	—	347	186.00	186.00
3	—	723	133.00–136.00	134.64
4	—	437	170.00	170.00
16	—	531	164.00–171.00	169.03
5	—	776	133.00–135.00	134.61
3	—	485	170.00	170.00
26	—	580	155.00–160.00	159.16
1	—	370	177.50	177.50
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	652	130.00	130.00
7	—	642	130.00–142.00	135.70
9	—	538	150.00–162.00	157.84
5	—	726	116.00	116.00
1	—	580	138.00	138.00
2	—	942	100.00	100.00

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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