Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A high quality offering was met with strong demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.66/cwt on 713 head.

Average price

$169.66

713 head · 651 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,104

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$187

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

$5.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.95

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	666	170.14	1,134	512
Medium and Large 1-2	618	169.25	1,047	167
Medium and Large 2-3	575	164.55	946	34

One grade step is worth $5.59/cwt here — about $187 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 sale713 hd

169.66

—

KY average26 barns · 7,139 hd

164.71

+4.95

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

56 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	895	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	685	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	135.52/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,187	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	281	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	150.53/cwt	146.00–152.00	1,180	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	177.82/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,081	79
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	182.54/cwt	181.00–184.00	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	201.68/cwt	195.00–210.00	968	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	150.98/cwt	148.00–153.00	1,102	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	145.78/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,210	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	185.66/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,060	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	158.65/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,134	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	156.96/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,048	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	157.08/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,194	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	170.16/cwt	168.00–171.00	1,057	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	193.15/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,004	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,001	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,301	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	167.88/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,126	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,229	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,271	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	139.44/cwt	138.00–141.00	1,004	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	152.37/cwt	149.00–154.00	939	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	137.60/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,061	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	166.79/cwt	162.00–170.00	872	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	733	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	494	157.00/cwt	152.00–158.00	776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	147.08/cwt	145.00–149.00	935	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	163.89/cwt	160.00–166.00	682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	135.55/cwt	133.00–137.00	979	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	683	120.41/cwt	115.00–126.00	822	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	157.50/cwt	153.00–161.00	839	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	148.57/cwt	146.00–150.00	875	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	157.83/cwt	153.00–160.00	898	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	176.22/cwt	171.00–178.00	809	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	133.42/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,019	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	140.42/cwt	135.00–142.00	948	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	174.06/cwt	170.00–182.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	168.45/cwt	165.00–170.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	165.04/cwt	160.00–170.00	525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	537	173.05/cwt	171.00–178.00	929	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	624	159.79/cwt	140.00–163.00	997	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	178.33/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,022	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	763	135.05/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,030	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	146.15/cwt	144.00–148.00	982	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	166.81/cwt	166.00–169.00	821	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	183.98/cwt	180.00–187.00	977	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,152	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	191.83/cwt	186.00–194.00	884	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	201.72/cwt	201.00–202.00	863	7

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 Feb 18, 2022

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

Receipts 1,172Last week 1,120Year ago 0

A high quality offering was met with strong demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	123.00	123.00
1	—	685	138.00	138.00
4	—	478	181.00–184.00	182.54
3	—	375	170.00–182.00	174.06
14	—	537	171.00–178.00	173.05
7	—	624	140.00–163.00	159.79
4	—	763	120.00–140.00	135.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	876	130.00–137.00	135.52
4	—	281	195.00	195.00
15	—	784	146.00–152.00	150.53
1	—	1,025	124.00	124.00
27	—	730	148.00–153.00	150.98
10	—	668	153.00–159.00	156.96
25	—	621	168.00–171.00	170.16
5	—	398	193.00	193.00
29	—	573	174.00–180.00	178.33
14	—	531	180.00–187.00	183.98
5	—	835	138.00	138.00
26	—	461	186.00–194.00	191.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	608	175.00–180.00	177.82
62	—	480	195.00–210.00	201.68
65	—	830	144.00–151.00	145.78
63	—	571	184.00–190.00	185.66
84	—	715	155.00–160.00	158.65
25	—	760	157.00–158.00	157.08
16	—	520	190.00–195.00	193.15
7	—	1,001	130.00	130.00
73	—	671	163.00–169.00	167.88
1	—	305	215.00	215.00
5	—	910	135.00	135.00
25	—	889	143.00	143.00
7	—	428	201.00–202.00	201.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	720	138.00–141.00	139.44
34	—	616	149.00–154.00	152.37
25	—	771	136.00–140.00	137.60
22	—	523	162.00–170.00	166.79
10	—	426	172.00	172.00
2	—	842	124.00	124.00
72	—	569	153.00–160.00	157.83
54	—	459	171.00–178.00	176.22
51	—	672	144.00–148.00	146.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	125.00	125.00
6	—	494	152.00–158.00	157.00
3	—	683	115.00–126.00	120.41
1	—	700	126.00	126.00
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	636	145.00–149.00	147.08
7	—	416	160.00–166.00	163.89
11	—	722	133.00–137.00	135.55
39	—	533	153.00–161.00	157.50
12	—	589	146.00–150.00	148.57
7	—	764	132.00–134.00	133.42
21	—	675	135.00–142.00	140.42
3	—	377	165.00–170.00	168.45
2	—	318	160.00–170.00	165.04
11	—	492	166.00–169.00	166.81

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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