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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 15

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Mar 8Mar 15Mar 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

398 head

▲ 88 vs last sale 310▲ 173 vs year ago 225 · +76.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 75▲ 10 vs year ago 53 · +18.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 44▲ 29 vs year ago 34 · +85.3%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 7.00-10.00 higher with strong demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady with quality not as attractive as last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.93/cwt on 100 head.

Average price

$154.93

100 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$210

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

$2.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.60

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	362	157.47	570	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	505	154.58	780	88

One grade step is worth $2.89/cwt here — about −$210 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 sale100 hd

154.93

—

KY average25 barns · 5,286 hd

144.33

+10.60

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	—	High	1,425	95.82	1,365	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,275	76.60	977	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,568	73.46	1,152	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,072	66.62	714	31

Every lot

73 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	233	172.93/cwt	170.00–180.00	403	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	237	183.45/cwt	180.00–190.00	435	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	195.10/cwt	190.00–200.00	507	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	204.46/cwt	199.00–210.00	671	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	376	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	790	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	167.76/cwt	167.50–168.00	718	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	184.34/cwt	183.00–185.00	901	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	168.22/cwt	162.00–171.00	893	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	162.80/cwt	161.00–166.00	951	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3Value Added	633	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	975	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	998	4
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	685	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	942	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	139.34/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,065	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	862	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,086	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	121.52/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,124	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	930	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,190	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	195	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	351	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	197	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	364	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	330	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	396	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	263	171.73/cwt	167.50–180.00	452	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	179.49/cwt	175.00–190.00	596	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	164.16/cwt	157.50–172.50	550	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	170.99/cwt	169.00–177.50	645	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	160.64/cwt	157.00–165.00	680	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	428	149.52/cwt	149.00–150.00	640	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	487	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	711	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	158.42/cwt	155.00–160.00	778	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	150.95/cwt	142.50–155.00	785	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	683	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	147.79/cwt	141.00–151.00	853	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	134.67/cwt	134.00–135.00	852	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	918	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	760	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	973	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	918	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	834	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,009	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,210	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	189.18/cwt	185.00–193.00	615	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	562	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	187.94/cwt	180.00–193.00	690	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	372	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	642	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	189.69/cwt	180.00–193.00	799	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	432	174.10/cwt	160.00–177.00	752	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	156.54/cwt	150.00–162.00	748	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	176.68/cwt	169.00–182.00	846	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	803	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	524	128.44/cwt	127.00–130.00	673	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	151.15/cwt	142.00–153.00	880	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	784	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	613	131.65/cwt	119.00–138.00	807	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	150.01/cwt	149.00–151.00	927	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	138.68/cwt	138.00–140.00	913	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,306	91.15/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,190	7
Bulls	—	—	1,511	99.94/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,510	4
Bulls	—	—	1,915	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,145	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	61.55/cwt	59.00–64.00	612	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	770	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,114	68.64/cwt	65.00–72.00	765	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	76.60/cwt	73.00–83.00	977	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,568	73.46/cwt	71.00–80.00	1,152	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,348	1,516.97/cwt	1,500.00–1,525.00	20,449	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	7,055	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	837.80/cwt	775.00–900.00	8,839	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	9,353	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	749.55/cwt	740.00–760.00	8,245	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,688	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	954.97/cwt	860.00–1,025.00	11,393	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	995.47/cwt	800.00–1,280.00	12,095	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,588	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	964.61/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	10,736	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,117.89/cwt	1,090.00–1,170.00	12,464	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	21,750	1

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 398Last week 310Year ago 225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 75Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 44Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	263	167.50–180.00	171.73
1	—	1,090	111.00	111.00
13	—	577	141.00–151.00	147.79
18	—	423	157.00–165.00	160.64
3	—	520	142.50–155.00	150.95
6	—	377	169.00–177.50	170.99
3	—	633	134.00–135.00	134.67
13	—	332	175.00–190.00	179.49
1	—	820	112.00	112.00
7	—	491	155.00–160.00	158.42
1	—	740	124.00	124.00
1	—	195	180.00	180.00
1	—	240	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	150.00	150.00
2	—	428	149.00–150.00	149.52
2	—	197	185.00	185.00
2	—	487	146.00	146.00
4	—	335	157.50–172.50	164.16
1	—	560	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	834	121.00	121.00
7	—	760	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	237	180.00–190.00	183.45
2	—	862	126.00	126.00
2	—	328	199.00–210.00	204.46
2	—	925	120.00–123.00	121.52
4	—	661	151.00	151.00
8	—	584	161.00–166.00	162.80
2	—	260	190.00–200.00	195.10
6	—	764	136.00–140.00	139.34
8	—	531	162.00–171.00	168.22
6	—	489	183.00–185.00	184.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	170.00	170.00
2	—	428	167.50–168.00	167.76
3	—	233	170.00–180.00	172.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	633	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	210.00	210.00
7	—	930	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	582	142.00–153.00	151.15
8	—	421	180.00–193.00	189.69
2	—	618	149.00–151.00	150.01
17	—	367	180.00–193.00	187.94
1	—	505	159.00	159.00
5	—	479	169.00–182.00	176.68
3	—	658	138.00–140.00	138.68
2	—	325	185.00–193.00	189.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	173.00	173.00
6	—	432	160.00–177.00	174.10
2	—	372	172.50	172.50
1	—	585	134.00	134.00
3	—	613	119.00–138.00	131.65
6	—	478	150.00–162.00	156.54
4	—	524	127.00–130.00	128.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	77.00	77.00
20	—	1,114	65.00–72.00	68.64
10	—	995	59.00–64.00	61.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,568	71.00–80.00	73.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,275	73.00–83.00	76.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,915	112.00	112.00
7	—	1,306	88.00–96.00	91.15
4	—	1,511	98.00–102.00	99.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	870.00	870.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,055	775.00–900.00	837.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,125	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	850	830.00	830.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,193	860.00–1,025.00	954.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,100	740.00–760.00	749.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,215	800.00–1,280.00	995.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,115	1,090.00–1,170.00	1,117.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,113	950.00–1,000.00	964.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,348	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,516.97

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.