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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, May 3

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

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Feeder Cattle receipts

320 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 364▲ 47 vs year ago 273 · +17.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 92▲ 16 vs year ago 69 · +23.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 43▼ 38 vs year ago 79 · −48.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 6.00 higher. No report on slaughter cattle.

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 $167.75/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$167.75

77 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$31.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.18

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	469	170.60	800	70
Medium and Large 2-3	516	139.31	719	7thin

One grade step is worth $31.28/cwt here — about $81 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 sale77 hd

167.75

—

KY average27 barns · 5,578 hd

149.57

+18.18

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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,145	70.86	811	2thin

Every lot

52 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	232	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	452	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	731	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	198.98/cwt	190.00–200.00	842	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	186.20/cwt	180.00–189.00	870	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	913	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	153.68/cwt	151.00–155.00	868	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	155.86/cwt	155.00–159.00	979	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,029	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,101	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	140	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	315	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	195	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	380	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	272	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	500	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	183.33/cwt	182.00–184.00	627	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	181.58/cwt	170.00–188.00	674	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	184.29/cwt	177.00–187.00	802	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	455	177.45/cwt	165.00–180.00	807	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	163.20/cwt	159.00–170.00	844	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	519	147.80/cwt	144.00–149.00	767	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	655	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	848	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	142.66/cwt	135.00–145.00	872	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	975	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	677	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	614	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	193.63/cwt	185.00–203.00	707	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	817	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	167.00/cwt	166.00–170.00	867	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	947	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	978	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	952	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	987	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,145	70.86/cwt	70.00–72.00	811	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	11,935	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	928.79/cwt	750.00–1,040.00	10,839	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	15,275	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	10,605	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,266.67/cwt	1,250.00–1,275.00	14,567	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	16,563	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	18,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	8,925	1
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	10,800	1
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	14,918	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	7,948	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	865.29/cwt	700.00–975.00	8,246	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,788	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 May 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 364Year ago 273

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 92Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 43Year ago 79

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 6.00 higher. No report on slaughter cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	151.00–155.00	153.68
1	—	540	169.00	169.00
10	—	423	190.00–200.00	198.98
2	—	232	195.00	195.00
1	—	860	128.00	128.00
12	—	467	180.00–189.00	186.20
2	—	340	215.00	215.00
4	—	686	150.00	150.00
9	—	628	155.00–159.00	155.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	455	165.00–180.00	177.45
1	—	195	195.00	195.00
2	—	272	184.00	184.00
8	—	371	170.00–188.00	181.58
3	—	342	182.00–184.00	183.33
14	—	517	159.00–170.00	163.20
7	—	611	135.00–145.00	142.66
1	—	855	114.00	114.00
3	—	573	148.00	148.00
1	—	140	225.00	225.00
21	—	435	177.00–187.00	184.29
3	—	665	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	117.00	117.00
1	—	415	150.00	150.00
4	—	519	144.00–149.00	147.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	170.00	170.00
2	—	365	185.00–203.00	193.63
2	—	592	160.00	160.00
1	—	705	140.00	140.00
1	—	675	141.00	141.00
1	—	635	154.00	154.00
1	—	430	190.00	190.00
1	—	340	199.00	199.00
8	—	519	166.00–170.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	178.00	178.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,145	70.00–72.00	70.86

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,167	750.00–1,040.00	928.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,085.00	1,085.00

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	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,010.00	1,010.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,150	1,250.00–1,275.00	1,266.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,325.00	1,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,050.00	1,050.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	1,275.00	1,275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	953	700.00–975.00	865.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	935.00	935.00

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.