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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, May 10

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← May 3May 10May 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

449 head

▲ 129 vs last sale 320▼ 18 vs year ago 467 · −3.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 85▼ 30 vs year ago 82 · −36.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 41▼ 1 vs year ago 39 · −2.6%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feederf steers under 500 pounds traded steady, over 500 pounds 6.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 5.00 lower. Due to lack of comparable receipts no trend 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 $152.33/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$152.33

145 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$18.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.19

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	508	156.45	796	112
Medium and Large 2-3	530	138.38	734	30
Small and Medium 1-2	420	137.67	578	3thin

One grade step is worth $18.79/cwt here — about $218 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 sale145 hd

152.33

—

KY average24 barns · 4,509 hd

152.13

+0.19

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	1,853	98.58	1,826	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,122	76.81	862	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,473	70.21	1,034	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,111	67.11	746	18

Every lot

71 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	245	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	331	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	215.43/cwt	211.00–220.00	679	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	209.51/cwt	202.00–215.00	794	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	722	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	194.87/cwt	193.00–196.00	830	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	679	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	494	183.28/cwt	180.00–184.00	905	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	176.55/cwt	170.00–180.00	916	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	899	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	587	165.64/cwt	161.00–170.00	972	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	169.67/cwt	169.00–171.00	1,045	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	622	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	964	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	156.75/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,033	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	938	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,392	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	344	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	168.19/cwt	162.50–170.00	488	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	615	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	368	153.08/cwt	149.00–157.00	563	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	372	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	532	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	172.93/cwt	171.00–181.00	657	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	695	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	162.40/cwt	159.00–172.00	767	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	149.43/cwt	140.00–157.00	707	12
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	515	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	654	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	157.09/cwt	152.00–160.00	820	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	528	144.06/cwt	140.00–148.00	761	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	148.52/cwt	141.00–152.00	850	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	576	124.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	720	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	141.73/cwt	135.00–146.00	896	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	884	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	677	120.53/cwt	117.00–124.00	816	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	206.12/cwt	197.00–209.00	678	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	354	213.94/cwt	204.00–216.00	757	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	170.03/cwt	150.00–181.00	643	3
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	420	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	554	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	427	158.30/cwt	140.00–169.00	676	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	186.28/cwt	180.00–198.00	805	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	167.72/cwt	164.00–175.00	798	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	165.07/cwt	162.00–171.00	858	13
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	538	156.55/cwt	146.00–158.00	842	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	138.31/cwt	130.00–147.00	781	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	153.71/cwt	151.00–160.00	881	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	151.02/cwt	148.00–152.00	942	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	131.49/cwt	130.00–140.00	872	8
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	702	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	913	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	835	102.47/cwt	100.00–105.00	856	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,808	91.84/cwt	83.00–95.00	1,660	3
Bulls	—	—	1,897	105.32/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,998	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	828	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	69.74/cwt	67.00–75.00	778	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	61.51/cwt	59.00–66.00	687	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	76.81/cwt	72.00–82.00	862	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	66.52/cwt	66.00–67.00	953	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	72.67/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,090	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,380	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	17,078	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	645.41/cwt	500.00–750.00	4,744	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	929.86/cwt	840.00–1,025.00	9,326	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,004	892.45/cwt	850.00–910.00	8,960	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	9,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	850	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,013	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,269	1,099.82/cwt	890.00–1,320.00	13,957	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	1,265.24/cwt	1,130.00–1,360.00	16,891	2

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 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 449Last week 320Year ago 467

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 85Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 41Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	172.00	172.00
1	—	245	135.00	135.00
2	—	622	155.00	155.00
1	—	670	140.00	140.00
1	—	545	165.00	165.00
2	—	475	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	659	148.00–158.00	156.75
5	—	379	202.00–215.00	209.51
27	—	587	161.00–170.00	165.64
11	—	519	170.00–180.00	176.55
11	—	494	180.00–184.00	183.28
3	—	1,365	102.00	102.00
9	—	426	193.00–196.00	194.87
3	—	616	169.00–171.00	169.67
2	—	315	211.00–220.00	215.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	572	141.00–152.00	148.52
14	—	632	135.00–146.00	141.73
25	—	522	152.00–160.00	157.09
16	—	380	171.00–181.00	172.93
3	—	340	181.00	181.00
1	—	665	133.00	133.00
9	—	472	159.00–172.00	162.40
4	—	411	169.00	169.00
4	—	290	162.50–170.00	168.19
1	—	215	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	473	140.00–157.00	149.43
4	—	576	120.00–130.00	124.92
1	—	340	160.00	160.00
6	—	677	117.00–124.00	120.53
2	—	645	120.00	120.00
1	—	440	141.00	141.00
2	—	528	140.00–148.00	144.06
2	—	368	149.00–157.00	153.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	372	143.00	143.00
1	—	515	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	329	197.00–209.00	206.12
2	—	702	130.00	130.00
24	—	573	151.00–160.00	153.71
8	—	624	148.00–152.00	151.02
5	—	476	164.00–175.00	167.72
8	—	663	130.00–140.00	131.49
5	—	432	180.00–198.00	186.28
13	—	520	162.00–171.00	165.07
9	—	354	204.00–216.00	213.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	120.00	120.00
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
1	—	420	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	538	146.00–158.00	156.55
2	—	835	100.00–105.00	102.47
3	—	378	150.00–181.00	170.03
4	—	565	130.00–147.00	138.31
6	—	427	140.00–169.00	158.30

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,117	59.00–66.00	61.51
1	—	1,035	80.00	80.00
10	—	1,115	67.00–75.00	69.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	66.00–67.00	66.52
3	—	1,500	70.00–74.00	72.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,122	72.00–82.00	76.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,897	102.00–108.00	105.32
3	—	1,808	83.00–95.00	91.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	735	500.00–750.00	645.41

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,004	850.00–910.00	892.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,003	840.00–1,025.00	929.86

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	—	900	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,269	890.00–1,320.00	1,099.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,335	1,130.00–1,360.00	1,265.24

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	825.00	825.00

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	1	—	1,265	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,115	1,200.00	1,200.00

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.