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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 13

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

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Feeder Cattle receipts

482 head

▲ 73 vs last sale 409▲ 54 vs year ago 428 · +12.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 74▲ 20 vs year ago 53 · +37.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

76 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 61▼ 13 vs year ago 89 · −14.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

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 $162.50/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$162.50

140 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$17.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.04

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	502	166.93	839	104
Medium and Large 2-3	483	149.70	723	36

One grade step is worth $17.24/cwt here — about $116 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 sale140 hd

162.50

—

KY average26 barns · 6,247 hd

159.47

+3.04

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	—	Low	1,826	103.43	1,888	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	88.24	1,008	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,489	83.54	1,244	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,199	75.89	910	23
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,305	120.00	1,566	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,445	$1,095	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,308	$1,079	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,385	$1,030	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,181	$909	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$800	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,048	$1,038	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	767	$646	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,178	$1,149	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	860	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,300	2thin

Every lot

78 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	291	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	585	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	186.50/cwt	184.00–189.00	550	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	302	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	574	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	700	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	197.35/cwt	192.00–199.00	766	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	189.30/cwt	184.00–191.00	778	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	171.95/cwt	170.00–182.00	745	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	189.67/cwt	184.00–192.00	878	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	161.83/cwt	161.00–166.00	761	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	179.65/cwt	176.00–185.00	945	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	538	171.67/cwt	170.00–172.00	924	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	173.89/cwt	170.00–181.00	996	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	601	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,022	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,073	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,022	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,117	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	157.58/cwt	151.00–163.00	1,221	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	864	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	950	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	237	167.52/cwt	160.00–170.00	397	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	281	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	525	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	578	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	174.06/cwt	172.00–177.00	637	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	377	160.86/cwt	148.00–169.00	606	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	174.84/cwt	170.00–176.00	724	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	437	159.04/cwt	157.00–160.00	695	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	173.02/cwt	171.00–176.00	805	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	476	135.04/cwt	125.00–167.00	643	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	167.91/cwt	165.00–173.00	875	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	527	153.77/cwt	151.00–162.00	810	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	167.11/cwt	159.00–174.00	946	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	581	146.04/cwt	139.00–156.00	848	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	158.03/cwt	154.00–160.00	969	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	638	129.58/cwt	110.00–149.00	827	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	142.00/cwt	140.00–144.00	944	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	890	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	932	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,027	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,248	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	533	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	191.36/cwt	190.00–192.00	614	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	177.62/cwt	172.00–182.00	663	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	179.20/cwt	175.00–188.00	762	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	170.93/cwt	160.00–174.00	752	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	172.76/cwt	170.00–178.00	814	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	160.86/cwt	154.00–163.00	761	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	516	149.03/cwt	145.00–154.00	769	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	164.12/cwt	159.00–167.00	870	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	153.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	893	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	160.65/cwt	151.00–164.00	1,006	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	926	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	152.27/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,020	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	138.00/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,007	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	746	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	925	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	758	137.67/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,044	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	969	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,566	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,720	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,686	1
Bulls	—	—	1,841	104.20/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,918	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	88.24/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,008	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,182	70.61/cwt	69.00–73.00	835	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	77.75/cwt	75.00–82.00	937	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,471	85.49/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,258	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	80.29/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,219	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	1,149.04/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,149	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	645.65/head	500.00–750.00	646	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	1,038.07/head	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,038	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,181	909.02/head	610.00–1,000.00	909	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,308	1,078.95/head	800.00–1,460.00	1,079	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	1,030.29/head	1,010.00–1,050.00	1,030	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,445	1,095.22/head	1,055.00–1,130.00	1,095	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	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 Sep 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 482Last week 409Year ago 428

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 74Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 61Year ago 89

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	527	151.00–162.00	153.77
4	—	476	125.00–167.00	135.04
7	—	377	148.00–169.00	160.86
4	—	638	110.00–149.00	129.58
4	—	237	160.00–170.00	167.52
3	—	437	157.00–160.00	159.04
1	—	695	128.00	128.00
9	—	581	139.00–156.00	146.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	566	159.00–174.00	167.11
3	—	740	126.00	126.00
8	—	366	172.00–177.00	174.06
14	—	521	165.00–173.00	167.91
5	—	790	130.00	130.00
28	—	465	171.00–176.00	173.02
4	—	281	187.00	187.00
9	—	613	154.00–160.00	158.03
19	—	414	170.00–176.00	174.84
2	—	665	140.00–144.00	142.00
1	—	1,015	123.00	123.00
1	—	330	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	170.00	170.00
8	—	433	170.00–182.00	171.95
5	—	864	110.00	110.00
6	—	538	170.00–172.00	171.67
6	—	470	161.00–166.00	161.83
2	—	302	190.00	190.00
2	—	295	184.00–189.00	186.50
1	—	755	148.00	148.00
1	—	730	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	526	176.00–185.00	179.65
17	—	463	184.00–192.00	189.67
11	—	573	170.00–181.00	173.89
3	—	291	201.00	201.00
2	—	340	206.00	206.00
1	—	650	165.00	165.00
10	—	775	151.00–163.00	157.58
4	—	601	170.00	170.00
4	—	411	184.00–191.00	189.30
4	—	388	192.00–199.00	197.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	580	150.00–160.00	153.92
10	—	425	175.00–188.00	179.20
4	—	626	151.00–164.00	160.65
6	—	471	170.00–178.00	172.76
5	—	373	172.00–182.00	177.62
4	—	670	150.00–153.00	152.27
3	—	758	136.00–141.00	137.67
3	—	321	190.00–192.00	191.36
2	—	730	136.00–140.00	138.00
18	—	530	159.00–167.00	164.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	120.00	120.00
1	—	630	147.00	147.00
1	—	355	155.00	155.00
4	—	516	145.00–154.00	149.03
7	—	473	154.00–163.00	160.86
7	—	440	160.00–174.00	170.93
4	—	746	124.00	124.00
2	—	785	123.00–124.00	123.50
1	—	310	172.00	172.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,182	69.00–73.00	70.61
17	—	1,205	75.00–82.00	77.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,518	80.00–81.00	80.29
5	—	1,471	82.00–90.00	85.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,142	86.00–90.00	88.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,720	98.00	98.00
7	—	1,841	102.00–108.00	104.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	767	500.00–750.00	645.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,000.00	1,000.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,048	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,038.07

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,181	610.00–1,000.00	909.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,308	800.00–1,460.00	1,078.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,445	1,055.00–1,130.00	1,095.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,385	1,010.00–1,050.00	1,030.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,050	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,178	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,149.04
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	860	1,075.00	1,075.00

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.