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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Fri, May 20

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2221

← Mar 18May 20Sep 16 →

Receipts

1,430 head

▲ 111 vs last sale 1,319▲ 1,430 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Nov 3, 2026

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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 $152.90/cwt on 685 head.

Average price

$152.90

685 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$928

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$32.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.30

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	608	153.84	936	602
Medium and Large 1-2	590	150.25	887	71
Medium and Large 2-3	647	121.17	784	12thin

One grade step is worth $32.68/cwt here — about $151 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 sale685 hd

152.90

—

KY average26 barns · 6,204 hd

151.60

+1.30

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

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. 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	198.24/cwt	190.00–202.00	664	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	205.27/cwt	202.00–206.00	747	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	190.02/cwt	183.00–194.00	705	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	201.95/cwt	198.00–204.00	850	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	193.45/cwt	184.00–196.50	826	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	185.81/cwt	184.00–189.00	864	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	191.24/cwt	190.00–196.00	899	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	799	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	184.16/cwt	182.00–189.00	947	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	178.05/cwt	172.00–181.00	924	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	164.44/cwt	154.00–168.00	880	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	556	153.04/cwt	144.00–158.00	851	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	184.25/cwt	183.00–185.00	1,045	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	174.36/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,013	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	162.46/cwt	158.00–165.00	996	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	171.13/cwt	167.00–174.00	1,064	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	162.92/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,101	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,001	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	697	157.42/cwt	156.00–157.50	1,097	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,120	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	149.12/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,083	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	135.81/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,005	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	144.45/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,111	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,073	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,112	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	881	127.87/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,127	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	893	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,197	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,187	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	179.44/cwt	179.00–181.00	610	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	656	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	182.77/cwt	179.00–184.00	687	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	177.04/cwt	175.00–180.00	751	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	172.92/cwt	170.00–174.00	750	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	172.20/cwt	170.00–174.00	825	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	164.81/cwt	159.00–167.00	799	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	167.61/cwt	163.00–170.00	856	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	154.02/cwt	148.00–157.00	836	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	577	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	750	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	153.06/cwt	141.00–161.00	889	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	158.09/cwt	156.00–163.00	923	130
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	144.36/cwt	140.00–147.00	911	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	152.97/cwt	150.00–155.00	968	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	642	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	770	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	143.73/cwt	142.00–147.00	983	217
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	693	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	887	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	135.42/cwt	133.00–137.00	978	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,033	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	942	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	780	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	984	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	112.48/cwt	108.00–114.00	983	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	950	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	502	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	532	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 - Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale - Ledbetter, KY

Fri May 20, 2022

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

Receipts 1,430Last week 1,319Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	769	141.00–145.00	144.45
47	—	567	183.00–185.00	184.25
77	—	676	158.00–164.00	162.92
15	—	421	198.00–204.00	201.95
28	—	470	190.00–196.00	191.24
7	—	913	130.00	130.00
48	—	700	160.00	160.00
11	—	364	202.00–206.00	205.27
33	—	514	182.00–189.00	184.16
14	—	893	134.00	134.00
57	—	622	167.00–174.00	171.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	726	144.00–151.00	149.12
5	—	800	139.00	139.00
54	—	697	156.00–157.50	157.42
3	—	335	190.00–202.00	198.24
12	—	371	183.00–194.00	190.02
14	—	465	184.00–189.00	185.81
26	—	519	172.00–181.00	178.05
20	—	427	184.00–196.50	193.45
35	—	581	170.00–178.00	174.36
8	—	881	127.00–129.00	127.87
7	—	772	139.00	139.00
16	—	613	158.00–165.00	162.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	535	154.00–168.00	164.44
1	—	695	144.00	144.00
6	—	556	144.00–158.00	153.04
1	—	470	170.00	170.00
5	—	740	130.00–139.00	135.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
217	—	684	142.00–147.00	143.73
21	—	479	170.00–174.00	172.20
17	—	340	179.00–181.00	179.44
11	—	376	179.00–184.00	182.77
4	—	874	108.00–114.00	112.48
4	—	820	120.00	120.00
130	—	584	156.00–163.00	158.09
25	—	722	133.00–137.00	135.42
25	—	765	135.00	135.00
65	—	511	163.00–170.00	167.61
38	—	424	175.00–180.00	177.04
45	—	633	150.00–155.00	152.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	150.00	150.00
2	—	577	130.00	130.00
1	—	780	90.00	90.00
3	—	693	128.00	128.00
2	—	745	100.00	100.00
1	—	515	130.00	130.00
2	—	642	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	434	170.00–174.00	172.92
15	—	631	140.00–147.00	144.36
6	—	543	148.00–157.00	154.02
1	—	375	175.00	175.00
8	—	766	123.00	123.00
5	—	485	159.00–167.00	164.81
28	—	581	141.00–161.00	153.06
1	—	960	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	106.00	106.00

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.