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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-16

Feeder Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Fri, Sep 16

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2221

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Receipts

858 head

▼ 572 vs last sale 1,430▲ 281 vs year ago 577 · +48.7%

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.17/cwt on 431 head.

Average price

$175.17

431 head · 667 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,169

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$394

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

$26.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.45

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	678	177.51	1,203	329
Medium and Large 1-2	655	171.45	1,123	83
Medium and Large 2-3	536	151.03	809	19thin

One grade step is worth $26.48/cwt here — about $394 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 sale431 hd

175.17

—

KY average25 barns · 6,021 hd

175.62

−0.45

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

Every lot

50 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	230	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	403	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	210.83/cwt	207.00–212.00	801	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	181.55/cwt	180.00–183.00	781	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	195.92/cwt	181.00–201.00	929	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	508	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	762	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	190.82/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,025	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	184.05/cwt	183.00–185.00	990	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	907	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	176.82/cwt	176.00–177.00	1,003	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	183.84/cwt	183.00–184.00	1,070	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	607	143.19/cwt	126.00–160.00	869	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	173.54/cwt	171.00–177.00	1,079	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	181.66/cwt	178.00–184.00	1,132	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	166.92/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,108	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	178.67/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,211	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,001	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	173.29/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,236	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	164.98/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,218	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,216	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	169.56/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,317	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	807	164.62/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,328	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,348	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,454	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	977	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,407	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	222	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	333	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	593	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	679	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	181.99/cwt	180.00–184.00	719	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	184.11/cwt	181.00–185.00	762	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	173.49/cwt	171.00–176.00	769	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	137.23/cwt	125.00–150.00	631	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	182.44/cwt	179.00–183.00	841	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	173.92/cwt	171.00–176.00	828	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	181.52/cwt	179.00–183.00	924	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	174.19/cwt	168.00–177.00	913	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	974	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	174.25/cwt	172.00–176.00	1,004	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	910	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	618	154.35/cwt	154.00–155.00	954	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	168.15/cwt	167.00–173.00	1,064	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	165.58/cwt	164.00–166.00	1,068	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	162.39/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,080	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	155.34/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,056	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	155.59/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,114	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,045	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	150.58/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,173	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,191	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,035	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	982	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,149	4

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 Sep 16, 2022

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

Receipts 858Last week 1,430Year ago 577

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	395	180.00–184.00	181.99
5	—	805	148.00	148.00
7	—	414	181.00–185.00	184.11
19	—	509	179.00–183.00	181.52
19	—	665	161.00–167.00	162.39
26	—	576	172.00–176.00	174.25
30	—	461	179.00–183.00	182.44
43	—	779	150.00–151.00	150.58
30	—	716	150.00–156.00	155.59
75	—	633	167.00–173.00	168.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	680	148.00–159.00	155.34
3	—	388	175.00	175.00
8	—	476	171.00–176.00	173.92
26	—	645	164.00–166.00	165.58
4	—	982	117.00	117.00
17	—	524	168.00–177.00	174.19
7	—	573	170.00	170.00
2	—	443	171.00–176.00	173.49
3	—	716	146.00	146.00
1	—	900	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	167.00	167.00
2	—	222	150.00	150.00
1	—	595	153.00	153.00
2	—	460	125.00–150.00	137.23
6	—	618	154.00–155.00	154.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	807	162.00–165.00	164.62
2	—	977	144.00	144.00
48	—	623	178.00–184.00	181.66
67	—	678	174.00–180.00	178.67
11	—	537	190.00–192.00	190.82
36	—	474	181.00–201.00	195.92
4	—	380	207.00–212.00	210.83
49	—	777	165.00–171.00	169.56
65	—	713	170.00–174.00	173.29
3	—	881	165.00	165.00
6	—	582	183.00–184.00	183.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	567	176.00–177.00	176.82
12	—	840	160.50	160.50
15	—	738	158.00–166.00	164.98
16	—	664	160.00–171.00	166.92
17	—	538	183.00–185.00	184.05
9	—	622	171.00–177.00	173.54
2	—	430	180.00–183.00	181.55
1	—	760	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	175.00	175.00
1	—	705	142.00	142.00
3	—	508	150.00	150.00
8	—	607	126.00–160.00	143.19
4	—	565	160.00–161.00	160.50
1	—	370	140.00	140.00

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.