Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2019-07-16

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 16
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
451 head
▲ 238 vs last sale 213▲ 451 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 32▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 20▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder cattle traded steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded unevenly steady with quality not as attractive as last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.58/cwt on 220 head.
Average price
$130.58
220 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$731
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$91
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.94
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2562132.20743192
Medium and Large 2-3546119.4665328
One grade step is worth $12.74/cwt here — about $91 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 sale220 hd
130.58
—
KY average26 barns · 5,053 hd
128.64
+1.94
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,38667.989424thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13954.096164thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,27853.856882thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08648.9053119

Every lot

81 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235175.00/cwt175.00–175.004111
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3270135.00/cwt135.00–135.003652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added352169.00/cwt169.00–169.005956
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3380145.00/cwt145.00–145.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418150.00/cwt150.00–150.006273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added440156.00/cwt156.00–156.006861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added450164.00/cwt164.00–164.0073818
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3465138.84/cwt134.00–144.006462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468154.27/cwt150.00–157.007226
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525150.00/cwt148.00–152.007882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added539153.00/cwt153.00–153.008256
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545140.00/cwt140.00–140.007631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2558144.52/cwt143.00–146.008062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565147.45/cwt143.00–151.008337
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added606143.77/cwt142.00–144.008719
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3608122.75/cwt122.00–124.007468
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623134.68/cwt133.00–137.008393
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660131.94/cwt128.00–138.008713
Steers—Small and Medium 1-268090.00/cwt90.00–90.006122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added681138.37/cwt138.00–139.0094234
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3690123.50/cwt123.00–124.008522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added710134.00/cwt134.00–134.009511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2743122.49/cwt120.00–125.009102
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3746112.00/cwt112.00–112.008364
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3828109.00/cwt109.00–109.009034
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295135.00/cwt135.00–135.003981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325139.48/cwt138.00–141.004532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3376132.13/cwt130.00–135.004977
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381137.61/cwt135.00–141.005245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added413143.97/cwt142.00–145.005957
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423134.09/cwt131.00–137.005679
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476132.96/cwt129.00–136.006339
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3478125.96/cwt124.00–130.006025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added484140.75/cwt136.00–144.5068115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3508124.00/cwt124.00–124.006304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525130.29/cwt129.00–133.0068427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530133.76/cwt130.00–137.0070914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565127.00/cwt127.00–127.007182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3570118.62/cwt115.00–122.006762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added592135.09/cwt133.00–136.0080023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added614131.63/cwt128.00–134.0080823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630113.00/cwt113.00–113.007121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2636118.31/cwt117.00–120.007526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added652129.35/cwt126.00–130.0084337
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3690105.00/cwt105.00–105.007253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added701124.00/cwt124.00–124.0086911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720106.00/cwt106.00–106.007635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725119.00/cwt119.00–119.008631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-380099.00/cwt99.00–99.007921
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3323144.00/cwt144.00–144.004653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335151.00/cwt151.00–151.005061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2358146.63/cwt144.00–150.005253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370140.00/cwt140.00–140.005184
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430132.00/cwt132.00–132.005682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432142.99/cwt137.00–148.006183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460142.75/cwt140.00–144.006574
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3474134.00/cwt130.00–136.006354
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3530130.01/cwt127.00–131.006894
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2538133.96/cwt131.00–137.007212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3553118.52/cwt115.00–122.006552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617119.98/cwt119.00–121.007404
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3618112.99/cwt110.00–116.006982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680112.00/cwt112.00–112.007621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800110.00/cwt110.00–110.008801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,10859.02/cwt57.00–61.006542
Bulls——1,66376.94/cwt75.50–78.501,2802
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00744.88/cwt43.00–46.504529
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13954.09/cwt53.00–56.506164
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15752.51/cwt50.00–55.0060810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27853.85/cwt51.00–56.006882
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-28601,210.00/cwt1,210.00–1,210.0010,4061
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,0201
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2911851.19/cwt720.00–960.007,7544
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070740.00/cwt740.00–740.007,9181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,078520.02/cwt510.00–530.005,6062
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120525.00/cwt525.00–525.005,8801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130763.81/cwt720.00–810.008,6312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,233719.80/cwt700.00–740.008,8752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,261825.50/cwt760.00–860.0010,4104
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,395830.00/cwt830.00–830.0011,5791

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.