Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2019-07-23

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 23
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
386 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 451▲ 386 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 40▲ 29 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 31▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and bulls traded mostly steady. Feeder heifers traded steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.63/cwt on 133 head.
Average price
$140.63
133 head · 694 lb average
Value per head Derived
$976
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$330
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$2.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.97
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2702140.74989128
Medium and Large 2-3478137.806595thin
One grade step is worth $2.94/cwt here — about $330 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 sale133 hd
140.63
—
KY average26 barns · 4,964 hd
139.66
+0.97
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—Average1,53077.001,1781thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15555.066363thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39953.477484thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04148.4550410

Every lot

74 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2195197.50/cwt197.50–197.503851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235155.00/cwt155.00–155.003641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2257164.98/cwt162.50–170.004243
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3265146.00/cwt146.00–146.003871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385143.00/cwt143.00–143.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427154.19/cwt151.00–161.006584
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475135.00/cwt135.00–135.006411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478150.00/cwt150.00–150.007172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527148.18/cwt144.00–152.007819
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3540140.00/cwt140.00–140.007562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566141.97/cwt137.00–145.0080419
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570128.00/cwt128.00–128.007301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617141.00/cwt141.00–141.008704
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625138.12/cwt137.00–140.008638
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2716132.24/cwt131.00–133.009478
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805123.00/cwt123.00–123.009901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added837138.50/cwt138.50–138.501,15965
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860114.00/cwt114.00–114.009801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900110.00/cwt110.00–110.009901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3315134.00/cwt134.00–134.004221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325139.35/cwt139.00–140.004533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377137.61/cwt135.00–140.005197
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420133.90/cwt130.00–138.0056215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added430142.00/cwt142.00–142.006113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440133.00/cwt133.00–133.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469140.51/cwt135.00–144.006598
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3485128.31/cwt121.00–131.006228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2508135.96/cwt132.00–139.0069117
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3510125.00/cwt125.00–125.006385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added553134.00/cwt134.00–134.007415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566130.71/cwt127.00–133.0074019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3580115.64/cwt110.00–121.006712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2606126.14/cwt124.00–127.007647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665116.57/cwt112.00–119.007755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715111.00/cwt111.00–111.007941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724123.00/cwt123.00–123.0089112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3735104.00/cwt104.00–104.007641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2789118.00/cwt118.00–118.0093112
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320153.58/cwt151.00–155.004913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3368130.00/cwt130.00–130.004783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383150.85/cwt149.00–152.005786
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424149.52/cwt148.00–151.006348
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466145.08/cwt140.00–147.006766
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3481135.23/cwt134.00–137.006504
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3508124.50/cwt124.00–125.006322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2513133.05/cwt131.00–135.006832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564130.82/cwt125.00–135.0073812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3572122.00/cwt122.00–122.006982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2611120.38/cwt115.00–125.007369
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3650115.00/cwt115.00–115.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670114.46/cwt112.00–117.007672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723106.85/cwt101.00–113.007732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-281596.00/cwt96.00–96.007821
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,53077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,1781
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95250.98/cwt49.00–55.004854
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07844.91/cwt42.00–48.004845
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15555.06/cwt53.00–57.006363
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21556.00/cwt56.00–56.006801
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39953.47/cwt53.00–55.007484
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,160850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,8601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,6171,295.43/cwt1,000.00–1,470.0020,9473
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2883653.54/cwt600.00–700.005,7712
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2995800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,9601
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,025890.00/cwt890.00–890.009,1231
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000660.00/cwt660.00–660.006,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,8401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,153704.51/cwt680.00–730.008,1232
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,187835.11/cwt800.00–850.009,9133
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300950.00/cwt950.00–950.0012,3505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,336853.26/cwt650.00–975.0011,40011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,525892.89/cwt800.00–970.0013,6175
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,648858.42/cwt800.00–910.0014,1472
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,010990.00/cwt990.00–990.009,9991
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5551,120.54/cwt1,050.00–1,185.0017,4242

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.