Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2019-09-10

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 10
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
210 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 151▲ 210 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 26▲ 33 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 11▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and bulls traded 2.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers 3.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 1.00-3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.68/cwt on 60 head.
Average price
$119.68
60 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$581
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$33
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.17
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2483122.4659140
Medium and Large 2-3490114.1155920
One grade step is worth $8.35/cwt here — about $33 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 sale60 hd
119.68
—
KY average28 barns · 6,043 hd
121.85
−2.17
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—Low1,65077.441,2785thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19057.136802thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,18949.565894thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05448.1850817

Every lot

65 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220172.13/cwt167.00–177.503792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265164.00/cwt164.00–164.004351
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3265142.00/cwt142.00–142.003761
Steers—Small and Medium 1-2285150.00/cwt150.00–150.004281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2336152.00/cwt152.00–152.005113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2352158.00/cwt158.00–158.005564
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423151.00/cwt151.00–151.006396
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485140.62/cwt139.00–141.006825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532135.08/cwt132.00–137.007197
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574132.98/cwt131.00–135.007634
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635128.00/cwt128.00–128.008132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665123.28/cwt120.00–127.008203
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3665115.00/cwt115.00–115.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720117.00/cwt115.00–119.008422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810111.00/cwt111.00–111.008991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,08589.00/cwt89.00–89.009661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2200139.00/cwt139.00–139.002781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278137.21/cwt131.00–142.003814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295118.00/cwt118.00–118.003482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333130.02/cwt128.00–134.004337
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375135.00/cwt135.00–135.005062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3384120.03/cwt118.00–126.004616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421122.61/cwt120.00–124.005163
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467122.49/cwt120.00–125.005726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533121.67/cwt121.00–126.006497
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3535115.00/cwt115.00–115.006153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2555123.00/cwt123.00–123.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3564111.99/cwt110.00–115.006325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633118.01/cwt114.00–120.007473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660109.00/cwt109.00–109.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3677100.34/cwt100.00–101.006793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2756102.00/cwt102.00–102.007714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-299082.00/cwt82.00–82.008121
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2316154.22/cwt145.00–156.004878
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3380135.92/cwt134.00–138.005162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381146.21/cwt145.00–148.005577
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425142.00/cwt142.00–142.006044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465137.72/cwt135.00–140.006403
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3477124.45/cwt121.00–128.0059414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2500135.40/cwt133.00–136.006775
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505125.00/cwt125.00–125.006311
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2505115.00/cwt115.00–115.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570121.00/cwt121.00–121.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3590112.00/cwt112.00–112.006611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615116.69/cwt112.00–119.007184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720109.00/cwt109.00–109.007851
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 356250.00/cwt50.00–50.002814
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25072.00/cwt72.00–72.009001
Bulls——1,75078.80/cwt75.00–84.001,3794
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02244.99/cwt42.00–47.004609
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09151.76/cwt48.00–57.005658
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,09547.00/cwt47.00–47.005152
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19057.13/cwt54.00–60.006802
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28352.11/cwt50.00–54.006692
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3825300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,053554.37/cwt450.00–660.005,8383
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,065530.00/cwt530.00–530.005,6451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,6631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155699.24/cwt675.00–725.008,0762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,215775.00/cwt775.00–775.009,4161
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225775.00/cwt775.00–775.009,4942
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,130900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,1701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,300930.00/cwt930.00–930.0012,0901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,320820.00/cwt820.00–820.0010,8241

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.