Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2019-11-05

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 5
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
612 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 633▲ 612 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 123▲ 107 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 60▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: Steer and Heifer calves were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Moderate supply of calves with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.19/cwt on 170 head.
Average price
$122.19
170 head · 457 lb average
Value per head Derived
$558
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$66
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$5.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.87
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2466123.54576128
Large 1417118.5049410thin
Medium and Large 2-3432117.9451032
One grade step is worth $5.60/cwt here — about $66 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 sale170 hd
122.19
—
KY average26 barns · 5,701 hd
118.32
+3.87
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—Average1,54260.7093611
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33542.7757129
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13841.4847222
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04333.5235015

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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2200175.00/cwt175.00–175.003502
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3205140.00/cwt140.00–140.002871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2290155.00/cwt155.00–155.004501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305152.02/cwt151.00–153.004644
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3345143.00/cwt143.00–143.004931
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3350133.50/cwt128.00–139.004672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379147.92/cwt144.00–151.005618
Steers—Large 1380130.00/cwt130.00–130.004941
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3418134.99/cwt133.00–137.005642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2437145.16/cwt142.00–147.006348
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478143.46/cwt141.00–146.006862
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480129.82/cwt128.00–134.006236
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3510126.00/cwt126.00–126.006431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522136.23/cwt131.00–139.0071116
Steers—Large 1550114.00/cwt114.00–114.006273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574133.82/cwt132.00–135.0076812
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3580130.02/cwt129.00–131.007542
Steers—Large 1630125.00/cwt125.00–125.007881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2634129.78/cwt128.00–131.008234
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3635122.00/cwt122.00–122.007751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666128.53/cwt123.00–131.008566
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3685118.00/cwt118.00–118.008081
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3715114.00/cwt114.00–114.008151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728120.33/cwt120.00–121.008763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2848121.50/cwt120.00–123.001,0306
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2895115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0291
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2177151.24/cwt147.50–155.002683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3185125.00/cwt125.00–125.002311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235134.00/cwt134.00–134.003152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3273120.00/cwt120.00–120.003282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275131.24/cwt129.00–135.003617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324132.47/cwt130.00–134.0042919
Heifers—Large 1328120.00/cwt120.00–120.003943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3341122.00/cwt122.00–122.004162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3352116.68/cwt115.00–120.004113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375126.00/cwt126.00–126.004731
Heifers—Large 1393117.66/cwt117.00–118.004623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3409117.37/cwt115.00–120.004805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415123.74/cwt121.00–125.0051424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470118.56/cwt115.00–120.0055713
Heifers—Large 1473119.00/cwt119.00–119.005633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486122.27/cwt121.00–124.0059415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3521114.75/cwt114.00–115.005984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523128.00/cwt128.00–128.006693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528121.47/cwt117.00–124.0064121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3563114.01/cwt113.00–115.006422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572117.98/cwt116.00–120.0067512
Heifers—Large 1585115.00/cwt115.00–115.006731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625113.80/cwt110.00–117.0071115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669111.79/cwt111.00–113.007485
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700110.00/cwt110.00–110.007701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3165160.00/cwt160.00–160.002641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225170.00/cwt165.00–175.003832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3281151.00/cwt151.00–151.004242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340144.00/cwt144.00–144.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3356131.71/cwt130.00–135.004693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2371141.80/cwt138.00–144.005268
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3411127.00/cwt127.00–127.005223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421134.93/cwt132.00–140.005685
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3474128.19/cwt124.00–130.0060823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475133.99/cwt131.00–137.0063620
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518127.78/cwt124.00–131.0066216
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3533119.97/cwt118.00–122.006392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3563114.00/cwt114.00–114.006422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583120.69/cwt119.00–123.0070428
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2616119.76/cwt116.00–121.0073814
Bulls—Large 1645112.00/cwt112.00–112.007223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2661112.39/cwt111.00–113.007435
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705108.00/cwt106.00–111.007613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3711103.00/cwt103.00–103.007323
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44458.34/cwt54.00–64.008427
Bulls——1,71364.82/cwt62.50–68.001,1104
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03231.72/cwt28.00–34.0032710
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06437.12/cwt35.00–40.003955
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11244.15/cwt42.00–46.0049111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15047.50/cwt47.00–48.005462
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16636.87/cwt33.00–40.004309
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28039.07/cwt36.00–41.505008
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35644.18/cwt42.00–47.0059921
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990766.17/cwt680.00–830.007,5854
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.0013,7801

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.