Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2019-12-03

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 3

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

734 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 725▲ 734 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

176 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 105▲ 176 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

108 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 80▲ 108 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend on market due to holiday last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.99/cwt on 227 head.

Average price

$122.99

227 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$608

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$9.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.59

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	503	125.21	630	176
Medium and Large 2-3	465	115.32	536	51

One grade step is worth $9.89/cwt here — about $93 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 sale227 hd

122.99

—

KY average18 barns · 3,294 hd

120.40

+2.59

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,798	68.86	1,238	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,270	51.92	659	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,403	49.65	697	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,159	43.18	501	62

Every lot

91 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	170	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	281	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	231	148.53/cwt	145.00–154.00	343	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	262	171.37/cwt	165.00–175.00	449	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	150.45/cwt	144.00–155.00	429	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	542	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	328	149.97/cwt	147.00–155.00	492	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	157.59/cwt	156.00–161.00	588	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	374	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	557	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	138.47/cwt	137.00–140.00	586	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	147.40/cwt	144.00–154.00	637	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	142.41/cwt	140.00–144.00	681	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	672	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	139.34/cwt	138.00–142.00	733	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	135.39/cwt	131.00–140.00	785	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	134.08/cwt	130.00–139.00	827	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	806	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	129.83/cwt	126.00–134.00	867	9
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	819	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	125.30/cwt	124.00–130.00	911	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	753	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	753	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	970	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	210	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	252	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	227	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	284	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	133.96/cwt	133.00–135.00	375	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	122.05/cwt	121.00–125.00	372	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	131.03/cwt	128.00–133.00	426	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	116.80/cwt	116.00–118.00	420	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	127.92/cwt	125.00–130.00	487	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	416	116.65/cwt	115.00–120.00	485	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	130.51/cwt	124.00–133.00	549	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	123.14/cwt	119.00–125.00	576	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	471	114.17/cwt	114.00–115.00	538	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	122.95/cwt	119.00–128.00	632	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	521	113.11/cwt	108.00–118.00	589	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	537	133.75/cwt	133.00–134.00	718	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	126.38/cwt	120.00–133.00	705	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	561	115.16/cwt	113.00–118.00	646	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	565	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	771	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	118.25/cwt	114.00–119.00	724	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	642	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	803	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	112.47/cwt	111.00–115.00	766	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	730	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	694	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	501	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	367	132.01/cwt	120.00–138.00	484	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	145.02/cwt	140.00–150.00	555	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	146.11/cwt	143.00–147.00	614	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	532	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	133.30/cwt	131.00–136.00	641	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	125.32/cwt	121.00–132.00	654	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	532	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	633	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	118.49/cwt	116.00–127.00	674	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	115.03/cwt	113.00–116.00	721	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	678	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	104.25/cwt	102.00–105.00	756	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	776	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	875	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	396	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	277	5
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	419	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	318	9
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	521	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	422	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,734	65.44/cwt	62.00–68.50	1,135	7
Bulls	—	—	1,888	73.64/cwt	70.00–78.50	1,390	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,128	43.67/cwt	43.00–44.00	493	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,139	39.68/cwt	35.00–42.00	452	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,172	45.39/cwt	43.00–50.00	532	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	42.45/cwt	40.00–46.00	520	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	52.66/cwt	49.00–55.00	668	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	732	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	773	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	50.28/cwt	47.00–54.00	728	20
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	13,780	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	9,585	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	775	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,860	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	870	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,220	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,135	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	605.45/cwt	600.00–610.00	5,994	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	707.92/cwt	600.00–750.00	7,136	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	644.77/cwt	510.00–780.00	7,202	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,810	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	519.77/cwt	430.00–610.00	5,915	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	694.62/cwt	670.00–710.00	9,030	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,307	574.94/cwt	500.00–680.00	7,514	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	5,088	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,012	700.30/cwt	670.00–730.00	7,087	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,113	3

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 - Ledbetter, KY

Tue Dec 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 734Last week 725Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 176Last week 105Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 108Last week 80Year ago 0

No trend on market due to holiday last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	124.00–133.00	130.51
8	—	681	111.00–115.00	112.47
6	—	325	128.00–133.00	131.03
2	—	280	133.00–135.00	133.96
2	—	227	125.00	125.00
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
10	—	558	120.00–133.00	126.38
24	—	612	114.00–119.00	118.25
25	—	468	119.00–125.00	123.14
26	—	514	119.00–128.00	122.95
31	—	381	125.00–130.00	127.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	565	136.50	136.50
10	—	642	125.00	125.00
15	—	537	133.00–134.00	133.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	95.00	95.00
2	—	210	120.00	120.00
12	—	561	113.00–118.00	115.16
12	—	521	108.00–118.00	113.11
9	—	416	115.00–120.00	116.65
6	—	471	114.00–115.00	114.17
5	—	360	116.00–118.00	116.80
4	—	305	121.00–125.00	122.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	367	120.00–138.00	132.01
2	—	532	119.00	119.00
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
1	—	640	106.00	106.00
1	—	475	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	481	131.00–136.00	133.30
9	—	569	116.00–127.00	118.49
8	—	420	143.00–147.00	146.11
6	—	383	140.00–150.00	145.02
4	—	725	102.00–105.00	104.25
4	—	627	113.00–116.00	115.03
3	—	761	102.00	102.00
3	—	522	121.00–132.00	125.32
1	—	875	100.00	100.00
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
1	—	325	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	521	81.00	81.00
9	—	419	76.00	76.00
5	—	396	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	328	147.00–155.00	149.97
7	—	285	144.00–155.00	150.45
4	—	374	149.00	149.00
4	—	231	145.00–154.00	148.53
3	—	753	100.00	100.00
3	—	635	127.00	127.00
2	—	423	137.00–140.00	138.47
1	—	725	113.00	113.00
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
1	—	505	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	580	131.00–140.00	135.39
28	—	617	130.00–139.00	134.08
23	—	727	124.00–130.00	125.30
22	—	432	144.00–154.00	147.40
14	—	478	140.00–144.00	142.41
9	—	668	126.00–134.00	129.83
9	—	526	138.00–142.00	139.34
5	—	317	171.00	171.00
3	—	373	156.00–161.00	157.59
3	—	262	165.00–175.00	171.37
1	—	795	122.00	122.00
1	—	170	165.00	165.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,060.00	1,060.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	710.00	710.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	330.00	330.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,307	500.00–680.00	574.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,138	430.00–610.00	519.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	990	600.00–610.00	605.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	670.00–710.00	694.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,117	510.00–780.00	644.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,008	600.00–750.00	707.92

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	660	180.00	180.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	645	230.00	230.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	240.00	240.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	530.00	530.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,012	670.00–730.00	700.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,125	810.00	810.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,888	70.00–78.50	73.64
7	—	1,734	62.00–68.50	65.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	56.00	56.00
2	—	1,225	40.00–46.00	42.45
20	—	1,269	49.00–55.00	52.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	55.00	55.00
3	—	1,128	43.00–44.00	43.67
20	—	1,448	47.00–54.00	50.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,139	35.00–42.00	39.68
38	—	1,172	43.00–50.00	45.39

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.