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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 17

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

404 head

▼ 99 vs last sale 503▲ 404 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

68 head

▼ 64 vs last sale 132▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 43▲ 15 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

Feeder cattle traded sharply higher with strong demand throughout the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

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 $131.35/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$131.35

138 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$586

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$11.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.46

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	447	133.63	598	110
Medium and Large 2-3	442	122.38	541	28

One grade step is worth $11.26/cwt here — about $57 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 sale138 hd

131.35

—

KY average30 barns · 7,543 hd

122.89

+8.46

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	—	Low	1,794	62.49	1,121	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,433	50.51	724	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,536	47.50	729	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,139	42.89	488	34

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	398	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	261	183.34/cwt	170.00–185.00	479	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	262	154.29/cwt	152.50–160.00	404	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	302	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	486	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	147.84/cwt	143.00–150.00	559	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	160.11/cwt	158.00–163.00	616	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	440	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	708	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	760	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	778	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	125.34/cwt	125.00–126.00	718	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	133.51/cwt	131.00–136.00	840	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	900	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	150	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	225	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	212	137.36/cwt	132.00–145.00	291	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	155.87/cwt	155.00–160.00	366	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	260	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	354	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	114.54/cwt	112.00–117.00	361	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	316	145.51/cwt	141.00–148.00	460	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	367	129.52/cwt	126.00–135.00	475	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	140.87/cwt	139.00–142.50	518	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	405	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	571	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	134.71/cwt	130.00–138.00	562	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	439	126.98/cwt	117.00–129.00	557	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	122.75/cwt	121.00–125.00	571	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	124.17/cwt	123.00–125.00	642	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	112.54/cwt	110.00–115.00	583	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	627	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	580	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	748	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	742	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	777	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	726	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	776	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	727	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	843	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	790	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	985	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	719	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	331	141.27/cwt	136.00–150.00	468	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	159.51/cwt	157.00–165.00	534	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	147.07/cwt	143.00–155.00	638	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	144.32/cwt	135.00–145.00	688	25
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	496	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	620	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	130.64/cwt	127.00–133.00	674	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	562	113.97/cwt	110.00–119.00	641	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	124.14/cwt	123.00–130.00	731	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	113.48/cwt	113.00–115.00	777	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	704	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	109.71/cwt	105.00–112.00	793	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	817	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	743	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,055	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	739	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,794	62.49/cwt	57.00–65.00	1,121	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,011	37.98/cwt	35.00–40.00	384	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,192	44.94/cwt	41.00–50.00	536	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	43.95/cwt	43.00–45.00	611	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,433	50.51/cwt	50.00–51.00	724	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,598	49.02/cwt	46.00–52.00	783	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	4,361	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	434.82/cwt	410.00–460.00	4,600	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,332	744.52/cwt	670.00–790.00	9,917	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	10,318	2

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 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 404Last week 503Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 68Last week 132Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 43Year ago 0

Feeder cattle traded sharply higher with strong demand throughout the offering. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	157.00–165.00	159.51
4	—	685	113.00–115.00	113.48
6	—	516	127.00–133.00	130.64
10	—	434	143.00–155.00	147.07
25	—	477	135.00–145.00	144.32
29	—	589	123.00–130.00	124.14
3	—	723	105.00–112.00	109.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	817	91.00	91.00
1	—	1,055	70.00	70.00
1	—	690	102.00	102.00
7	—	562	110.00–119.00	113.97
1	—	440	140.00	140.00
6	—	331	136.00–150.00	141.27
3	—	496	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	173.00	173.00
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
2	—	425	150.00	150.00
9	—	261	170.00–185.00	183.34
2	—	570	136.00–137.00	136.50
4	—	629	131.00–136.00	133.51
4	—	738	122.00	122.00
2	—	302	161.00	161.00
31	—	385	158.00–163.00	160.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	125.00–126.00	125.34
6	—	262	152.50–160.00	154.29
6	—	378	143.00–150.00	147.84
1	—	425	135.00	135.00
1	—	460	145.00	145.00
1	—	640	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	440	161.00	161.00
2	—	510	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	580	129.00	129.00
6	—	405	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	95.00	95.00
1	—	685	106.00	106.00
1	—	565	111.00	111.00
1	—	260	136.00	136.00
2	—	315	112.00–117.00	114.54
1	—	985	73.00	73.00
13	—	439	117.00–129.00	126.98
3	—	367	126.00–135.00	129.52
3	—	212	132.00–145.00	137.36
2	—	518	110.00–115.00	112.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	517	123.00–125.00	124.17
22	—	417	130.00–138.00	134.71
21	—	368	139.00–142.50	140.87
12	—	316	141.00–148.00	145.51
5	—	235	155.00–160.00	155.87
2	—	795	106.00	106.00
1	—	840	94.00	94.00
1	—	725	107.00	107.00
11	—	465	121.00–125.00	122.75
5	—	676	115.00	115.00
1	—	150	150.00	150.00
5	—	598	124.00	124.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	765	570.00	570.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,340	770.00	770.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,332	670.00–790.00	744.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,058	410.00–460.00	434.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,794	57.00–65.00	62.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,011	35.00–40.00	37.98
24	—	1,192	41.00–50.00	44.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,598	46.00–52.00	49.02
3	—	1,390	43.00–45.00	43.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	50.00–51.00	50.51

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.