Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2020-04-07

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 7
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
477 head
▲ 112 vs last sale 365▲ 477 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 47▲ 79 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 41▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady with light demand for heavier feeders and good demand for light weights. Slaughter cows traded mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $132.98/cwt on 154 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −74.78 against this barn's trailing median of $207.76.
Average price
$132.98
154 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$672
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$54
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$24.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.54
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2496137.93684101
Medium and Large 2-3522123.9664751
Small and Medium 1-2557113.006292thin
One grade step is worth $24.93/cwt here — about $54 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 sale154 hd
132.98
—
KY average25 barns · 2,077 hd
128.44
+4.54
This barn, trailing median9 sales
207.76
−74.78
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

9 sales
228204180157median 207.7603/0305/0505/2606/0910/20
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.02, low $170.56, median $207.76 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Low1,78569.521,2412thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32353.097023thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,24349.816194thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,10848.8054133

Every lot

71 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2232170.00/cwt170.00–170.003942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2271172.67/cwt170.00–174.004684
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2310182.00/cwt182.00–182.005643
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3333166.00/cwt166.00–166.005531
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365160.00/cwt160.00–160.005842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376172.89/cwt164.00–175.006505
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431165.94/cwt160.00–167.0071529
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3438151.29/cwt149.00–156.006633
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3463147.73/cwt135.00–149.0068411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2464154.60/cwt151.00–161.0071712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522142.10/cwt139.00–146.0074226
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3529130.86/cwt117.00–134.006929
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568133.97/cwt130.00–135.0076110
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570127.65/cwt127.00–129.007283
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632121.20/cwt121.00–122.007665
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720103.00/cwt103.00–103.007421
Steers—Medium and Large 2-373597.00/cwt97.00–97.007131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2238151.30/cwt146.00–160.003605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273145.56/cwt142.00–149.003979
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy311155.00/cwt155.00–155.004824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330144.27/cwt140.00–146.0047620
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340136.00/cwt136.00–136.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370141.48/cwt137.00–147.0052316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3388128.68/cwt128.00–130.004993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3412124.00/cwt124.00–124.005114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420135.54/cwt130.00–138.0056928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468134.77/cwt127.00–138.0063122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470123.00/cwt123.00–123.005782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524128.26/cwt121.00–131.0067220
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2535114.00/cwt114.00–114.006101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3541117.00/cwt115.00–118.006333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580111.00/cwt111.00–111.006442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615103.00/cwt103.00–103.006331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-362096.00/cwt96.00–96.005951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-266095.00/cwt95.00–95.006274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-368090.00/cwt90.00–90.006121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-271590.00/cwt90.00–90.006441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2321167.95/cwt163.00–171.0053910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372168.33/cwt162.00–173.006264
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3384150.95/cwt147.00–158.0058013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420154.60/cwt149.00–159.0064917
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3424141.75/cwt131.00–145.006015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468141.71/cwt140.00–149.0066316
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478126.30/cwt124.00–134.0060412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2507135.67/cwt126.00–137.0068829
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3526119.70/cwt115.00–124.006306
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555126.64/cwt120.00–128.007036
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2557113.00/cwt113.00–113.006292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620112.05/cwt104.00–115.0069513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-266398.00/cwt97.00–99.006502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-372688.12/cwt87.00–91.006407
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-283084.00/cwt84.00–84.006974
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-388580.00/cwt80.00–80.007084
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,78569.52/cwt67.00–72.001,2412
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03743.39/cwt42.00–45.004505
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12149.77/cwt47.00–53.0055828
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,21545.00/cwt45.00–45.005471
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25251.41/cwt50.00–54.006443
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32353.09/cwt52.00–54.007023
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,045900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,4051
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100890.00/cwt890.00–890.009,7901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,200930.00/cwt930.00–930.0011,1601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0013,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2900610.00/cwt610.00–610.005,4901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150624.78/cwt620.00–630.007,1852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200660.00/cwt660.00–660.007,9201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,221673.49/cwt620.00–720.008,2234
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,275720.00/cwt720.00–720.009,1801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,350650.00/cwt650.00–650.008,7751

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.