Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2020-11-10

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 10
● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
484 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 433▲ 259 vs year ago 225 · +115.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
149 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 96▲ 59 vs year ago 90 · +65.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 75▲ 31 vs year ago 30 · +103.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.98/cwt on 149 head.
Average price
$129.98
149 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$633
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$100
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.91
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2492130.87644133
Medium and Large 2-3444122.6554416thin
One grade step is worth $8.22/cwt here — about $100 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 sale149 hd
129.98
—
KY average26 barns · 5,113 hd
122.07
+7.91
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—Average1,58370.571,11715
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,35255.2074614
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43451.9874518
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,22048.5259272

Every lot

68 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2276157.83/cwt152.50–163.004364
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435148.00/cwt148.00–148.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445135.00/cwt135.00–135.006011
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470138.00/cwt138.00–138.006491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476148.80/cwt143.00–153.0070820
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2507143.52/cwt141.00–145.007288
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3537130.11/cwt109.00–135.006995
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2558139.29/cwt139.00–140.007777
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585130.00/cwt130.00–130.007611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2641128.21/cwt125.00–129.008225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662125.25/cwt120.00–126.008298
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added704130.00/cwt130.00–130.009158
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2738120.00/cwt120.00–120.008865
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825110.00/cwt110.00–110.009081
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205170.00/cwt170.00–170.003491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305143.02/cwt137.00–147.0043614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3337122.04/cwt118.00–130.004113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363139.35/cwt135.00–140.0050617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3392126.02/cwt110.00–130.004945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438134.01/cwt130.00–137.0058718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440126.00/cwt126.00–126.005541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466136.01/cwt130.00–141.0063420
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3484123.83/cwt120.00–127.005995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510138.50/cwt138.50–138.507064
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513130.03/cwt127.00–131.0066717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563125.76/cwt125.00–126.007084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added591131.00/cwt131.00–131.007746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623118.83/cwt115.00–124.0074011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631125.27/cwt125.00–126.007907
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3633110.51/cwt110.00–111.007002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670110.32/cwt105.00–113.007399
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721100.00/cwt100.00–100.007213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790101.00/cwt101.00–101.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810100.00/cwt100.00–100.008101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3324148.96/cwt148.00–150.004836
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2331166.60/cwt155.00–169.005516
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3360143.00/cwt138.00–148.005152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2379153.78/cwt150.00–160.0058313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433148.64/cwt144.00–159.0064422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3443137.02/cwt134.00–140.006072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463146.89/cwt145.00–154.0068014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3480140.02/cwt139.00–141.006722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526130.71/cwt126.00–135.0068815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569126.43/cwt121.00–129.0071921
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3600111.00/cwt111.00–111.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618118.61/cwt114.00–122.007336
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665116.67/cwt112.00–118.007769
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2726106.00/cwt106.00–106.007703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2767105.63/cwt101.00–110.0081010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-291589.00/cwt89.00–89.008141
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 349075.00/cwt75.00–75.003683
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51868.73/cwt65.00–73.001,04313
Bulls——2,00882.52/cwt80.00–85.001,6572
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09342.95/cwt39.00–45.0046912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23048.93/cwt45.00–54.0060255
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27846.28/cwt44.00–48.005912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34754.83/cwt50.00–58.0073913
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,41257.42/cwt56.00–58.008115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42060.00/cwt60.00–60.008521
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45352.69/cwt50.00–58.0076616
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925977.84/cwt900.00–1,050.009,0452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025985.00/cwt985.00–985.0010,0961
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,243808.29/cwt650.00–900.0010,0479
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,283628.63/cwt575.00–680.008,0652
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,294644.70/cwt500.00–690.008,3427
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,321624.62/cwt550.00–710.008,2518
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,003755.57/cwt680.00–825.007,5782

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.