Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2022-03-08

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 8
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
310 head
▼ 86 vs last sale 396▼ 215 vs year ago 525 · −41.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 80▼ 9 vs year ago 84 · −10.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 40▼ 56 vs year ago 100 · −56.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend on market this week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.84/cwt on 112 head.
Average price
$151.84
112 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$767
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$148
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.54
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2510153.05781102
Medium and Large 2-3454139.4863310thin
One grade step is worth $13.57/cwt here — about $148 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 sale112 hd
151.84
—
KY average21 barns · 6,324 hd
148.30
+3.54
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—Average1,66398.111,6327thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28278.311,0049thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,46074.801,0927thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,12767.5176131

Every lot

74 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260207.00/cwt207.00–207.005384
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2337196.00/cwt196.00–196.006612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370180.00/cwt175.00–185.006662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417171.48/cwt170.00–172.007154
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465191.00/cwt191.00–191.008882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466175.25/cwt171.00–182.008175
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3485168.00/cwt168.00–168.008151
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3514161.53/cwt161.00–163.008304
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520169.80/cwt165.00–174.0088317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added526178.71/cwt175.00–181.0094019
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added563166.00/cwt166.00–166.009353
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576159.97/cwt156.00–164.009214
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3585146.97/cwt144.00–150.008602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605157.00/cwt157.00–157.009502
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3607144.00/cwt144.00–144.008742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added695150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0439
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2695147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2793135.48/cwt130.00–141.001,0742
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3295152.00/cwt152.00–152.004482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added317178.00/cwt178.00–178.005642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy327180.00/cwt180.00–180.005895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333158.28/cwt157.50–159.005276
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3340140.00/cwt140.00–140.004761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419152.42/cwt148.00–156.006395
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420140.00/cwt140.00–140.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added435166.29/cwt158.00–169.0072313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added451163.00/cwt163.00–163.007353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2456150.00/cwt147.00–153.006848
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3480136.00/cwt136.00–136.006531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521143.52/cwt143.00–145.007484
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added529156.54/cwt150.00–158.0082811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530136.46/cwt132.00–141.007234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571139.49/cwt139.00–140.007964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581150.38/cwt148.00–154.0087433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3585129.00/cwt129.00–129.007551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615140.00/cwt140.00–140.008611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2645125.75/cwt125.00–128.008114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785116.00/cwt116.00–116.009111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2838108.52/cwt106.00–111.009092
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2317190.00/cwt190.00–190.006022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335160.00/cwt160.00–160.005363
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3357174.55/cwt167.50–176.006236
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360185.03/cwt184.00–186.006662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405171.00/cwt171.00–171.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3411154.00/cwt154.00–154.006334
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475170.51/cwt170.00–171.008102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2500162.00/cwt162.00–162.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3533141.00/cwt141.00–141.007523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573158.43/cwt157.00–161.009087
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610132.00/cwt132.00–132.008052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665129.40/cwt125.00–134.008612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2865114.00/cwt114.00–114.009861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,58796.93/cwt95.00–100.001,5383
Bulls——1,713110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,8842
Bulls——1,72888.00/cwt88.00–88.001,5212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08560.45/cwt58.00–63.006567
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13168.43/cwt64.00–73.0077421
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20277.50/cwt75.00–80.009323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28278.31/cwt72.00–82.001,0049
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30072.00/cwt72.00–72.009361
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48775.27/cwt70.00–78.001,1196
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0871,282.52/cwt1,250.00–1,350.0013,9413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,7401,660.00/cwt1,660.00–1,660.0028,8841
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,245818.43/cwt610.00–1,140.0010,1894
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2800900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0012,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050964.29/cwt940.00–1,000.0010,1252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,150981.96/cwt935.00–1,025.0011,2932
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2920794.70/cwt650.00–900.007,3112
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950901.58/cwt780.00–1,000.008,5652
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,003956.92/cwt725.00–1,100.009,5982
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,023856.03/cwt800.00–900.008,7573

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.