Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2022-06-14

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 14
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
377 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 401▼ 259 vs year ago 636 · −40.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 58▼ 24 vs year ago 56 · −42.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 120▲ 26 vs year ago 15 · +173.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls unevenly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.26/cwt on 202 head.
Average price
$153.26
202 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$823
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$151
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.19
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2541154.23835187
Medium and Large 2-3484141.1268315thin
One grade step is worth $13.11/cwt here — about $151 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 sale202 hd
153.26
—
KY average26 barns · 4,776 hd
148.06
+5.19
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—Average1,833103.901,9047thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23597.501,2042thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61585.011,3734thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02967.6969712

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$9751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,141$8896
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$8382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,042$7843thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,175$1,1251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,233$1,1083thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,260$1,0751thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245180.00/cwt180.00–180.004411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2287196.00/cwt196.00–196.005632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423191.79/cwt189.00–195.0081115
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3445179.00/cwt179.00–179.007974
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3532158.06/cwt140.00–164.008418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2539171.81/cwt170.00–172.0092621
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3555130.00/cwt130.00–130.007221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2556171.00/cwt171.00–171.009517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2637162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,03234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2656154.94/cwt149.00–157.001,0164
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2743145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0774
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2777140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0882
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2195195.00/cwt195.00–195.003801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3245145.00/cwt145.00–145.003551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278175.90/cwt170.00–180.004895
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3283153.49/cwt153.00–154.004342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340167.00/cwt167.00–167.005682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370169.58/cwt166.00–174.006276
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy403182.00/cwt182.00–182.0073316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3410157.50/cwt157.50–157.506461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2416167.65/cwt164.00–172.0069713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3455146.00/cwt146.00–146.006641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478166.61/cwt158.00–169.0079613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2511162.57/cwt152.00–164.0083115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3537144.37/cwt141.00–150.007753
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3552134.71/cwt130.00–144.007446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578150.22/cwt148.00–156.0086877
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2644139.36/cwt131.00–141.0089712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676130.63/cwt124.00–131.0088319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725130.00/cwt130.00–130.009435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763116.00/cwt116.00–116.008853
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2345183.00/cwt183.00–183.006311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2395171.00/cwt171.00–171.006752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3430160.00/cwt160.00–160.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438172.96/cwt172.00–175.007583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471165.44/cwt163.00–168.007794
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3525117.83/cwt105.00–145.006193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572152.03/cwt148.00–156.008704
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615134.00/cwt134.00–134.008241
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3662112.00/cwt112.00–112.007414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2693135.99/cwt133.00–139.009422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720112.48/cwt110.00–120.008104
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,65093.96/cwt93.00–95.001,5502
Bulls——1,906107.88/cwt104.00–112.002,0565
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02264.73/cwt62.00–68.006628
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04373.61/cwt72.00–76.007684
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,3411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,0661
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44881.35/cwt80.00–82.001,1783
Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,11596.00/cwt96.00–96.002,0301
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3965675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,042783.84/head775.00–800.007843
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150838.04/head825.00–850.008382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,176931.85/head775.00–1,100.009325
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,200925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751

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.