Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2022-06-28

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 28
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
362 head
▼ 308 vs last sale 670▼ 38 vs year ago 400 · −9.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 49▲ 42 vs year ago 67 · +62.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 32▼ 1 vs year ago 36 · −2.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder cattle due to lack of comparable receipts (last week majority of feeders were value added) but a steady undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-4.00 higher with a high quality offering.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.14/cwt on 128 head.
Average price
$150.14
128 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$845
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$232
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.52
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2575151.09868116
Medium and Large 2-3451140.9663612thin
One grade step is worth $10.13/cwt here — about $232 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 sale128 hd
150.14
—
KY average25 barns · 3,728 hd
150.66
−0.52
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—Low1,855105.551,9589thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24187.891,0919thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,43386.641,24213
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,15179.5891637

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,353$1,1835
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,325$1,0292thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)988$1,0152thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,060$7751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)990$7432thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,103$1,0452thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$1,1752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,133$9863thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2238173.71/cwt170.00–177.504132
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3258173.71/cwt172.50–175.004482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275190.02/cwt189.00–191.005232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330180.64/cwt179.00–184.005963
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370185.00/cwt185.00–185.006851
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3383171.00/cwt171.00–171.006553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2444174.42/cwt172.00–182.007744
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3460166.00/cwt166.00–166.007641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481176.18/cwt170.00–179.008476
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517172.72/cwt167.00–175.0089314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580171.00/cwt171.00–171.009927
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630160.73/cwt159.00–161.001,01314
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3637145.33/cwt145.00–146.009263
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664157.81/cwt152.00–161.001,04814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723149.85/cwt144.00–151.001,0836
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2890130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2990110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,110114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,2651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,230123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,5131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205177.50/cwt177.50–177.503641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3235140.00/cwt140.00–140.003291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2277169.49/cwt167.00–172.004695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345172.00/cwt172.00–172.005931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375151.44/cwt137.50–162.505683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376173.45/cwt169.00–176.006527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421165.01/cwt157.00–168.0069512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3425145.77/cwt142.50–155.006204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy471173.00/cwt173.00–173.008155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479161.65/cwt157.00–168.0077412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523160.86/cwt155.00–168.0084123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528134.36/cwt127.50–148.007093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2596154.23/cwt148.00–155.0091927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628142.01/cwt139.00–144.008925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2685131.00/cwt131.00–131.008971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3770111.00/cwt111.00–111.008551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785125.00/cwt125.00–125.009811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-299090.85/cwt90.00–102.0089914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,155113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,3051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,200115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,3801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335169.00/cwt169.00–169.005661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2358166.28/cwt162.00–173.005955
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3365160.00/cwt160.00–160.005841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433166.83/cwt166.00–167.007226
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463167.74/cwt160.00–172.007774
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3493158.50/cwt158.00–159.007812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518154.83/cwt151.00–162.008024
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540142.50/cwt142.50–142.507701
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-2560130.00/cwt130.00–130.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577150.10/cwt142.00–154.008667
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623148.40/cwt144.00–153.0092511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2738124.58/cwt122.00–134.009196
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2800105.00/cwt105.00–105.008401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,65896.73/cwt95.00–98.001,6043
Bulls——1,866107.56/cwt103.00–111.002,0075
Bulls——2,390122.00/cwt122.00–122.002,9161
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,11575.00/cwt75.00–75.008361
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14080.95/cwt75.00–88.0092322
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14472.93/cwt69.00–75.0083411
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,23590.37/cwt88.00–93.001,1164
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24187.89/cwt85.00–90.001,0919
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46087.61/cwt85.00–91.001,27912
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1031,044.67/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0452
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29881,014.62/head825.00–1,175.001,0152
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990743.18/head675.00–800.007432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,029.25/head950.00–1,100.001,0292
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3531,182.91/head1,050.00–1,460.001,1835
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,133986.03/head800.00–1,075.009863
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752

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.