Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2022-07-12

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 12
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
451 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 362▼ 47 vs year ago 498 · −9.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 109▲ 28 vs year ago 82 · +34.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 35▼ 17 vs year ago 77 · −22.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to holiday last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.53/cwt on 163 head.
Average price
$154.53
163 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$774
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$4
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$30.66/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 1-2506156.91793140
Medium and Large 2-3456141.3464521
Small and Medium 1-2625126.257892thin
One grade step is worth $30.66/cwt here — about $4 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 sale163 hd
154.53
—
KY average20 barns · 5,737 hd
154.01
+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—Low1,662105.381,75112
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24687.701,09312
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47784.061,24127
CowsLean 85-90%High1,17375.1188134

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,275$1,0544thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,300$1,0502thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$9952thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,076$8455
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$8251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,250$6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,209$1,07811
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,095$9876
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,050$9251thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,265$1,1751thin

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225195.00/cwt195.00–195.004391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285181.24/cwt180.00–184.005173
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3286168.58/cwt165.00–171.004826
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370172.75/cwt166.00–175.006394
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3395170.00/cwt170.00–170.006721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479172.95/cwt170.00–180.008288
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3486162.67/cwt146.00–169.007914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520166.41/cwt161.00–169.008653
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2588166.71/cwt160.00–170.0098017
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3595151.00/cwt151.00–151.008981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2607155.00/cwt155.00–155.009412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667154.97/cwt151.00–159.001,03422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2858140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2185175.00/cwt175.00–175.003241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205180.00/cwt180.00–180.003691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3271145.00/cwt145.00–145.003933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275163.59/cwt161.00–165.004503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2308165.33/cwt162.00–168.005093
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3313148.57/cwt140.00–157.004652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384167.99/cwt161.00–173.0064522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3390145.00/cwt145.00–145.005662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423166.60/cwt160.00–174.0070524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3428154.88/cwt151.00–159.006632
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2465142.50/cwt142.50–142.506631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475154.70/cwt150.00–160.0073515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added486166.00/cwt166.00–166.008076
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3507139.18/cwt138.00–142.007067
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530157.45/cwt153.00–161.0083426
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3581134.00/cwt134.00–134.007793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2594154.77/cwt148.00–157.0091911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3605130.00/cwt130.00–130.007872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608149.03/cwt144.00–155.0090611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673131.00/cwt129.00–133.0088210
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2785110.00/cwt110.00–110.008641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2813123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2931129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,2013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,040114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3320155.00/cwt155.00–155.004961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2327168.01/cwt167.00–176.005499
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3360159.00/cwt159.00–159.005721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382169.81/cwt165.00–176.0064915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410170.56/cwt168.00–175.006998
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3410153.00/cwt153.00–153.006271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2482163.52/cwt158.00–169.0078813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3488149.65/cwt146.00–155.007305
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511161.60/cwt154.00–166.0082611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3536151.00/cwt151.00–151.008093
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3580141.00/cwt141.00–141.008182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3625125.00/cwt125.00–125.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670134.30/cwt131.00–139.009003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2707130.00/cwt130.00–130.009192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770121.00/cwt121.00–121.009321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,471100.22/cwt98.00–102.001,4744
Bulls——1,757107.96/cwt105.00–111.001,8978
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07466.32/cwt63.00–71.007128
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19376.92/cwt70.00–82.0091824
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24687.70/cwt82.00–92.001,09312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,270105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,3341
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,33388.51/cwt88.00–89.001,1802
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48483.59/cwt78.00–90.001,24025
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,1251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,076845.45/head725.00–975.008455
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185994.81/head850.00–1,110.009952
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2751,053.87/head850.00–1,300.001,0544
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2850920.00/head920.00–920.009202
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2181,021.20/head925.00–1,175.001,0214
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2361,045.80/head800.00–1,125.001,0469

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.