Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2022-10-11

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 11
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
750 head
▲ 232 vs last sale 518▲ 185 vs year ago 565 · +32.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 80▲ 33 vs year ago 109 · +30.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 32▼ 117 vs year ago 140 · −83.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.79/cwt on 247 head.
Average price
$150.79
247 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$773
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$131
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$11.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.71
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2524153.58805189
Medium and Large 2-3476141.6967458
One grade step is worth $11.89/cwt here — about $131 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 sale247 hd
150.79
—
KY average25 barns · 5,178 hd
144.08
+6.71
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—Low1,93986.121,6706thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33775.661,0118thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38969.0995919
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13163.2771544

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)1,593$1,2092thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$9142thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$8251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$8101thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,150$1,0001thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,050$2,1503thin

Every lot

70 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280176.55/cwt175.00–178.004942
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3287165.00/cwt165.00–165.004742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2352186.51/cwt185.00–191.006574
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432174.42/cwt170.00–180.0075329
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3448162.34/cwt159.00–164.007276
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2473178.81/cwt173.00–180.008466
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3492157.00/cwt157.00–157.007722
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530158.00/cwt158.00–158.008371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536165.69/cwt160.00–171.0088850
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3560143.35/cwt140.00–145.008033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572163.98/cwt155.00–167.0093835
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2634156.74/cwt155.00–160.009944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2695154.98/cwt150.00–161.001,07724
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2708152.73/cwt152.00–155.001,08121
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3735140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3244148.71/cwt130.00–155.003634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280165.77/cwt161.00–168.004646
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3325152.00/cwt146.00–164.004943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2336165.52/cwt163.00–166.005566
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379164.46/cwt158.00–168.0062318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3393150.00/cwt150.00–150.005902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434160.64/cwt157.00–165.0069712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3434146.70/cwt135.00–150.006379
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472160.48/cwt155.00–167.0075744
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3483141.47/cwt122.00–154.0068324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3528142.81/cwt134.00–146.007548
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529155.05/cwt151.00–161.0082026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570150.51/cwt143.00–154.0085842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590133.65/cwt124.00–141.007893
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3623128.72/cwt126.00–130.008023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2638142.01/cwt138.00–143.0090613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681138.03/cwt132.00–140.009404
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3705108.00/cwt108.00–108.007611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2714131.48/cwt130.00–133.009396
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2751132.00/cwt132.00–132.009914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3805114.00/cwt114.00–114.009181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2823127.73/cwt121.00–130.001,0518
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3323133.53/cwt130.00–162.004319
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2334173.85/cwt170.00–181.005818
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3367163.34/cwt155.00–170.005997
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2383181.23/cwt175.00–191.006946
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427168.63/cwt161.00–181.007205
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3431142.72/cwt128.00–150.006157
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3468132.85/cwt117.00–158.0062213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477165.84/cwt160.00–171.0079135
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522155.21/cwt148.00–158.0081017
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3540146.00/cwt146.00–146.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572153.39/cwt148.00–158.0087725
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3581136.27/cwt131.00–144.007926
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625133.65/cwt130.00–139.008353
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3635123.00/cwt123.00–123.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3675123.00/cwt123.00–123.008301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2676132.13/cwt129.00–137.008935
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2712124.16/cwt121.00–127.008846
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,89484.18/cwt82.00–87.001,5944
Bulls——2,02890.00/cwt90.00–90.001,8252
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04156.97/cwt54.00–59.005936
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14564.26/cwt60.00–72.0073638
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,1131
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34973.75/cwt70.00–78.009957
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38168.76/cwt66.00–72.0095018
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,1441
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250914.00/head900.00–925.009142
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5931,208.95/head1,100.00–1,300.001,2092
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1503

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.