Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2022-10-25

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 25
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
646 head
▼ 104 vs last sale 750▲ 646 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 142▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 23▲ 92 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.95/cwt on 234 head.
Average price
$146.95
234 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$702
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$275
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$43.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.54
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2465156.33727174
Medium and Large 2-3524120.4263155
Medium and Large 3402112.504525thin
One grade step is worth $43.83/cwt here — about $275 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 sale234 hd
146.95
—
KY average23 barns · 5,570 hd
146.41
+0.54
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—Average1,55282.091,27412
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44664.6393420
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13962.5871353
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,00355.4755618

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,315$1,07013
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$9982thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,200$90315
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,005$8001thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,420$8001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)989$7887
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,215$7655
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)958$7173thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,210$7001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,160$6801thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)730$4001thin

Every lot

113 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy205205.00/cwt205.00–205.004201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2212185.59/cwt176.00–190.003933
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3245160.00/cwt160.00–160.003921
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3260161.00/cwt161.00–161.004191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2271186.34/cwt179.00–192.005055
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added315203.00/cwt203.00–203.006395
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2319180.45/cwt176.00–186.005764
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3339160.00/cwt160.00–160.005427
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375174.46/cwt170.00–179.0065414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378183.36/cwt182.00–184.006933
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3382160.00/cwt160.00–160.006112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427167.09/cwt160.00–176.007136
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added435179.51/cwt179.00–180.0078110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475159.99/cwt155.00–162.007609
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475151.51/cwt144.00–154.007205
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3523134.53/cwt120.00–143.007047
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528151.99/cwt148.00–157.008034
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533166.62/cwt160.00–170.0088813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564152.04/cwt145.00–160.0085816
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3583131.35/cwt120.00–143.007662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588161.00/cwt161.00–161.009478
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610147.32/cwt140.00–153.008997
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3666127.00/cwt127.00–127.008463
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668152.97/cwt150.00–155.001,0228
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3745105.00/cwt105.00–105.007821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2781144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1253
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215140.00/cwt140.00–140.003011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230160.00/cwt160.00–160.003681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3240120.00/cwt120.00–120.002881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3273125.73/cwt117.50–130.003433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280147.48/cwt140.00–160.004138
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3317129.11/cwt117.50–135.004093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324162.90/cwt158.00–168.005285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added328174.84/cwt171.00–178.0057319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3358141.07/cwt131.00–146.005054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373165.69/cwt160.00–168.0061812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added376171.35/cwt170.00–174.0064412
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed402112.50/cwt112.50–112.504525
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3420134.29/cwt120.00–144.005648
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added424171.83/cwt171.00–172.007296
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432162.01/cwt155.00–169.007008
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463166.00/cwt166.00–166.0076913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470136.42/cwt132.00–142.006414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475156.31/cwt149.00–163.0074221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530129.60/cwt117.50–138.0068711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2537150.81/cwt140.00–159.0081029
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3564114.34/cwt110.00–121.006455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569142.85/cwt130.00–148.0081322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3601110.26/cwt90.00–117.006634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626135.88/cwt130.00–143.008517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3667100.00/cwt100.00–100.006672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673133.82/cwt127.00–135.009017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718122.97/cwt120.00–126.008832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720102.52/cwt100.00–110.007384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755123.00/cwt123.00–123.009291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-379283.01/cwt80.00–95.006575
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-391091.00/cwt91.00–91.008281
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3205150.00/cwt150.00–150.003081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2222169.54/cwt165.00–174.003762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230184.60/cwt180.00–189.004252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250197.50/cwt197.50–197.504941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290165.00/cwt165.00–165.004791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310155.24/cwt151.00–160.004813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320175.00/cwt175.00–175.005601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335137.50/cwt137.50–137.504611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2387167.11/cwt164.00–174.0064712
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3395144.00/cwt144.00–144.005691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3428133.71/cwt127.50–140.005722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430157.53/cwt151.00–165.006774
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3469125.77/cwt120.00–138.005908
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476151.11/cwt140.00–158.0071923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531147.91/cwt140.00–154.0078523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3533127.68/cwt120.00–135.006817
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565141.28/cwt136.00–147.0079812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3578132.37/cwt130.00–134.007655
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3618123.46/cwt113.00–129.0076311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622135.53/cwt132.00–146.008437
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2671129.40/cwt129.00–130.0086810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3682123.26/cwt116.00–126.0084112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723120.77/cwt115.00–125.0087310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2772120.00/cwt120.00–120.009263
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-381091.00/cwt91.00–91.007371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2824102.93/cwt100.00–109.008486
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-388384.96/cwt80.00–90.007502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2900105.00/cwt105.00–105.009451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-398776.64/cwt70.00–80.007563
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33378.43/cwt73.00–80.001,0455
Bulls——1,36090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,2241
Bulls——1,76683.82/cwt82.00–86.001,4806
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98354.81/cwt52.00–58.0053913
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03545.00/cwt45.00–45.004661
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06060.24/cwt59.00–61.006394
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06857.17/cwt54.00–59.0061113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14863.23/cwt60.00–70.0072636
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29474.31/cwt71.00–81.009624
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36371.48/cwt71.00–72.009742
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38758.79/cwt57.00–61.008155
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48165.82/cwt62.00–68.0097513
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2730400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2815600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2885650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2958717.04/head700.00–750.007173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,018818.75/head725.00–1,000.008196
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160680.00/head680.00–680.006801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,215765.07/head730.00–875.007655
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,222921.08/head680.00–1,025.0092114
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3151,069.66/head800.00–1,100.001,07013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,400998.14/head870.00–1,100.009982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,420800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-287383.49/cwt81.00–86.007292

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.