Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2023-06-06

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 6
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
363 head
▲ 111 vs last sale 252▼ 38 vs year ago 401 · −9.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 125▲ 26 vs year ago 58 · +44.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 21▼ 97 vs year ago 120 · −80.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.19/cwt on 145 head.
Average price
$221.19
145 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,021
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$273
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$65.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.29
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2464225.921,049124
Medium and Large 2434203.6988516thin
Medium and Large 2-3485160.027765thin
One grade step is worth $65.90/cwt here — about $273 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 sale145 hd
221.19
—
KY average26 barns · 6,075 hd
212.91
+8.29
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—Average1,324109.051,44418
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,557101.271,5779thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,21194.191,14141
CowsLean 85-90%Average90882.1674626

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)1,240$1,2604thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)903$1,2382thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,270$1,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)985$1,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,035$1,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)700$5301thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)805$9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$1,4751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)765$7923thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy317273.03/cwt267.50–285.008663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320230.00/cwt230.00–230.007361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365230.00/cwt230.00–230.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3365205.00/cwt205.00–205.007481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,0163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436254.25/cwt248.00–258.001,1099
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470248.31/cwt245.00–252.501,1675
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510252.55/cwt241.00–255.001,2889
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2545214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,1661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3353
Steers—Medium and Large 2585205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2686210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2737188.00/cwt186.00–191.001,3865
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,5344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,040150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225260.00/cwt260.00–260.005852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230230.00/cwt230.00–230.005291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285266.66/cwt260.00–275.007608
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285232.50/cwt232.50–232.506631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy310259.00/cwt257.00–261.008032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2316245.19/cwt235.00–255.007754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340210.00/cwt210.00–210.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy360255.63/cwt253.00–261.009203
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3375190.00/cwt190.00–190.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378236.81/cwt227.50–247.0089514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2384222.50/cwt222.50–222.508545
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3400150.00/cwt150.00–150.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425231.94/cwt224.00–240.0098620
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470186.00/cwt180.00–190.008745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474223.30/cwt210.00–228.001,05825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485234.90/cwt234.00–235.001,1399
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517216.76/cwt200.00–221.001,12114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3520152.55/cwt150.00–155.007932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575200.66/cwt194.00–211.001,15410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,0652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610155.00/cwt155.00–155.009461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625198.12/cwt186.00–202.001,2389
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780162.38/cwt152.50–172.001,2672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2975125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy269277.04/cwt265.00–280.007455
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3277220.00/cwt220.00–220.006094
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2287240.00/cwt240.00–240.006892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2338264.67/cwt257.50–273.008959
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373231.28/cwt230.00–232.508632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375196.32/cwt195.00–200.007364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2392254.69/cwt245.00–260.009985
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426236.00/cwt225.00–242.001,0059
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy429246.48/cwt246.00–248.001,0574
Bulls—Medium and Large 2451205.00/cwt205.00–205.009254
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy463243.86/cwt242.00–245.001,1298
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477231.98/cwt220.00–240.001,10727
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3500183.00/cwt183.00–183.009151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528215.75/cwt202.50–220.001,13914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3558177.33/cwt176.00–180.009903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578212.97/cwt205.00–220.001,23120
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617204.78/cwt190.00–212.001,2639
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3640150.00/cwt150.00–150.009601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2695192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2847139.33/cwt136.00–140.001,1806
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3537117.50/cwt117.50–117.506312
Dairy Steers—Large 3590112.50/cwt112.50–112.506641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,13893.11/cwt92.00–94.001,0602
Bulls——1,301109.78/cwt100.00–123.001,42815
Bulls——2,045130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,6591
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78660.16/cwt55.00–64.004734
Cows—Lean 85-90%87074.79/cwt70.00–79.006514
Cows—Lean 85-90%91983.85/cwt80.00–89.0077110
Cows—Lean 85-90%97494.72/cwt90.00–100.009238
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07075.00/cwt75.00–75.008031
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10550.45/cwt40.00–60.005572
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18087.64/cwt80.00–94.001,03414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244102.46/cwt95.00–114.001,27524
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48892.99/cwt92.00–94.001,3842
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,577103.63/cwt97.00–110.001,6347
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2-3710750.00/head700.00–800.007502
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2875875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3700530.00/head530.00–530.005301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3795875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29851,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,260.42/head1,110.00–1,360.001,2604
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751

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.