Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2023-07-11

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 11
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
413 head
▼ 402 vs last sale 815▼ 38 vs year ago 451 · −8.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 126▼ 8 vs year ago 110 · −7.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 22▼ 34 vs year ago 60 · −56.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trends due to 4th of July Holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.19/cwt on 147 head.
Average price
$213.19
147 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,050
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$189
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$46.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.55
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2491216.941,065128
Medium and Large 2-3404190.607705thin
Medium and Large 2542188.341,02013thin
Large 1-2515170.008761thin
One grade step is worth $46.94/cwt here — about $189 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 sale147 hd
213.19
—
KY average17 barns · 3,831 hd
214.74
−1.55
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—High1,693111.571,8888thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55397.811,51910
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22695.341,16954
CowsLean 85-90%Average90177.7670048
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage932116.421,0856thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,315$1,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)994$1,0947
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$9173thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,225$1,6422thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$1,6001thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2278236.01/cwt232.50–240.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325305.00/cwt305.00–305.009911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335275.00/cwt275.00–275.009212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370244.79/cwt237.50–250.009063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2406243.36/cwt230.00–250.009883
Steers—Large 2450175.00/cwt175.00–175.007883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,2018
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2461246.19/cwt235.00–254.001,13514
Steers—Medium and Large 2480204.00/cwt204.00–204.009791
Steers—Medium and Large 2510197.45/cwt195.00–200.001,0072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518233.55/cwt226.00–245.001,2107
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3518173.19/cwt169.00–177.508972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532252.91/cwt249.00–256.001,34510
Steers—Large 1-2580205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583230.56/cwt220.00–236.001,3443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,43510
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624241.44/cwt236.00–245.001,5077
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624221.16/cwt212.50–229.001,38011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665220.33/cwt220.00–221.001,4653
Steers—Medium and Large 2665180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2707216.00/cwt210.00–220.001,5273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,6521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2955164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,5661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3225215.00/cwt215.00–215.004841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2232237.72/cwt222.50–245.005523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270231.14/cwt225.00–237.506243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2316234.96/cwt222.50–245.0074216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3350201.00/cwt201.00–201.007041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2362238.18/cwt227.50–243.0086211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370212.50/cwt212.50–212.507861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425203.31/cwt200.00–205.008643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy426238.76/cwt238.00–239.001,0174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427223.89/cwt215.00–232.0095614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3440190.00/cwt190.00–190.008361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460160.00/cwt160.00–160.007361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470200.00/cwt200.00–200.009401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy475190.00/cwt190.00–190.009031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476222.40/cwt210.00–232.001,05922
Heifers—Large 1-2515170.00/cwt170.00–170.008761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516194.35/cwt194.00–195.001,0033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531217.67/cwt205.00–225.001,15616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,0191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567208.54/cwt202.50–213.001,18216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624194.95/cwt189.00–205.001,2167
Heifers—Medium and Large 2633178.33/cwt175.00–180.001,1293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675189.53/cwt187.00–193.001,2794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725182.15/cwt169.00–191.001,3213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2750150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760168.44/cwt160.00–177.001,2802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4093
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2885163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,4431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,015148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,5022
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3245217.50/cwt217.50–217.505331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2269243.67/cwt235.00–250.006554
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325256.72/cwt250.00–260.008343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy327273.56/cwt272.50–275.008955
Bulls—Medium 2335190.00/cwt190.00–190.006371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365269.18/cwt267.50–270.009833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380254.81/cwt240.00–260.0096812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390224.00/cwt224.00–224.008741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427242.31/cwt232.50–250.001,0353
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430217.28/cwt215.00–220.009343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy462257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,1872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2462240.74/cwt230.00–250.001,11210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463216.42/cwt210.00–222.501,0022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3463200.00/cwt200.00–200.009263
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505172.00/cwt172.00–172.008691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2514232.21/cwt222.00–242.501,1946
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526201.65/cwt200.00–207.501,0615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563216.86/cwt212.50–227.001,22110
Bulls—Large 1-2585187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,0942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy603219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,3213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3605157.00/cwt157.00–157.009501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615186.42/cwt182.00–190.001,1463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617205.52/cwt194.00–214.001,2688
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2677205.65/cwt200.00–215.001,3929
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3712141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2719187.29/cwt183.00–195.001,3477
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2756183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,3833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2804185.13/cwt182.50–186.001,4884
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice932116.42/cwt106.00–126.001,0856
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55390.50/cwt80.00–100.001,4052
Bulls——1,633115.91/cwt110.00–118.001,8935
Bulls——2,270132.00/cwt132.00–132.002,9961
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74755.66/cwt45.00–62.004166
Cows—Lean 85-90%87373.17/cwt65.00–78.0063914
Cows—Lean 85-90%94583.20/cwt80.00–88.0078623
Cows—Lean 85-90%95792.14/cwt90.00–95.008825
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14786.44/cwt80.00–94.0099120
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24573.91/cwt70.00–77.009203
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275103.15/cwt95.00–112.001,31531
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54392.51/cwt92.00–93.001,4272
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55599.13/cwt96.00–108.001,5418
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2905839.16/head800.00–875.008392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0291,196.57/head1,000.00–1,300.001,1975
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040916.51/head900.00–925.009173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3151,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,641.79/head1,600.00–1,675.001,6422
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001

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.