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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 15

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

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Feeder Cattle receipts

671 head

▲ 262 vs last sale 409▲ 145 vs year ago 526 · +27.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 56▲ 29 vs year ago 36 · +80.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 23▼ 13 vs year ago 25 · −52.0%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes steady with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $231.31/cwt on 258 head.

Average price

$231.31

258 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2

$52.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.05

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	562	234.20	1,315	234
Medium and Large 2	497	209.73	1,043	14thin
Medium and Large 2-3	435	198.85	865	7thin
Large 1-2	668	182.00	1,216	3thin

One grade step is worth $52.20/cwt here — about $100 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 sale258 hd

231.31

—

KY average27 barns · 6,707 hd

231.36

−0.05

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,578	122.20	1,929	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,491	107.74	1,606	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,189	101.29	1,204	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	884	87.40	773	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	949	117.74	1,117	4thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,092	$1,175	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$980	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$925	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	855	$1,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,023	$1,388	2thin

Every lot

94 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	841	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	983	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	999	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	390	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,174	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	236.65/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,001	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,122	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	185.56/cwt	170.00–200.00	868	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	267.90/cwt	258.00–272.00	1,291	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,116	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	267.67/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,379	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	224.03/cwt	222.50–226.00	1,176	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	196.19/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,030	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	546	251.59/cwt	241.00–254.00	1,374	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	263.89/cwt	260.00–268.00	1,507	60
Steers	—	Large 1-2	580	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,201	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,050	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	247.00/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,462	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	246.10/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,499	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	630	251.93/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,587	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	663	250.41/cwt	250.00–250.50	1,660	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	240.99/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,598	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,705	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,710	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	787	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,865	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	801	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,882	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	215.91/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,799	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,643	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	200	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	470	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	242	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	653	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	239.14/cwt	237.50–240.00	784	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	255.04/cwt	240.00–258.00	944	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	371	207.49/cwt	185.00–220.00	770	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	920	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	238.19/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,015	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	435	256.60/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,116	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	444	217.25/cwt	215.00–219.00	965	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	461	252.80/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,165	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	237.34/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,099	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	959	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	502	251.81/cwt	249.00–252.00	1,264	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	199.00/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,055	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	233.26/cwt	221.00–241.00	1,241	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,017	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	932	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	207.79/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,174	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	234.74/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,333	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	230.31/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,426	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	212.95/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,339	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,175	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	213.53/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,403	8
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	668	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,216	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	676	230.11/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,556	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	219.44/cwt	219.00–221.00	1,547	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	188.44/cwt	182.00–197.50	1,345	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	805	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,634	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,505	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	279.49/cwt	279.00–280.00	741	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	280	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	707	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	780	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	717	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	295.73/cwt	290.00–305.00	991	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	383	226.85/cwt	220.00–235.00	869	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	264.43/cwt	257.00–277.00	1,026	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	893	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	243.25/cwt	238.00–255.00	1,056	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	223.65/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,047	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,109	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	228.40/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,206	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	222.76/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,303	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,251	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	213.13/cwt	204.00–221.00	1,324	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	203.61/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,336	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,301	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	940	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,410	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	949	117.74/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,117	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,045	102.29/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,069	2
Bulls	—	—	1,756	128.83/cwt	125.00–132.00	2,262	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	735	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	544	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	858	84.12/cwt	80.00–88.00	722	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	95.99/cwt	92.00–102.00	923	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	106.65/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,253	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	95.56/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,123	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,032	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,200	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,491	107.74/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,606	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	980.00/head	980.00–980.00	980	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,092	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

Tue Aug 15, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 671Last week 409Year ago 526

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 56Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 23Year ago 25

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	805	203.00	203.00
9	—	705	219.00–221.00	219.44
42	—	676	229.00–231.00	230.11
16	—	619	229.00–231.00	230.31
16	—	502	249.00–252.00	251.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	657	210.00–217.00	213.53
42	—	568	220.00–242.00	234.74
8	—	426	225.00–243.00	238.19
3	—	328	237.50–240.00	239.14
1	—	860	175.00	175.00
2	—	242	270.00	270.00
4	—	629	212.00–216.00	212.95
15	—	463	222.50–245.00	237.34
15	—	370	240.00–258.00	255.04
36	—	532	221.00–241.00	233.26
4	—	714	182.00–197.50	188.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	200.00–216.00	207.79
2	—	530	198.00–200.00	199.00
1	—	200	235.00	235.00
2	—	635	185.00	185.00
4	—	444	215.00–219.00	217.25
1	—	395	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	190.00	190.00
1	—	470	204.00	204.00
1	—	555	168.00	168.00
4	—	371	185.00–220.00	207.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	252.00–254.00	252.80
5	—	435	255.00–257.00	256.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	170.00–200.00	185.56
1	—	580	181.00	181.00
4	—	525	180.00–205.00	196.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	482	258.00–272.00	267.90
1	—	760	225.00	225.00
1	—	370	270.00	270.00
12	—	546	241.00–254.00	251.59
13	—	609	230.00–248.00	246.10
1	—	1,095	150.00	150.00
11	—	592	244.00–255.00	247.00
1	—	285	295.00	295.00
3	—	738	231.00	231.00
2	—	833	210.00–222.00	215.91
1	—	440	255.00	255.00
1	—	345	285.00	285.00
6	—	663	240.00–242.00	240.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	235.00–240.00	236.65
1	—	485	230.00	230.00
4	—	525	222.50–226.00	224.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	571	260.00–268.00	263.89
24	—	515	261.00–271.00	267.67
13	—	630	250.00–255.00	251.93
8	—	801	235.00	235.00
54	—	663	250.00–250.50	250.41
4	—	787	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	125.00	125.00
1	—	320	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	585	220.00–230.00	222.76
4	—	470	236.00	236.00
8	—	388	257.00–277.00	264.43
2	—	723	180.00	180.00
12	—	621	204.00–221.00	213.13
12	—	434	238.00–255.00	243.25
10	—	656	200.00–208.00	203.61
22	—	528	220.00–239.00	228.40
2	—	265	279.00–280.00	279.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	335	290.00–305.00	295.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	227.50	227.50
1	—	420	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	220.00–227.50	223.65
3	—	383	220.00–235.00	226.85
1	—	280	252.50	252.50
1	—	315	247.50	247.50
1	—	590	212.00	212.00
1	—	940	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	858	80.00–88.00	84.12
1	—	735	74.00	74.00
5	—	962	92.00–102.00	95.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	86.00	86.00
1	—	1,340	77.00	77.00
17	—	1,175	100.00–118.00	106.65
9	—	1,175	92.00–98.00	95.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,491	102.00–114.00	107.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	949	110.00–125.00	117.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,756	125.00–132.00	128.83
2	—	1,045	98.00–106.00	102.29

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	980.00	980.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,092	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	925.00	925.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.