Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2023-10-24

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 24
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
602 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 613▼ 44 vs year ago 646 · −6.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 146▲ 16 vs year ago 91 · +17.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
83 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 104▼ 9 vs year ago 92 · −9.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Moderate demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $207.07/cwt on 240 head.
Average price
$207.07
240 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,013
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$308
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2-3
$84.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.98
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2495214.341,062181
Medium and Large 2451196.4688629
Medium 1-2520187.969773thin
Large 1-2575177.501,0211thin
Medium and Large 2-3477173.2882625
Large 2-3580130.007541thin
One grade step is worth $84.34/cwt here — about $308 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 sale240 hd
207.07
—
KY average26 barns · 5,215 hd
205.09
+1.98
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—Average1,73396.461,6725thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50088.341,3259thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26184.871,07148
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low95470.9167631

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)1,099$1,33517
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,216$1,2694thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)909$1,2255
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,015$1,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,142$1,1569
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,065$1,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)996$1,1297
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,260$1,1004thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)908$1,0176
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,105$9353thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)765$9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,273$1,5215
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,397$1,3933thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)971$9754thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,108$9753thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,265$9251thin

Every lot

115 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2228250.00/cwt250.00–250.005707
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3230220.00/cwt220.00–220.005061
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3315220.00/cwt220.00–220.006931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374252.00/cwt247.50–265.0094213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,0241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,13321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424255.62/cwt251.00–260.001,0848
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425185.24/cwt165.00–205.007872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2487249.77/cwt249.00–250.001,2164
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,2903
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514240.04/cwt230.00–250.001,23420
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3517161.37/cwt152.50–180.008343
Steers—Large 1-2535212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,1371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579239.59/cwt230.00–251.001,38729
Steers—Medium and Large 2620201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,2461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2638240.25/cwt237.00–241.001,5335
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3640180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1521
Steers—Large 1-2662204.98/cwt185.00–210.001,3575
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2686231.97/cwt231.00–238.001,59116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,6565
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3855131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1201
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3945110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2985160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5761
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3200180.00/cwt180.00–180.003601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2219215.00/cwt215.00–215.004715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3266195.43/cwt175.00–205.005203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2296239.00/cwt239.00–239.007073
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325208.49/cwt200.00–216.006782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327231.15/cwt220.00–240.0075618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330192.00/cwt192.00–192.006341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3358189.79/cwt180.00–200.006792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375208.69/cwt205.00–212.007832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385230.08/cwt226.00–236.0088619
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3417181.42/cwt175.00–190.007573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423220.09/cwt211.00–231.0093133
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427200.08/cwt195.00–205.008546
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460160.00/cwt160.00–160.007361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468198.68/cwt195.00–201.009303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475217.73/cwt207.00–224.001,03422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3518163.44/cwt155.00–170.008473
Heifers—Medium 1-2520187.96/cwt186.00–192.009773
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528192.71/cwt192.50–193.001,0185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534211.76/cwt203.00–218.001,13126
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3564174.54/cwt170.00–186.009847
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570209.01/cwt200.00–220.001,19135
Heifers—Large 1-2575177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,0211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576192.68/cwt192.00–193.001,1103
Heifers—Large 2-3580130.00/cwt130.00–130.007541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620201.37/cwt192.00–210.001,2489
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3628162.65/cwt150.00–175.001,0212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3655130.00/cwt130.00–130.008521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672197.13/cwt181.00–202.001,3259
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2745177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,3194
Heifers—Medium and Large 2748150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3750122.50/cwt122.50–122.509191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,010110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3230212.50/cwt212.50–212.504891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2250245.00/cwt245.00–245.006132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265220.00/cwt220.00–220.005831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2326250.02/cwt245.00–255.008154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365259.32/cwt252.00–270.009479
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380222.47/cwt210.00–234.008452
Bulls—Medium 1-2415163.00/cwt163.00–163.006761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420240.49/cwt234.00–255.001,01012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3428196.85/cwt180.00–200.008436
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433216.25/cwt210.00–224.009365
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477233.93/cwt228.00–244.001,11633
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3489195.63/cwt173.00–205.009574
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531223.09/cwt218.00–228.001,18520
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3537181.66/cwt180.00–187.009764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571217.50/cwt204.00–224.001,24215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1161
Bulls—Large 2625140.00/cwt140.00–140.008751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627204.47/cwt193.00–213.001,28223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3662150.00/cwt150.00–150.009934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663188.40/cwt184.00–191.001,2495
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2721170.73/cwt165.00–185.001,2316
Bulls—Large 1-2725165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2880141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,2411
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3350145.00/cwt145.00–145.005082
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,66591.57/cwt80.00–98.001,5254
Bulls——2,005116.00/cwt116.00–116.002,3261
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80349.24/cwt45.00–55.003952
Cows—Lean 85-90%91865.01/cwt60.00–69.005975
Cows—Lean 85-90%97272.67/cwt70.00–79.0070621
Cows—Lean 85-90%98582.88/cwt80.00–87.008163
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19574.29/cwt70.00–79.008887
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26883.77/cwt80.00–88.001,06229
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28493.71/cwt90.00–102.001,20312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49186.86/cwt80.00–90.001,2957
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53093.53/cwt92.00–95.001,4312
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2971975.00/head975.00–975.009754
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,108975.00/head975.00–975.009753
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,265925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2780950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2815850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29091,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2255
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2925800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29271,050.67/head850.00–1,250.001,0515
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29961,128.60/head1,000.00–1,300.001,1297
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0991,335.09/head1,200.00–1,400.001,33517
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105935.03/head725.00–1,050.009353
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1871,182.29/head900.00–1,450.001,1828
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2161,269.32/head1,200.00–1,300.001,2694
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3711,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2003
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2481,560.44/head1,150.00–1,700.001,5603
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3351,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,288.89/head1,250.00–1,325.001,2892
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4901,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765975.00/head975.00–975.009751

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.