Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2023-11-28

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 28
● Final130 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
667 head
▲ 112 vs last sale 555▲ 79 vs year ago 588 · +13.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
199 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 124▲ 20 vs year ago 179 · +11.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 48▲ 11 vs year ago 43 · +25.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Volatile CME futures drive lighter demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.20/cwt on 289 head.
Average price
$194.20
289 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,009
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$464
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$69.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.30
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2524199.481,046238
Medium and Large 2548177.4197230
Large 1-2690170.001,1731thin
Medium and Large 2-3412160.8766218thin
Medium 1-2448130.005822thin
One grade step is worth $69.48/cwt here — about $464 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 sale289 hd
194.20
—
KY average15 barns · 3,047 hd
194.50
−0.30
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—Average1,690102.761,73726
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,58685.471,35619
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,21881.0298790
CowsLean 85-90%Low95470.1566938
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,51595.001,4391thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,080110.001,1881thin

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$1,5252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,360$1,2502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,176$1,1734thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,346$1,11513
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,169$1,0514thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,148$1,0386
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,084$1,0146
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,035$8251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)865$8132thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)860$7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,323$1,7002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,382$1,5504thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,205$1,5001thin

Every lot

130 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2280230.00/cwt230.00–230.006442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2313272.98/cwt260.00–280.008543
Steers—Medium and Large 2330235.00/cwt235.00–235.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 2385230.00/cwt230.00–230.008861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2387254.25/cwt248.00–261.009849
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3420120.00/cwt120.00–120.005041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422245.98/cwt242.50–251.001,03823
Steers—Medium and Large 2450215.00/cwt215.00–215.009681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472248.02/cwt234.00–250.001,17113
Steers—Medium 1-2510215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0971
Steers—Medium and Large 2517219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,1322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523232.73/cwt221.00–241.001,21719
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3530140.00/cwt140.00–140.007421
Steers—Large 1-2550210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1552
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3552150.00/cwt150.00–150.008282
Steers—Medium 1-2560190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0641
Steers—Medium and Large 2572201.39/cwt192.00–206.001,1523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576225.36/cwt220.00–233.001,29828
Steers—Medium 1-2605189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,1431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617216.06/cwt203.00–222.001,33317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675203.17/cwt190.00–211.001,37116
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3700140.00/cwt140.00–140.009802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,3341
Steers—Medium and Large 2785175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,5661
Steers—Medium 1-2890140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2461
Steers—Medium and Large 2970140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3581
Steers—Medium and Large 21,000136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,3601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,018150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5272
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3215180.00/cwt180.00–180.003871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220220.00/cwt220.00–220.004841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2264239.83/cwt235.00–245.006334
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280210.00/cwt210.00–210.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330217.21/cwt210.00–222.0071715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330165.45/cwt150.00–180.005462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3366162.34/cwt155.00–165.005944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368217.94/cwt207.50–225.0080210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410235.00/cwt235.00–235.009644
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410185.00/cwt185.00–185.007591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3413168.15/cwt160.00–175.006943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425210.29/cwt200.00–218.0089436
Heifers—Medium 1-2445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
Heifers—Medium 1-2450130.00/cwt130.00–130.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3470153.42/cwt150.00–175.007217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471188.59/cwt185.00–192.008886
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477216.78/cwt200.00–221.001,03438
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519187.98/cwt185.00–189.009768
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523200.94/cwt190.00–212.001,05138
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3540157.00/cwt157.00–157.008481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568175.71/cwt170.00–180.009987
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569191.91/cwt182.50–202.001,09233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617183.61/cwt177.50–190.001,13324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2633156.05/cwt152.00–160.009882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667175.17/cwt167.50–184.001,16812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2679157.44/cwt150.00–160.001,0694
Heifers—Large 1-2690170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,2323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2753164.98/cwt160.00–170.001,2424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2811141.75/cwt130.00–147.501,1505
Heifers—Medium and Large 2815120.00/cwt120.00–120.009781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2867141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,2224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2970120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,080122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,3231
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2245262.50/cwt262.50–262.506431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3250130.00/cwt130.00–130.003251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340245.00/cwt245.00–245.008331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3371181.18/cwt180.00–185.006724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2379235.70/cwt220.00–242.5089312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430228.61/cwt220.00–240.0098313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3440125.00/cwt125.00–125.005501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460210.00/cwt210.00–210.009661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475144.13/cwt138.00–150.006852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476225.24/cwt217.00–238.001,07224
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3505130.00/cwt130.00–130.006571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2517219.53/cwt204.00–225.001,13515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy526233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,22624
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3557150.00/cwt150.00–150.008364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570203.10/cwt190.00–213.001,15812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580184.36/cwt170.00–187.501,0699
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629191.78/cwt180.00–200.001,20615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2637176.65/cwt176.00–178.001,1253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2676181.09/cwt178.00–186.001,22414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3725136.00/cwt136.00–136.009862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2731176.46/cwt167.50–179.001,2905
Bulls—Medium and Large 2770152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,1741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2795174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,3831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2846157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,3324
Bulls—Medium and Large 2851130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2871157.47/cwt140.00–165.001,37210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2925125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,015110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1171
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,080110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45489.58/cwt82.00–98.001,3028
Bulls——1,781107.83/cwt100.00–117.001,92017
Bulls——2,035122.00/cwt122.00–122.002,4831
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86655.00/cwt55.00–55.004765
Cows—Lean 85-90%92463.70/cwt60.00–68.0058910
Cows—Lean 85-90%98383.49/cwt80.00–91.008216
Cows—Lean 85-90%98873.69/cwt70.00–78.0072817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17759.05/cwt50.00–65.006955
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18575.09/cwt70.00–79.0089022
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21783.09/cwt80.00–89.001,01150
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29191.53/cwt90.00–95.001,18213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52693.38/cwt90.00–100.001,4255
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58883.62/cwt80.00–88.001,32813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,86070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,3021
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,51595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,4391
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2723516.26/head485.00–550.005162
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2795630.00/head630.00–630.006301
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,035825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1481,038.05/head910.00–1,150.001,0386
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1761,172.64/head1,000.00–1,300.001,1734
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,262.60/head1,100.00–1,375.001,2634
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2931,190.79/head1,125.00–1,250.001,1913
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3461,115.48/head1,010.00–1,325.001,11513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3601,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2710500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2860775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,363.94/head1,275.00–1,450.001,3642
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3351,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5481,735.30/head1,650.00–1,800.001,7352

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.