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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 2

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Dec 19Jan 2Jan 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

167 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 187▼ 121 vs year ago 288 · −42.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 97▲ 5 vs year ago 50 · +10.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 30▼ 36 vs year ago 56 · −64.3%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison this week due to Holiday break.

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 $222.54/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$222.54

83 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,005

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$84.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.77

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	451	224.88	1,013	79
Medium and Large 2	488	195.50	953	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	395	175.00	691	1thin
Medium 1-2	530	140.00	742	1thin

One grade step is worth $84.88/cwt here — about $271 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 sale83 hd

222.54

—

KY average6 barns · 1,213 hd

212.77

+9.77

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	—	Low	1,771	103.99	1,841	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,512	89.30	1,350	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	85.44	1,028	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	957	72.03	690	5thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	783	121.84	954	2thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,208	$1,213	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$975	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$966	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	900	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,213	$1,638	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$1,225	1thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	262	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	791	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	312	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	970	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	915	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	391	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,060	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	251.35/cwt	242.50–256.00	1,169	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,127	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	230.81/cwt	229.00–235.00	1,353	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	731	211.37/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,545	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,558	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	233	264.15/cwt	264.00–265.00	615	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	250.64/cwt	245.00–252.00	697	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	248.06/cwt	235.00–259.00	789	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	243.60/cwt	239.00–250.00	918	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	691	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	218.51/cwt	217.00–220.00	902	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	215.12/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,020	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	212.48/cwt	209.00–217.00	1,116	9
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	200.70/cwt	193.00–206.00	1,132	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,052	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	194.51/cwt	194.00–195.00	1,212	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	186.25/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,255	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,330	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,451	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	210	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	436	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	272.34/cwt	270.00–275.00	757	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	610	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	803	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	262.81/cwt	257.00–271.00	978	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	431	201.70/cwt	200.00–205.00	869	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	242.68/cwt	240.00–244.00	1,075	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	450	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	979	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	234.97/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,088	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	215.58/cwt	202.50–221.00	1,166	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	208.21/cwt	195.00–212.50	1,201	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	938	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	192.36/cwt	191.00–193.00	1,216	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,292	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	187.31/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,343	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,309	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	635	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	768	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	685	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	829	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	783	121.84/cwt	112.50–130.00	954	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,702	90.17/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,535	3
Bulls	—	—	1,812	112.28/cwt	105.00–117.00	2,035	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	425	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	783	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	73.39/cwt	70.00–75.00	750	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	82.18/cwt	80.00–85.00	980	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	98.33/cwt	90.00–121.00	1,191	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	74.55/cwt	70.00–77.00	907	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,506	87.52/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,318	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,545	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	1,637.89/head	1,625.00–1,650.00	1,638	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	975	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	966.13/head	925.00–1,075.00	966	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,266	1,293.68/head	1,125.00–1,400.00	1,294	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	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 Jan 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 167Last week 187Year ago 288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 97Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 30Year ago 56

No comparison this week due to Holiday break.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	194.00–195.00	194.51
9	—	564	193.00–206.00	200.70
9	—	525	209.00–217.00	212.48
9	—	674	180.00–190.00	186.25
11	—	318	235.00–259.00	248.06
6	—	233	264.00–265.00	264.15
5	—	278	245.00–252.00	250.64
1	—	735	181.00	181.00
8	—	474	210.00–219.00	215.12
16	—	377	239.00–250.00	243.60
1	—	815	178.00	178.00
2	—	413	217.00–220.00	218.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	220.00	220.00
1	—	615	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	731	200.00–218.00	211.37
1	—	760	205.00	205.00
5	—	586	229.00–235.00	230.81
3	—	465	242.50–256.00	251.35
1	—	320	286.00	286.00
6	—	391	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	262	302.00	302.00
2	—	312	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	121.00	121.00
2	—	685	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	257.00–271.00	262.81
5	—	463	232.00–240.00	234.97
4	—	656	197.00	197.00
3	—	443	240.00–244.00	242.68
2	—	278	270.00–275.00	272.34
1	—	935	140.00	140.00
11	—	577	195.00–212.50	208.21
6	—	541	202.50–221.00	215.58
3	—	632	191.00–193.00	192.36
3	—	717	185.00–189.00	187.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	217.50	217.50
1	—	365	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	150.00	150.00
1	—	305	200.00	200.00
3	—	431	200.00–205.00	201.70
1	—	210	207.50	207.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,213	1,625.00–1,650.00	1,637.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	1,225.00	1,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,420	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,240	925.00–1,075.00	966.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,235	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,266	1,125.00–1,400.00	1,293.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	890.00	890.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,702	88.00–92.00	90.17
5	—	1,812	105.00–117.00	112.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	90.00	90.00
1	—	850	50.00	50.00
3	—	1,022	70.00–75.00	73.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,506	84.00–91.00	87.52
1	—	1,545	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,193	80.00–85.00	82.18
7	—	1,211	90.00–121.00	98.33
5	—	1,217	70.00–77.00	74.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	112.50–130.00	121.84

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.