Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2019-09-20

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-20

Feeder Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Fri, Sep 20

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2221

← earliestSep 20Oct 18 →

Receipts

653 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 653▲ 653 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Nov 3, 2026

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.58/cwt on 350 head.

Average price

$138.58

350 head · 653 lb average

Value per head Derived

$904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$1.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.78

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	679	138.70	942	257
Medium and Large 1-2	598	138.56	829	68
Medium and Large 2-3	526	137.44	723	25

One grade step is worth $1.26/cwt here — about $219 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 sale350 hd

138.58

—

KY average28 barns · 6,390 hd

133.81

+4.78

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

52 lots · USDA AMS · Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale - 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	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	162.48/cwt	162.00–163.00	520	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	501	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	155.95/cwt	152.00–158.00	577	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	536	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	154.65/cwt	152.00–155.00	639	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	154.10/cwt	153.00–155.00	737	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	481	140.46/cwt	136.00–143.00	676	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	149.56/cwt	146.00–150.00	736	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	153.81/cwt	150.00–154.50	792	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	140.29/cwt	140.00–141.00	725	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	543	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	736	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	140.11/cwt	140.00–141.00	806	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	144.42/cwt	143.00–146.00	832	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	594	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	796	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	826	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	142.32/cwt	140.00–145.00	874	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	137.27/cwt	136.00–140.00	916	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	132.62/cwt	130.00–133.00	895	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	997	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	133.10/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,020	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	125.62/cwt	125.00–128.00	966	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	972	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,042	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	130.98/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,100	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,063	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	957	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	363	124.03/cwt	120.00–128.00	450	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	521	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	512	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	133.28/cwt	132.00–134.00	564	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	543	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	622	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	129.60/cwt	128.00–135.00	623	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	503	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	604	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	133.00/cwt	131.00–134.00	706	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	686	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	129.98/cwt	128.00–132.50	750	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	132.30/cwt	130.00–133.50	767	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	583	126.82/cwt	125.00–127.00	739	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	125.68/cwt	125.00–127.00	782	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	128.77/cwt	128.00–130.00	805	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	746	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	129.30/cwt	128.00–130.00	862	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	124.36/cwt	122.00–125.50	895	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	108.73/cwt	102.00–114.00	788	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	855	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	903	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	842	2

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 - Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale - Ledbetter, KY

Fri Sep 20, 2019

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

Receipts 653Last week 653Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	503	120.00	120.00
2	—	770	111.00	111.00
2	—	470	120.00	120.00
2	—	363	120.00–128.00	124.03
11	—	583	125.00–127.00	126.82
7	—	725	102.00–114.00	108.73
1	—	660	113.00	113.00
1	—	625	121.00	121.00
1	—	445	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	577	128.00–132.50	129.98
15	—	622	125.00–127.00	125.68
7	—	650	125.00	125.00
6	—	481	128.00–135.00	129.60
3	—	388	132.00	132.00
2	—	810	104.00	104.00
2	—	792	114.00	114.00
2	—	532	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	580	130.00–133.50	132.30
60	—	667	128.00–130.00	129.30
37	—	625	128.00–130.00	128.77
22	—	720	122.00–125.50	124.36
9	—	531	131.00–134.00	133.00
8	—	423	132.00–134.00	133.28
4	—	461	135.00	135.00
1	—	375	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	125.00	125.00
1	—	920	104.00	104.00
2	—	320	162.00–163.00	162.48
9	—	413	152.00–155.00	154.65
10	—	478	153.00–155.00	154.10
11	—	515	150.00–154.50	153.81
12	—	576	143.00–146.00	144.42
27	—	733	136.00	136.00
31	—	766	130.00–136.00	133.10
43	—	614	140.00–145.00	142.32
45	—	840	130.00–131.00	130.98
65	—	667	136.00–140.00	137.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	160.00	160.00
1	—	325	154.00	154.00
3	—	370	152.00–158.00	155.95
4	—	612	135.00	135.00
5	—	769	125.00–128.00	125.62
5	—	814	128.00	128.00
7	—	517	140.00–141.00	140.29
9	—	492	146.00–150.00	149.56
16	—	675	130.00–133.00	132.62
17	—	575	140.00–141.00	140.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	141.00	141.00
1	—	790	123.00	123.00
4	—	543	135.00–136.00	135.50
6	—	594	134.00	134.00
13	—	481	136.00–143.00	140.46

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.