Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2023-12-15

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Fri, Dec 15

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2221

← Nov 17Dec 15Jan 19 →

Receipts

608 head

▼ 190 vs last sale 798▼ 250 vs year ago 858 · −29.1%

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Oct 27, 2026

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $225.11/cwt on 308 head.

Average price

$225.11

308 head · 622 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,400

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$475

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

$0.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.93

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	624	225.12	1,405	305
Medium and Large 2	415	224.17	930	3thin

One grade step is worth $0.96/cwt here — about $475 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 sale308 hd

225.11

—

KY average28 barns · 6,610 hd

220.19

+4.93

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

Every lot

28 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	287	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	841	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	350	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	840	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	265.30/cwt	256.00–270.00	1,157	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	957	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	450	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	979	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	252.80/cwt	247.00–264.00	1,231	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	250.74/cwt	229.00–254.00	1,321	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	235.70/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,360	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	226.46/cwt	204.00–231.00	1,420	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	210.91/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,428	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	204.66/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,447	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	192.70/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,484	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	189.00/cwt	186.00–190.00	1,555	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,620	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,440	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	686	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	234.11/cwt	230.00–237.00	866	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	230.46/cwt	221.00–235.00	993	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	224.89/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,073	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	214.48/cwt	211.00–217.00	1,124	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	211.70/cwt	203.00–217.00	1,211	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,182	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	206.03/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,294	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	199.85/cwt	187.00–204.00	1,373	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	192.33/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,367	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	830	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,183	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	831	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,413	4

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 Dec 15, 2023

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

Receipts 608Last week 798Year ago 858

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	280	245.00	245.00
4	—	831	170.00	170.00
10	—	370	230.00–237.00	234.11
15	—	431	221.00–235.00	230.46
20	—	524	211.00–217.00	214.48
28	—	711	190.00–196.00	192.33
42	—	477	221.00–230.00	224.89
47	—	687	187.00–204.00	199.85
62	—	572	203.00–217.00	211.70
32	—	628	200.00–215.00	206.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	619	191.00	191.00
1	—	830	142.50	142.50
2	—	490	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	436	256.00–270.00	265.30
26	—	527	229.00–254.00	250.74
23	—	707	200.00–209.00	204.66
74	—	677	200.00–226.00	210.91
16	—	823	186.00–190.00	189.00
3	—	900	180.00	180.00
5	—	287	293.00	293.00
31	—	487	247.00–264.00	252.80
24	—	770	187.00–195.00	192.70
1	—	960	150.00	150.00
38	—	577	225.00–247.00	235.70
45	—	627	204.00–231.00	226.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	215.00	215.00
1	—	450	217.50	217.50
1	—	350	240.00	240.00

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.