Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2019-08-06

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 6
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
273 head
15 vs last sale 288 273 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
41 head
5 vs last sale 36 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
22 vs last sale 18 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri May 15, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder and slaughter cattle traded mostly steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $133.95/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits 73.20 against this barn's trailing median of $207.15.
Average price
$133.95
78 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$684
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$119
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$12.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.14
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2518135.5470258
Medium and Large 2-3493130.5364417thin
Small and Medium 1-2475122.655833thin
One grade step is worth $12.89/cwt here — about $119 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

11 sales
228208187167median 207.1501/0602/2405/0506/0206/23
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.02, low $180.69, median $207.15 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale78 hd
133.95
KY average26 barns · 2,026 hd
128.81
+5.14
This barn, trailing median11 sales
207.15
−73.20
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
BullsLow1,51476.921,1656thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13658.736678thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40654.857718thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,12750.1956617

Every lot, as filed

59 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4901,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0018,9981
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13658.73/cwt55.00–63.006678
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40654.85/cwt50.00–58.507718
CowsLean 85-90%1,50062.00/cwt62.00–62.009301
CowsLean 85-90%1,13751.82/cwt50.00–56.005898
CowsLean 85-90%1,07047.09/cwt45.00–49.005048
Bulls1,60066.50/cwt66.50–66.501,0641
Bulls1,49779.00/cwt75.50–83.001,1835
BullsMedium and Large 2-3386145.71/cwt145.00–148.005624
BullsMedium and Large 1-2467141.84/cwt138.00–145.0066215
BullsMedium and Large 1-2436145.00/cwt143.00–146.006324
SteersMedium and Large 1-2520142.00/cwt142.00–142.007381
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3320134.00/cwt134.00–134.004291
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2480135.00/cwt133.00–136.006484
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2475122.65/cwt120.00–124.005833
BullsMedium and Large 2-377594.00/cwt94.00–94.007291
BullsMedium and Large 1-2727103.00/cwt103.00–103.007494
SteersMedium and Large 1-2817120.00/cwt120.00–120.009802
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3423127.66/cwt127.00–128.005403
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423135.61/cwt134.00–137.005745
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2222155.00/cwt155.00–155.003442
BullsMedium and Large 2-3431131.00/cwt131.00–131.005653
BullsMedium and Large 1-2324158.47/cwt152.00–160.005135
BullsMedium and Large 2-3481131.00/cwt131.00–131.006303
BullsMedium and Large 1-2532133.96/cwt131.00–141.007136
SteersMedium and Large 1-2287164.51/cwt160.00–166.004724
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3577118.64/cwt110.00–123.006853
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2576127.82/cwt125.00–131.007367
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2313142.00/cwt142.00–142.004442
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added460155.00/cwt155.00–155.007132
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3369132.84/cwt128.00–134.004905
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2367140.21/cwt139.00–142.005158
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2602118.00/cwt118.00–118.007102
BullsMedium and Large 2-3528128.73/cwt126.00–130.006803
BullsMedium and Large 1-2629124.92/cwt120.00–128.007868
BullsMedium and Large 1-2775106.00/cwt106.00–106.008221
SteersMedium and Large 2-3380141.00/cwt141.00–141.005361
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3472122.63/cwt116.00–124.0057911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2522129.39/cwt127.00–131.0067514
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2772103.00/cwt103.00–103.007952
BullsMedium and Large 2-3582123.34/cwt123.00–124.007183
BullsMedium and Large 1-2566129.35/cwt125.00–133.0073211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2379154.38/cwt151.00–164.005854
SteersMedium and Large 2-3526134.00/cwt134.00–134.007054
SteersMedium and Large 1-2495150.00/cwt150.00–150.007431
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3225140.00/cwt140.00–140.003151
HeifersMedium and Large 1-285589.00/cwt89.00–89.007612
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,205925.00/cwt925.00–925.0011,1462
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,115950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,5931
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,000960.00/cwt960.00–960.009,6003
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0014,9502
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2830660.00/cwt660.00–660.005,4781
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,300810.00/cwt810.00–810.0010,5301
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,64574.00/cwt74.00–74.001,2171
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2675600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,283963.95/cwt940.00–980.0012,3673
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4811,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0018,1421
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,200760.00/cwt760.00–760.009,1201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,000740.00/cwt670.00–770.007,4003

How this sale compares

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.