Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2019-10-01

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 1
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
431 head
42 vs last sale 389 431 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
15 vs last sale 69 84 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
22 vs last sale 51 73 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

Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls traded steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded mostly steady. Buyer participation was less aggressive due to extreme heat and dry weather conditions. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 lower with quality not as attractive as last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.94/cwt on 138 head.
Average price
$120.94
138 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$583
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$34
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$8.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.68
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2481122.59590110
Medium and Large 2-3485114.4655528
One grade step is worth $8.13/cwt here — about $34 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 sale138 hd
120.94
KY average27 barns · 6,235 hd
118.26
+2.68
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
BullsAverage1,87670.481,3226thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13554.116143thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42850.527215thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06142.8845546

Every lot, as filed

85 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3513113.42/cwt110.00–117.005828
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3433115.67/cwt113.00–119.005016
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3620109.98/cwt108.00–111.006823
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3586116.00/cwt116.00–116.006803
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3382114.51/cwt111.00–120.004373
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3493115.98/cwt113.00–119.005722
HeifersMedium and Large 2-377080.00/cwt80.00–80.006161
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3200135.00/cwt135.00–135.002701
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3165135.00/cwt135.00–135.002231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2484122.97/cwt119.00–125.0059520
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2429124.21/cwt121.00–126.0053317
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2554122.75/cwt121.00–128.0068016
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2379125.10/cwt122.00–131.0047416
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2523121.58/cwt120.00–124.0063612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2672110.85/cwt110.00–112.007457
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2604117.99/cwt114.00–120.007136
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2326125.50/cwt122.00–128.004096
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2273132.06/cwt130.00–136.003616
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2707115.00/cwt115.00–115.008134
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2492120.00/cwt120.00–120.005904
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2355121.00/cwt121.00–121.004301
BullsMedium and Large 2-3480122.12/cwt120.00–125.0058610
BullsMedium and Large 2-3640110.81/cwt110.00–111.007095
BullsMedium and Large 2-3661103.29/cwt100.00–108.006834
BullsMedium and Large 2-3733106.61/cwt100.00–110.007813
BullsMedium and Large 2-3581115.00/cwt115.00–115.006682
BullsMedium and Large 2-3537115.00/cwt115.00–115.006182
BullsMedium and Large 2-3413122.52/cwt120.00–125.005062
BullsMedium and Large 2-3382125.00/cwt125.00–125.004782
BullsMedium and Large 2-3323135.33/cwt133.00–138.004372
BullsMedium and Large 2-383083.00/cwt83.00–83.006891
BullsMedium and Large 1-2564120.59/cwt119.00–121.0068017
BullsMedium and Large 1-2629114.06/cwt113.00–116.0071714
BullsMedium and Large 1-2332147.29/cwt140.00–153.0048910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2466134.31/cwt131.00–138.006269
BullsMedium and Large 1-2538125.53/cwt120.00–131.006756
BullsMedium and Large 1-2431133.87/cwt130.00–135.005776
BullsMedium and Large 1-2786102.58/cwt102.00–105.008065
BullsMedium and Large 1-2381143.48/cwt143.00–144.005474
BullsMedium and Large 1-282586.00/cwt86.00–86.007101
BullsMedium and Large 1-2735105.00/cwt105.00–105.007721
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650112.00/cwt112.00–112.007281
CowsLean 85-90%1,04840.32/cwt35.00–45.0042330
CowsLean 85-90%1,07646.99/cwt45.00–51.0050615
CowsLean 85-90%1,23558.00/cwt58.00–58.007161
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45551.65/cwt49.00–55.007524
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32046.00/cwt46.00–46.006071
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13554.11/cwt52.00–56.006143
Bulls1,92972.66/cwt70.00–75.001,4024
Bulls1,77066.13/cwt65.00–67.001,1712
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2645375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4191
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,175850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,9881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,040875.00/cwt875.00–875.009,1001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2950700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,6502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,193742.01/cwt580.00–975.008,8523
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,257634.79/cwt630.00–640.007,9792
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,089551.86/cwt480.00–640.006,0109
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,203609.96/cwt590.00–630.007,3382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,200610.00/cwt610.00–610.007,3201
Bred CowsMedium 2-3845500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,2251
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,010790.00/cwt790.00–790.007,9791
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,010640.00/cwt640.00–640.006,4641
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,135950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,7831
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,100690.00/cwt690.00–690.007,5901
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,094675.23/cwt650.00–690.007,3875
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,305992.00/cwt992.00–992.0012,9461
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,57068.00/cwt68.00–68.001,0681
SteersMedium and Large 2-3594126.10/cwt126.00–126.507495
SteersMedium and Large 2-3543122.00/cwt122.00–122.006623
SteersMedium and Large 2-3422135.00/cwt135.00–135.005702
SteersMedium and Large 2-3183152.53/cwt150.00–155.002792
SteersMedium and Large 2-3615122.00/cwt122.00–122.007501
SteersMedium and Large 2-3475134.00/cwt134.00–134.006371
SteersMedium and Large 2-3380134.00/cwt134.00–134.005091
SteersMedium and Large 2-3310140.00/cwt140.00–140.004341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2558133.72/cwt129.00–135.0074618
SteersMedium and Large 1-2614128.56/cwt124.00–131.0078915
SteersMedium and Large 1-2467137.67/cwt135.00–141.006438
SteersMedium and Large 1-2535132.60/cwt132.00–135.007095
SteersMedium and Large 1-2419141.00/cwt141.00–141.005914
SteersMedium and Large 1-2725131.00/cwt131.00–131.009502
SteersMedium and Large 1-2667124.00/cwt124.00–124.008272
SteersMedium and Large 1-2315151.00/cwt151.00–151.004761
SteersMedium and Large 1-2290157.00/cwt157.00–157.004551
SteersMedium and Large 1-2160162.50/cwt162.50–162.502601

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.