Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2019-10-22

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 22
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
617 head
36 vs last sale 581 617 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
31 vs last sale 110 79 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
22 vs last sale 32 54 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 steers and bulls traded unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 3.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.00/cwt on 232 head.
Average price
$119.00
232 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$608
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$112
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$10.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.77
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2519120.14624195
Medium and Large 2-3467113.1652935
Small and Medium 1-2465110.005122thin
One grade step is worth $10.14/cwt here — about $112 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 sale232 hd
119.00
KY average27 barns · 6,384 hd
119.77
−0.77
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,74165.581,1416thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31349.636525thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,44245.8466111
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,13441.3246935

Every lot, as filed

90 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 2-3361118.31/cwt115.00–122.004274
HeifersMedium and Large 2-381284.00/cwt84.00–84.006822
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3630106.00/cwt106.00–106.006682
SteersMedium and Large 1-2665125.78/cwt122.00–131.0083612
SteersMedium and Large 2-3638131.65/cwt131.00–133.008403
SteersMedium and Large 2-3553121.00/cwt120.00–122.006692
SteersMedium and Large 2-3483139.54/cwt138.00–141.006742
SteersMedium and Large 2-3402143.00/cwt143.00–143.005752
SteersMedium and Large 2-3393145.50/cwt145.00–146.005722
SteersMedium and Large 1-2427149.87/cwt145.00–155.006406
SteersMedium and Large 2-3745123.00/cwt123.00–123.009161
SteersMedium and Large 2-3290140.00/cwt140.00–140.004061
SteersMedium and Large 1-2567137.77/cwt128.00–140.0078130
SteersMedium and Large 1-2611137.49/cwt134.00–142.0084018
SteersMedium and Large 1-2467148.27/cwt145.00–153.0069216
SteersMedium and Large 1-2232160.29/cwt155.00–163.003723
SteersMedium and Large 1-2985107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0542
SteersMedium and Large 1-2940108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0151
SteersMedium and Large 1-2514140.88/cwt138.00–142.007247
SteersMedium and Large 1-2387157.44/cwt154.00–160.006097
SteersMedium and Large 1-2702131.33/cwt128.00–132.009226
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6251,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0018,6882
SteersMedium and Large 1-2300164.00/cwt164.00–164.004921
SteersMedium and Large 1-2295161.00/cwt161.00–161.004751
SteersMedium and Large 1-2807122.00/cwt122.00–122.009855
SteersMedium and Large 1-2862113.33/cwt112.00–114.009773
SteersMedium and Large 1-2775123.63/cwt121.00–125.009583
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100450.00/cwt450.00–450.004,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,200540.00/cwt540.00–540.006,4801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,127504.48/cwt420.00–600.005,6853
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1401,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0013,9651
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,465883.09/cwt850.00–920.0012,9372
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3751,178.91/cwt1,160.00–1,200.0016,2102
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,005830.00/cwt830.00–830.008,3421
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750610.00/cwt610.00–610.004,5751
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2905650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,8832
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,275756.57/cwt600.00–930.009,6469
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,300800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,163580.00/cwt500.00–700.006,7454
BullsMedium and Large 1-2376146.01/cwt140.00–151.005499
BullsMedium and Large 1-2766101.75/cwt100.00–102.007798
BullsMedium and Large 1-2482146.40/cwt144.00–150.007066
BullsMedium and Large 1-2337153.54/cwt150.00–155.005176
BullsMedium and Large 1-2710108.37/cwt104.00–110.007695
BullsMedium and Large 1-2431146.95/cwt142.00–152.006334
BullsMedium and Large 2-3442132.42/cwt130.00–134.005855
BullsMedium and Large 2-3620110.63/cwt109.00–113.006863
BullsMedium and Large 2-3320137.59/cwt134.00–144.004403
Bulls1,97869.68/cwt67.00–75.001,3783
Bulls1,50361.48/cwt60.00–63.009243
BullsMedium and Large 2-3537119.19/cwt115.00–121.0064012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2677111.68/cwt106.00–115.0075622
BullsMedium and Large 1-2524128.36/cwt125.00–131.0067320
BullsMedium and Large 1-2624114.89/cwt111.00–118.0071710
BullsMedium and Large 2-3486135.04/cwt130.00–138.006567
BullsMedium and Large 2-3384138.26/cwt136.00–140.005317
BullsMedium and Large 2-3585115.45/cwt109.00–118.006755
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,27843.27/cwt42.00–44.005533
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34851.29/cwt48.00–53.006914
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17543.00/cwt43.00–43.005051
BullsMedium and Large 2-377093.00/cwt93.00–93.007161
BullsMedium and Large 2-3680108.00/cwt108.00–108.007341
BullsMedium and Large 1-2570124.17/cwt120.00–130.0070832
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2619116.76/cwt111.00–120.0072325
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2427121.76/cwt120.00–129.0052025
CowsLean 85-90%1,11538.47/cwt35.00–42.0042919
CowsLean 85-90%1,14444.16/cwt42.00–50.0050515
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3416116.47/cwt114.00–118.004856
SteersMedium and Large 2-3520128.27/cwt126.00–133.006676
SteersMedium and Large 2-3765115.00/cwt115.00–115.008801
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3333121.44/cwt120.00–122.004047
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3523110.05/cwt100.00–115.0057610
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2405110.00/cwt110.00–110.004461
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2525110.00/cwt110.00–110.005781
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3490112.00/cwt112.00–112.005491
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3597111.00/cwt111.00–111.006632
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2674111.76/cwt107.00–115.007535
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2714111.22/cwt108.00–112.007945
HeifersMedium and Large 1-294792.00/cwt92.00–92.008715
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2332129.40/cwt125.00–135.0043010
HeifersMedium and Large 1-279595.00/cwt95.00–95.007551
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2195152.50/cwt152.00–153.002972
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2475120.74/cwt117.00–124.0057426
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2578118.16/cwt115.00–123.0068330
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524122.62/cwt117.00–126.5064343
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3280124.00/cwt124.00–124.003471
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2389123.38/cwt120.00–131.0048016
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2245132.50/cwt130.00–135.003252
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,50346.81/cwt44.00–50.007048
CowsLean 85-90%1,36053.00/cwt53.00–53.007211

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.