Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2019-12-03

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 3
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
734 head
9 vs last sale 725 734 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
176 head
71 vs last sale 105 176 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
108 head
28 vs last sale 80 108 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

No trend on market due to holiday last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.99/cwt on 227 head.
Average price
$122.99
227 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$608
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$93
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.59
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2503125.21630176
Medium and Large 2-3465115.3253651
One grade step is worth $9.89/cwt here — about $93 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 sale227 hd
122.99
KY average18 barns · 3,294 hd
120.40
+2.59
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
BullsAverage1,79868.861,23812
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27051.9265923
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40349.6569724
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,15943.1850162

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1-2421130.51/cwt124.00–133.005499
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2681112.47/cwt111.00–115.007668
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2325131.03/cwt128.00–133.004266
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2280133.96/cwt133.00–135.003752
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2227125.00/cwt125.00–125.002842
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2740105.00/cwt105.00–105.007771
BullsMedium and Large 2-3367132.01/cwt120.00–138.004845
BullsMedium and Large 2-3532119.00/cwt119.00–119.006332
BullsMedium and Large 2-3775100.00/cwt100.00–100.007751
BullsMedium and Large 2-3640106.00/cwt106.00–106.006781
BullsMedium and Large 2-3475112.00/cwt112.00–112.005321
BullsMedium and Large 1-2481133.30/cwt131.00–136.0064113
BullsMedium and Large 1-2569118.49/cwt116.00–127.006749
BullsMedium and Large 1-2420146.11/cwt143.00–147.006148
BullsMedium and Large 1-2383145.02/cwt140.00–150.005556
BullsMedium and Large 1-2725104.25/cwt102.00–105.007564
BullsMedium and Large 1-2627115.03/cwt113.00–116.007214
BullsMedium and Large 1-2761102.00/cwt102.00–102.007763
BullsMedium and Large 1-2522125.32/cwt121.00–132.006543
BullsMedium and Large 1-2875100.00/cwt100.00–100.008751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2695110.00/cwt110.00–110.007651
BullsMedium and Large 1-2325154.00/cwt154.00–154.005011
Dairy SteersLarge 352181.00/cwt81.00–81.0042210
Dairy SteersLarge 341976.00/cwt76.00–76.003189
Dairy SteersLarge 339670.00/cwt70.00–70.002775
SteersSmall and Medium 1-2675114.00/cwt114.00–114.007701
SteersMedium and Large 2-3328149.97/cwt147.00–155.0049210
SteersMedium and Large 2-3285150.45/cwt144.00–155.004297
SteersMedium and Large 2-3374149.00/cwt149.00–149.005574
SteersMedium and Large 2-3231148.53/cwt145.00–154.003434
SteersMedium and Large 2-3753100.00/cwt100.00–100.007533
SteersMedium and Large 2-3635127.00/cwt127.00–127.008063
SteersMedium and Large 2-3423138.47/cwt137.00–140.005862
SteersMedium and Large 2-3725113.00/cwt113.00–113.008191
SteersMedium and Large 2-3580120.00/cwt120.00–120.006961
SteersMedium and Large 2-3505133.00/cwt133.00–133.006721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2580135.39/cwt131.00–140.0078534
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2558126.38/cwt120.00–133.0070510
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2612118.25/cwt114.00–119.0072424
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2468123.14/cwt119.00–125.0057625
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2514122.95/cwt119.00–128.0063226
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2381127.92/cwt125.00–130.0048731
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added565136.50/cwt136.50–136.507717
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added642125.00/cwt125.00–125.0080310
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added537133.75/cwt133.00–134.0071815
HeifersMedium and Large 2-373095.00/cwt95.00–95.006941
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3210120.00/cwt120.00–120.002522
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3001,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.0013,7801
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,350710.00/cwt710.00–710.009,5851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2950330.00/cwt330.00–330.003,1351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,307574.94/cwt500.00–680.007,5148
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,138519.77/cwt430.00–610.005,9153
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2990605.45/cwt600.00–610.005,9942
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,300694.62/cwt670.00–710.009,0302
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,117644.77/cwt510.00–780.007,20226
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,135600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,8101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,008707.92/cwt600.00–750.007,1367
Bred CowsSmall 1-2660180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1881
Bred CowsSmall 1-2645230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4841
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2775240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8601
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2870600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,2201
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2960530.00/cwt530.00–530.005,0881
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,012700.30/cwt670.00–730.007,0873
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,125810.00/cwt810.00–810.009,1133
Bulls1,88873.64/cwt70.00–78.501,3905
Bulls1,73465.44/cwt62.00–68.501,1357
CowsBoner 80-85%1,38056.00/cwt56.00–56.007731
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22542.45/cwt40.00–46.005202
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26952.66/cwt49.00–55.0066820
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33055.00/cwt55.00–55.007321
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,12843.67/cwt43.00–44.004933
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44850.28/cwt47.00–54.0072820
CowsLean 85-90%1,13939.68/cwt35.00–42.0045224
CowsLean 85-90%1,17245.39/cwt43.00–50.0053238
SteersMedium and Large 1-2617134.08/cwt130.00–139.0082728
SteersMedium and Large 1-2727125.30/cwt124.00–130.0091123
SteersMedium and Large 1-2432147.40/cwt144.00–154.0063722
SteersMedium and Large 1-2478142.41/cwt140.00–144.0068114
SteersMedium and Large 1-2668129.83/cwt126.00–134.008679
SteersMedium and Large 1-2526139.34/cwt138.00–142.007339
SteersMedium and Large 1-2317171.00/cwt171.00–171.005425
SteersMedium and Large 1-2373157.59/cwt156.00–161.005883
SteersMedium and Large 1-2262171.37/cwt165.00–175.004493
SteersMedium and Large 1-2795122.00/cwt122.00–122.009701
SteersMedium and Large 1-2170165.00/cwt165.00–165.002811
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3561115.16/cwt113.00–118.0064612
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3521113.11/cwt108.00–118.0058912
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3416116.65/cwt115.00–120.004859
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3471114.17/cwt114.00–115.005386
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3360116.80/cwt116.00–118.004205
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3305122.05/cwt121.00–125.003724

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.