Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2020-06-23

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 23
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
418 head
305 vs last sale 723 71 vs year ago 489 · 14.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
63 head
11 vs last sale 52 25 vs year ago 38 · +65.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
31 vs last sale 49 20 vs year ago 38 · 52.6%
Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri May 15, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly steady. Feeder heifers 2.00-3.00 higher. 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 $131.76/cwt on 176 head.
Average price
$131.76
176 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$679
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$58
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$15.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.87
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513133.83686152
Medium and Large 2-3529118.6662824
One grade step is worth $15.17/cwt here — about $58 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 sale176 hd
131.76
KY average28 barns · 5,786 hd
127.89
+3.87
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
BullsLow1,61290.601,4603thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28664.1282512
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36759.028077thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,15957.6066729

Every lot, as filed

72 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2378154.75/cwt150.00–164.005853
BullsMedium and Large 2-3661112.67/cwt112.00–113.007453
BullsMedium and Large 2-3470134.00/cwt134.00–134.006301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2515138.56/cwt135.00–144.007145
SteersMedium and Large 2-3444147.28/cwt147.00–149.006547
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added615136.02/cwt133.00–139.008378
SteersMedium and Large 1-2613136.44/cwt128.00–139.008369
SteersMedium and Large 1-2370165.00/cwt165.00–165.006111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added567143.00/cwt143.00–143.008119
SteersMedium and Large 1-2564141.30/cwt140.00–142.0079710
SteersMedium and Large 1-2527142.35/cwt140.00–147.007503
SteersMedium and Large 2-3625124.00/cwt124.00–124.007751
SteersMedium and Large 1-2431160.70/cwt153.00–166.0069320
SteersMedium and Large 1-2670129.32/cwt128.00–130.008663
SteersMedium and Large 2-3542133.00/cwt133.00–133.007212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added800115.00/cwt115.00–115.009201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2725120.00/cwt120.00–120.008703
SteersMedium and Large 2-3578137.00/cwt136.00–138.007922
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added510151.00/cwt151.00–151.007702
SteersMedium and Large 1-2335175.00/cwt175.00–175.005864
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2419139.08/cwt133.00–144.5058314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2663116.01/cwt115.00–118.007693
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2750105.00/cwt105.00–105.007881
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3492120.00/cwt120.00–120.005902
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2574126.73/cwt123.00–130.0072730
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2285172.00/cwt172.00–172.004904
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800105.00/cwt105.00–105.008401
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3568112.98/cwt110.00–125.006425
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2469136.04/cwt131.00–140.0063834
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2625122.09/cwt120.00–126.007637
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3679108.79/cwt104.00–110.007395
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added551132.00/cwt132.00–132.007274
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2367149.88/cwt146.00–153.0055010
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3426128.45/cwt125.00–130.0054711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added773112.44/cwt112.00–113.008697
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2535132.75/cwt130.00–136.0071012
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3501,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0014,5132
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4001,110.00/cwt1,110.00–1,110.0015,5401
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,010925.00/cwt925.00–925.009,3431
BullsMedium and Large 2-3520126.80/cwt120.00–134.006592
BullsMedium and Large 1-2467145.46/cwt140.00–152.0067910
BullsMedium and Large 1-282593.00/cwt93.00–93.007671
BullsMedium and Large 2-3550122.00/cwt122.00–122.006711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added675116.00/cwt115.00–117.007838
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2340154.20/cwt150.00–156.0052414
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2877105.00/cwt105.00–105.009212
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2245163.00/cwt163.00–163.003991
HeifersMedium and Large 2-379586.00/cwt86.00–86.006841
SteersMedium and Large 2-3383151.00/cwt151.00–151.005783
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added733123.00/cwt123.00–123.009023
SteersMedium and Large 1-2473154.06/cwt146.00–157.007296
SteersMedium and Large 1-2265180.00/cwt180.00–180.004771
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,336885.17/cwt820.00–950.0011,8266
CowsLean 85-90%1,15858.24/cwt55.00–64.0067426
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24570.00/cwt70.00–70.008721
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45159.85/cwt57.00–62.008685
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29063.58/cwt60.00–67.0082011
CowsLean 85-90%1,16552.10/cwt50.00–55.006073
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,15656.96/cwt56.00–58.006582
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,3201,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0013,5301
BullsMedium and Large 1-2422153.02/cwt150.00–155.006466
BullsMedium and Large 1-2650126.00/cwt126.00–126.008191
Bulls1,42085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,2071
BullsMedium and Large 2-3630114.00/cwt114.00–114.007181
BullsMedium and Large 1-2623120.24/cwt117.00–122.007499
BullsMedium and Large 1-2745103.00/cwt103.00–103.007671
Bulls1,70893.40/cwt92.00–95.001,5952
BullsMedium and Large 2-3363149.28/cwt148.00–150.005423
BullsMedium and Large 1-2575125.02/cwt122.00–128.0071910
BullsMedium and Large 1-2322172.07/cwt165.00–176.005543
BullsMedium and Large 2-3422139.98/cwt131.00–145.005913
BullsMedium and Large 2-3325155.00/cwt155.00–155.005041

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.