Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2020-06-30

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 30
● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
292 head
126 vs last sale 418 292 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
1 vs last sale 63 64 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
92 head
74 vs last sale 18 92 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 heifers traded steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder bulls steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady with a very strong offering.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.92/cwt on 89 head.
Average price
$133.92
89 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$619
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$55
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$7.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.13
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2464134.8962677
Medium and Large 2-3447127.6657112thin
One grade step is worth $7.24/cwt here — about $55 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 sale89 hd
133.92
KY average25 barns · 5,636 hd
125.79
+8.13
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
BullsAverage1,64090.681,4879thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,31666.7287812
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41664.739166thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,13458.3666223

Every lot, as filed

63 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
SteersMedium and Large 1-2765116.00/cwt116.00–116.008871
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3610111.00/cwt111.00–111.006771
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2314153.20/cwt149.00–158.0048110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2236158.17/cwt155.00–165.003733
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3437127.00/cwt127.00–127.005552
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2482134.34/cwt130.00–140.0064828
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007563
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3333141.33/cwt133.00–147.504713
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3265135.00/cwt135.00–135.003581
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2418133.49/cwt130.00–136.005586
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3568119.63/cwt118.00–121.006793
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3390129.00/cwt129.00–129.005031
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2517126.70/cwt123.00–130.006557
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2384141.22/cwt140.00–144.005428
HeifersMedium and Large 1-284090.00/cwt90.00–90.007561
Bulls1,62290.33/cwt85.00–98.001,4655
BullsMedium and Large 1-2707109.41/cwt109.00–110.007745
BullsMedium and Large 1-2630117.64/cwt117.00–119.007413
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4501,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0014,8631
BullsMedium and Large 1-2378159.21/cwt156.00–165.006027
BullsMedium and Large 1-2696111.00/cwt111.00–111.007733
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1811,182.59/cwt900.00–1,400.0013,96615
BullsMedium and Large 1-2513141.25/cwt139.00–143.0072512
BullsMedium and Large 1-2322164.32/cwt160.00–169.005295
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1891,525.28/cwt1,100.00–1,625.0018,1369
BullsMedium and Large 2-3320135.00/cwt135.00–135.004321
BullsMedium and Large 1-2411152.61/cwt150.00–154.006275
Bulls1,805108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,9491
BullsMedium and Large 1-2476144.99/cwt141.00–147.006905
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,208969.33/cwt800.00–1,125.0011,7106
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2564126.34/cwt123.00–129.007139
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2695107.00/cwt107.00–107.007442
Bulls1,61585.48/cwt84.00–88.001,3813
BullsMedium and Large 1-2577128.77/cwt119.00–132.007435
BullsMedium and Large 1-294580.00/cwt80.00–80.007561
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2561,032.89/cwt910.00–1,090.0012,97314
CowsLean 85-90%1,42070.00/cwt70.00–70.009941
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,274780.61/cwt725.00–900.009,9457
CowsLean 85-90%92850.80/cwt45.00–55.004713
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100925.00/cwt925.00–925.0010,1751
CowsLean 85-90%1,15258.94/cwt55.00–67.0067919
CowsBoner 80-85%1,37772.37/cwt70.00–75.009973
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,160930.73/cwt825.00–1,100.0010,7965
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29564.84/cwt62.00–67.008409
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,240896.96/cwt780.00–1,075.0011,1226
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42072.00/cwt72.00–72.001,0221
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,250860.00/cwt860.00–860.0010,7501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,230736.59/cwt600.00–840.009,0602
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41563.27/cwt60.00–68.008955
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,093708.30/cwt625.00–800.007,7422
SteersMedium and Large 1-2678121.72/cwt120.00–125.008259
SteersMedium and Large 1-2717118.00/cwt118.00–118.008462
SteersMedium and Large 1-2568136.20/cwt135.00–137.0077410
SteersMedium and Large 1-2412154.48/cwt150.00–157.506363
SteersMedium and Large 2-3510117.00/cwt117.00–117.005971
SteersMedium and Large 1-2524145.92/cwt141.00–147.507654
SteersMedium and Large 2-3570130.00/cwt130.00–130.007411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2325165.87/cwt165.00–170.005396
SteersMedium and Large 2-3373149.00/cwt149.00–149.005563
SteersMedium and Large 1-2489148.18/cwt143.00–149.007257
SteersMedium and Large 1-2380171.00/cwt171.00–171.006501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2609132.13/cwt128.00–133.008058

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.