Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2022-02-08

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Feb 8
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
102 head
326 vs last sale 428 53 vs year ago 155 · 34.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
14 head
80 vs last sale 94 18 vs year ago 32 · 56.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
19 vs last sale 25 24 vs year ago 30 · 80.0%
Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri May 15, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Receipts to light to trend market but a higher undertone was noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.72/cwt on 39 head.
Average price
$153.72
39 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$741
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$24
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.39
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2480154.6774336
Medium and Large 2-3505142.337193thin
One grade step is worth $12.34/cwt here — about $24 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 sale39 hd
153.72
KY average22 barns · 3,308 hd
143.34
+10.39
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
BullsAverage1,22598.001,2011thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,59276.431,2173thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20074.008881thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01365.226612thin

Every lot, as filed

35 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 1-2615130.63/cwt125.00–135.008033
BullsMedium and Large 1-2300208.00/cwt208.00–208.006242
BullsMedium and Large 1-2488162.00/cwt162.00–162.007913
BullsMedium and Large 1-2756128.00/cwt128.00–128.009683
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425187.48/cwt183.00–189.007974
BullsMedium and Large 1-2567150.08/cwt145.00–155.008516
SteersMedium and Large 2-3330165.00/cwt165.00–165.005452
SteersMedium and Large 1-2503180.00/cwt180.00–180.009053
SteersMedium and Large 1-2370195.00/cwt195.00–195.007221
SteersMedium and Large 1-2458183.75/cwt183.00–184.008424
SteersMedium and Large 1-2655145.00/cwt145.00–145.009501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2562160.00/cwt160.00–160.008992
SteersMedium and Large 1-2328196.98/cwt190.00–202.506463
SteersMedium and Large 2-3455145.00/cwt145.00–145.006601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2483152.86/cwt146.00–154.007387
BullsMedium and Large 1-2383178.02/cwt175.00–181.006822
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2531148.80/cwt146.00–151.007907
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3535138.50/cwt138.00–139.007412
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3445150.00/cwt150.00–150.006681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2313176.94/cwt172.50–179.005546
SteersMedium and Large 1-2230180.00/cwt180.00–180.004141
BullsMedium and Large 1-2528158.66/cwt158.00–160.008383
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800121.00/cwt121.00–121.009681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2610137.00/cwt137.00–137.008362
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2563144.68/cwt143.00–146.008157
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2376166.02/cwt165.00–167.006244
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423161.54/cwt160.00–163.006832
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,6001,130.00/cwt1,130.00–1,130.0018,0801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5451,112.86/cwt1,000.00–1,250.0017,1943
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,000890.00/cwt890.00–890.008,9001
Bulls1,22598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,2011
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20074.00/cwt74.00–74.008881
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,61373.15/cwt71.00–76.001,1802
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,2871
CowsLean 85-90%1,01365.22/cwt63.00–67.006612

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.