Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2022-06-21

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 21
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
670 head
293 vs last sale 377 210 vs year ago 460 · +45.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
17 vs last sale 32 4 vs year ago 45 · +8.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
9 vs last sale 41 2 vs year ago 30 · +6.7%
Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri May 15, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder cattle due to lack of comparable receipts. The bulk of feeders traded today were Red Tag cattle (Value Added), a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded unevenly steady with quality not as attractive as last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $172.13/cwt on 372 head.
Average price
$172.13
372 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$924
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$125
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3
$21.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.35
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542173.19939338
Medium and Large 1-2481162.3178032
Medium and Large 2-3538151.508142thin
One grade step is worth $21.69/cwt here — about $125 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 sale372 hd
172.13
KY average23 barns · 2,602 hd
160.78
+11.35
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
BullsAverage1,594102.581,6357thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,33384.161,1224thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48078.351,1608thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11473.3781817

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$1,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$9251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,098$8382thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,175$8162thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)813$7232thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)790$8001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)830$7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,250$1,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,205$1,1673thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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 2-3506151.48/cwt130.00–159.007664
BullsMedium and Large 2-3308150.00/cwt150.00–150.004623
BullsMedium and Large 1-2862105.00/cwt105.00–105.009052
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3420153.00/cwt153.00–153.006431
HeifersMedium and Large 1788142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,1233
HeifersMedium and Large 1407180.00/cwt180.00–180.007332
HeifersMedium and Large 1713143.30/cwt140.00–145.501,02219
HeifersMedium and Large 1881118.88/cwt118.00–119.001,04717
HeifersMedium and Large 1391183.36/cwt177.00–184.0071711
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2579148.81/cwt148.00–150.008625
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2372169.00/cwt169.00–169.006295
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2532156.48/cwt155.00–159.008328
HeifersMedium and Large 1609149.75/cwt149.00–152.0091216
HeifersMedium and Large 1664145.72/cwt142.00–147.509689
HeifersMedium and Large 1820120.00/cwt120.00–120.009841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2620140.00/cwt140.00–140.008681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423169.01/cwt168.00–170.007152
HeifersMedium and Large 1467174.94/cwt172.00–179.0081739
SteersMedium and Large 2-3570141.00/cwt141.00–141.008041
SteersMedium and Large 1470181.72/cwt178.00–186.0085422
SteersMedium and Large 1858141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,21021
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2470163.58/cwt159.00–165.007698
HeifersMedium and Large 1570157.76/cwt154.00–161.0089946
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2316172.45/cwt165.00–177.505457
SteersMedium and Large 1-2260160.00/cwt160.00–160.004161
BullsMedium and Large 1-2385170.00/cwt170.00–170.006551
BullsMedium and Large 2-3432139.00/cwt139.00–139.006004
BullsMedium and Large 1-2562150.32/cwt147.00–152.008453
BullsMedium and Large 1-2338189.02/cwt186.00–190.006394
BullsMedium and Large 2-3459137.02/cwt134.00–140.006294
BullsMedium and Large 2-3505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,115675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4501,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2940850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,098837.87/head825.00–850.008382
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2813723.08/head700.00–750.007232
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0151,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,175816.49/head750.00–875.008162
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2830700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2790800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bulls1,790105.78/cwt102.00–110.001,8934
Bulls1,33298.31/cwt90.00–104.001,3093
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33384.16/cwt82.00–85.001,1224
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51680.04/cwt77.00–83.001,2136
CowsLean 85-90%1,03669.36/cwt63.00–74.0071910
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37373.27/cwt71.00–76.001,0062
CowsLean 85-90%1,22679.10/cwt75.00–82.009707
BullsMedium and Large 1-2460166.99/cwt164.00–171.007687
BullsMedium and Large 1-2682135.00/cwt135.00–135.009212
BullsMedium and Large 1-2510145.00/cwt145.00–145.007401
BullsMedium and Large 1-293586.00/cwt86.00–86.008041
BullsMedium and Large 1-2422172.64/cwt172.00–174.007293
BullsMedium and Large 2-3590137.00/cwt137.00–137.008081
SteersMedium and Large 1403189.77/cwt180.00–190.00765165
SteersMedium and Large 1522172.78/cwt165.00–176.0090234
SteersMedium and Large 1813140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1388
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400178.00/cwt178.00–178.007121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2234153.00/cwt153.00–153.003586
SteersMedium and Large 2-3505162.00/cwt162.00–162.008181
SteersMedium and Large 1576171.67/cwt165.00–175.009898
SteersMedium and Large 1629157.43/cwt153.00–165.0099028
SteersMedium and Large 1-2510176.00/cwt176.00–176.008981
SteersMedium and Large 1-2477172.22/cwt171.00–175.0082110
SteersMedium and Large 1903132.22/cwt130.00–135.001,1949
SteersMedium and Large 1736149.93/cwt148.00–151.001,10317
SteersMedium and Large 11,039123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,27810
SteersMedium and Large 1658162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,06612
SteersMedium and Large 1763144.25/cwt144.00–145.001,1014
SteersMedium and Large 1-2577163.97/cwt162.00–168.0094610
HeifersMedium and Large 1527170.61/cwt164.00–173.0089965
HeifersMedium and Large 11,024105.75/cwt105.00–111.001,0838
SteersMedium and Large 1-2835124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2717138.00/cwt138.00–138.009892

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.