Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2023-01-10

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 10
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
644 head
356 vs last sale 288 373 vs year ago 271 · +137.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
161 head
111 vs last sale 50 71 vs year ago 90 · +78.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
19 vs last sale 56 55 vs year ago 20 · +275.0%
Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri May 15, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's sale: Feeder Steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder Heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Good demand for the feeder

classes. Slaughter Cows and Bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher with high dressing offerings showing the most demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.34/cwt on 276 head.
Average price
$158.34
276 head · 476 lb average
Value per head Derived
$753
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$81
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$28.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.18
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2469163.04765230
Medium and Large 2-3507134.8568446
One grade step is worth $28.18/cwt here — about $81 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 sale276 hd
158.34
KY average24 barns · 7,641 hd
158.16
+0.18
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
BullsAverage1,65691.671,51816
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,57268.731,08111
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,21766.7081280
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01857.1258137

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,144$1,03711
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$1,0256
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)903$9727
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,005$9333thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,335$8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)920$8502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,213$8172thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,096$7924thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,110$7792thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$6851thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$6251thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,110$6001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,180$1,1582thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)995$1,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,106$9917
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,275$7751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)924$6755
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)871$6206
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)807$5752thin

Every lot, as filed

114 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 1-2Fancy275222.50/cwt222.50–222.506122
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy420202.46/cwt200.00–205.008506
SteersMedium and Large 1-2830135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2925125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1561
SteersMedium and Large 2-3410152.00/cwt152.00–152.006232
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2279170.53/cwt160.00–176.0047614
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2434165.92/cwt159.00–171.0072019
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2581153.63/cwt145.00–159.0089320
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2815125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0191
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2865110.00/cwt110.00–110.009521
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2755136.27/cwt135.00–140.001,0294
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3381145.75/cwt140.00–153.005558
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3478135.85/cwt120.00–149.006499
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2327168.69/cwt160.00–174.0055211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2675141.41/cwt137.00–147.0095518
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,12070.00/cwt70.00–70.007841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2625142.55/cwt140.00–149.0089113
HeifersMedium and Large 2-381282.51/cwt80.00–90.006704
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3320136.07/cwt132.50–140.004352
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2372174.78/cwt161.00–182.0065044
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2531158.24/cwt150.00–164.0084024
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3278157.76/cwt157.50–158.004392
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2473168.51/cwt155.00–175.0079743
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3540140.00/cwt140.00–140.007561
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3414145.58/cwt137.50–152.506036
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3705120.00/cwt120.00–120.008461
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3566134.12/cwt124.00–143.007594
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3225150.00/cwt150.00–150.003381
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy369211.73/cwt210.00–212.5078114
SteersMedium and Large 2-3565145.00/cwt145.00–145.008191
SteersMedium and Large 1-2785140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0991
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy320219.34/cwt218.00–220.007026
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy500191.00/cwt191.00–191.009553
SteersMedium and Large 1-2862135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1642
SteersMedium and Large 2-3272184.96/cwt180.00–187.505034
SteersMedium and Large 1-2607166.35/cwt160.00–170.001,01011
SteersMedium and Large 2-3395172.50/cwt170.00–175.006812
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700137.50/cwt135.00–140.009632
SteersMedium and Large 2-3518155.10/cwt150.00–160.008036
SteersMedium and Large 2-3320180.00/cwt180.00–180.005761
SteersMedium and Large 2-3477160.09/cwt155.00–165.007643
SteersMedium and Large 1-2518178.17/cwt170.00–184.0092313
SteersMedium and Large 1-2470192.81/cwt188.00–196.0090611
SteersMedium and Large 1-2416186.75/cwt180.00–192.007777
SteersMedium and Large 1-2330194.51/cwt183.00–200.006424
SteersMedium and Large 1-2727151.79/cwt145.00–160.001,1045
SteersMedium and Large 1-2275208.24/cwt200.00–215.005739
SteersMedium and Large 1-2570161.62/cwt160.00–165.009213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2374199.63/cwt184.00–206.0074715
SteersMedium and Large 1-2672157.15/cwt150.00–160.001,05610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added386213.00/cwt213.00–213.008225
BullsMedium and Large 1-2427187.55/cwt177.00–193.008017
BullsMedium and Large 1-2320216.41/cwt211.00–222.006938
BullsMedium and Large 1-2820117.90/cwt110.00–122.009673
BullsMedium and Large 1-2890105.00/cwt105.00–105.009351
BullsMedium and Large 1-2474175.24/cwt164.00–181.0083123
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy450186.33/cwt185.00–187.008383
CowsLean 85-90%88546.53/cwt45.00–48.004122
CowsLean 85-90%1,00954.63/cwt50.00–59.0055123
CowsLean 85-90%1,05763.67/cwt60.00–69.0067312
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57264.60/cwt55.00–68.001,0165
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1761
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59370.61/cwt70.00–72.001,1255
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24854.98/cwt47.00–59.006867
CowsBoner 80-85%1,32871.82/cwt70.00–75.0095426
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14863.83/cwt60.00–69.0073343
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18584.71/cwt80.00–90.001,0044
Bulls1,68294.09/cwt92.00–97.001,5836
Bulls1,532105.33/cwt104.00–106.001,6143
Bulls1,68783.75/cwt70.00–90.001,4137
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2215171.06/cwt167.50–175.003687
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2745425.00/head425.00–425.004251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,213816.91/head600.00–1,000.008172
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,335850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,260850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-2877975.00/head975.00–975.009752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1441,036.51/head1,025.00–1,125.001,03711
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 1-28301,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,001935.00/head935.00–935.009353
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2920850.00/head850.00–850.008502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,110779.20/head640.00–875.007792
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2980685.00/head685.00–685.006851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,110600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-2892675.00/head675.00–675.006754
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-2924675.00/head675.00–675.006755
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 1-2807575.00/head575.00–575.005752
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3643135.33/cwt135.00–136.008703
BullsMedium and Large 1-2715135.00/cwt135.00–135.009651
BullsMedium and Large 2-3535150.00/cwt150.00–150.008031
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy271180.00/cwt180.00–180.004883
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy384187.14/cwt185.00–188.007197
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3679134.19/cwt133.00–135.009115
BullsMedium and Large 2-3381169.05/cwt162.50–175.006447
BullsMedium and Large 2-3565135.83/cwt132.50–140.007673
BullsMedium and Large 1-2765130.00/cwt130.00–130.009951
BullsMedium and Large 1-2681135.76/cwt130.00–140.0092519
BullsMedium and Large 1-2575162.75/cwt156.00–166.0093613
BullsMedium and Large 1-2526162.45/cwt155.00–167.0085415
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy385204.00/cwt204.00–204.007851
BullsMedium and Large 1-2394191.37/cwt190.00–197.007545
BullsMedium and Large 1-2625150.67/cwt144.00–160.0094217
BullsMedium and Large 2-3490153.96/cwt150.00–158.007542
BullsMedium and Large 2-3625122.80/cwt110.00–135.007682
BullsMedium and Large 2-3426159.90/cwt155.00–165.006814
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1801,158.16/head975.00–1,300.001,1582
BullsMedium and Large 1-2875110.00/cwt110.00–110.009631
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,275775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29951,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,106991.46/head700.00–1,175.009917
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29151,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0256
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2830510.00/head510.00–510.005102
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,115700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2960625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,213913.80/head800.00–975.009143

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.