Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2023-04-11

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 11
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
403 head
65 vs last sale 338 80 vs year ago 323 · +24.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
9 vs last sale 87 46 vs year ago 32 · +143.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
35 vs last sale 77 18 vs year ago 60 · 30.0%
Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri May 15, 2026
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.18/cwt on 191 head.
Average price
$209.18
191 head · 444 lb average
Value per head Derived
$929
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$510
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 1-2
$103.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.35
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2449213.34958168
Medium and Large 2370198.6973611thin
Medium and Large 2-3452170.7577110thin
Small and Medium 1-2408109.824482thin
One grade step is worth $103.52/cwt here — about $510 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 sale191 hd
209.18
KY average23 barns · 5,770 hd
192.83
+16.35
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
BullsAverage1,697111.831,89711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35491.011,2324thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17486.251,01341
CowsLean 85-90%Average93373.4268518

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)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,150$1,3601thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,425$1,3501thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,348$1,3222thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,153$1,0883thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,093$1,0782thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$1,0402thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,010$7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)810$9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)783$8213thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)600$7601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,170$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$1,2195
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,143$1,0682thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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 2500180.00/cwt180.00–180.009001
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3335190.00/cwt190.00–190.006371
SteersMedium and Large 2-3538195.02/cwt190.00–200.001,0492
SteersMedium and Large 1-2412235.72/cwt227.50–237.0097110
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy410249.48/cwt248.00–252.501,0233
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2329229.41/cwt222.50–235.0075512
HeifersMedium and Large 2485185.00/cwt185.00–185.008971
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2567190.86/cwt175.00–193.001,08220
SteersMedium and Large 1-2311250.07/cwt247.50–252.507784
SteersMedium and Large 2382231.78/cwt227.50–235.008857
SteersMedium and Large 2438221.67/cwt220.00–222.509713
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3418178.77/cwt177.50–180.007472
SteersMedium and Large 2318235.56/cwt220.00–240.007495
SteersMedium and Large 1-2538222.10/cwt221.00–225.001,19510
SteersMedium and Large 1-2385242.50/cwt242.50–242.509341
SteersMedium and Large 1-2291249.64/cwt235.00–252.507266
SteersMedium and Large 1-2623198.89/cwt185.00–202.001,23911
HeifersSmall and Medium 1-2408109.82/cwt100.00–120.004482
SteersMedium and Large 1-2479231.08/cwt231.00–232.501,10719
SteersMedium and Large 2277222.50/cwt222.50–222.506162
SteersMedium and Large 2-3222198.27/cwt195.00–200.004403
SteersMedium and Large 1-2670175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1731
SteersMedium and Large 2-3376193.30/cwt185.00–202.007274
BullsMedium and Large 1-2515217.99/cwt208.00–223.001,12316
BullsMedium and Large 1-2247252.50/cwt252.50–252.506242
BullsMedium and Large 1-2330247.46/cwt245.00–250.008172
BullsMedium and Large 1-2369247.06/cwt237.50–257.5091216
BullsMedium and Large 1-2618184.95/cwt180.00–187.501,1433
BullsMedium and Large 1-2785160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2561
CowsLean 85-90%94477.94/cwt75.00–80.007367
CowsLean 85-90%1,01550.00/cwt50.00–50.005081
CowsLean 85-90%88064.62/cwt60.00–70.005696
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47894.02/cwt93.00–95.001,3902
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14184.44/cwt81.00–89.0096317
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10873.79/cwt66.00–78.008188
CowsLean 85-90%97184.56/cwt82.00–88.008214
CowsBreaker 75-80%99079.00/cwt79.00–79.007821
Bulls1,805115.32/cwt110.00–118.002,0825
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,4261
CowsBoner 80-85%1,305102.08/cwt100.00–104.001,3323
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22892.64/cwt90.00–98.001,13813
Bulls1,565103.37/cwt95.00–108.001,6184
Bulls1,690120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,0282
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0901,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
BullsMedium and Large 2-3363221.72/cwt220.00–225.008053
BullsMedium and Large 2-3540201.67/cwt200.00–202.501,0893
BullsMedium and Large 1-2680180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2241
BullsMedium and Large 1-2468215.43/cwt200.00–227.501,00815
BullsMedium and Large 1-2438227.79/cwt217.50–237.5099825
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1701,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2277236.49/cwt222.50–242.506559
HeifersMedium and Large 2373196.79/cwt185.00–205.007343
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2379229.70/cwt220.00–240.0087110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2655110.00/cwt110.00–110.007211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2434217.65/cwt200.00–226.0094552
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400230.00/cwt230.00–230.009203
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3526171.25/cwt170.00–175.009014
HeifersMedium and Large 2322211.31/cwt207.50–217.506804
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2521192.09/cwt185.00–200.001,0019
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3480180.00/cwt180.00–180.008641
HeifersMedium and Large 2400185.00/cwt185.00–185.007401
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy372243.82/cwt242.50–245.0090713
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2611183.76/cwt180.00–185.001,1234
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3380147.50/cwt130.00–165.005612
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2905112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,0181
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476208.82/cwt195.00–215.0099433
HeifersMedium and Large 1-288590.00/cwt90.00–90.007971
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2783820.80/head700.00–1,000.008213
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2810900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4251,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-2770770.00/head770.00–770.007701
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29951,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2801,119.82/head1,050.00–1,175.001,1202
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2820105.43/cwt100.00–111.008652
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,065107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1401
HeifersMedium and Large 2280200.00/cwt200.00–200.005601
BullsMedium and Large 1-2589195.40/cwt190.00–200.001,15113
BullsMedium and Large 2-3675145.00/cwt145.00–145.009791
BullsMedium and Large 2-3835125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0441
BullsMedium and Large 2-3410200.00/cwt200.00–200.008201
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,02097.50/cwt97.50–97.509951
BullsMedium and Large 2-3560155.00/cwt140.00–170.008682
BullsMedium and Large 2-3345225.00/cwt225.00–225.007761
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1201,366.56/head1,250.00–1,425.001,3673
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1951,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0801,039.91/head1,030.00–1,050.001,0402
Bred CowsMedium 1-29001,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0931,077.52/head975.00–1,175.001,0782
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,360.00/head1,360.00–1,360.001,3601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,010700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,54095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,4631
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3481,322.47/head1,275.00–1,360.001,3222
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2600760.00/head760.00–760.007601

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.