Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2023-04-25

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 25
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
492 head
89 vs last sale 403 128 vs year ago 364 · +35.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
14 vs last sale 78 0 vs year ago 92 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
3 vs last sale 42 4 vs year ago 43 · 9.3%
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 $204.18/cwt on 237 head.
Average price
$204.18
237 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$983
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$211
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$49.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.56
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2303216.316559thin
Medium and Large 1-2486206.691,004211
Medium and Large 2-3520166.7186717thin
One grade step is worth $49.60/cwt here — about −$211 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 sale237 hd
204.18
KY average23 barns · 7,490 hd
193.62
+10.56
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
BullsAverage1,424107.211,52613
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20690.431,09039
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,52686.181,31515
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low93975.5070938

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,010$1,3751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,005$1,0751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$9251thin
Bred CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$9102thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$9251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)805$9001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,315$1,1501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,100$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,020$1,0934thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,195$1,0623thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,0751thin

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
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22185.65/cwt80.00–89.001,04612
CowsLean 85-90%92264.07/cwt60.00–69.005917
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0651
Bulls1,408106.78/cwt100.00–112.001,50310
Bulls92080.00/cwt80.00–80.007361
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1951,061.96/head1,025.00–1,125.001,0623
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3151,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
HeifersMedium and Large 2470190.00/cwt190.00–190.008931
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2279230.17/cwt224.00–236.006429
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2322225.54/cwt217.50–235.0072610
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3515186.00/cwt186.00–186.009581
HeifersMedium and Large 2208230.00/cwt230.00–230.004783
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3468172.43/cwt160.00–185.008072
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2422218.42/cwt205.00–228.0092223
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2571180.30/cwt174.00–188.001,0307
HeifersMedium and Large 2275232.00/cwt232.00–232.006381
HeifersMedium and Large 2326211.61/cwt210.00–215.006903
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3685128.38/cwt120.00–137.008792
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3785140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0991
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2718155.65/cwt150.00–165.001,1185
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3423171.40/cwt167.00–180.007253
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3330195.00/cwt195.00–195.006441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2472204.71/cwt200.00–213.0096617
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy620200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2402
SteersMedium and Large 2-3750178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,3351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2441229.15/cwt222.00–235.001,0117
SteersMedium and Large 1-2569209.42/cwt207.00–222.001,1926
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added540238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,28519
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy385252.00/cwt252.00–252.009704
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530211.34/cwt206.00–217.001,1208
SteersMedium and Large 2-3670178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,1931
SteersMedium and Large 2-3320180.00/cwt180.00–180.005761
SteersMedium and Large 1-2483221.05/cwt210.00–229.001,0689
SteersMedium and Large 1-2388236.36/cwt236.00–238.009175
SteersMedium and Large 1-2263246.71/cwt240.00–250.006493
SteersMedium and Large 1-2618207.45/cwt203.00–212.001,2822
SteersMedium and Large 1-2863180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,55312
SteersMedium and Large 1-2342257.50/cwt257.50–257.508815
SteersMedium and Large 1-2724190.82/cwt181.00–192.001,3829
BullsMedium and Large 1-2767168.39/cwt152.50–172.001,2928
BullsMedium and Large 1-2388228.49/cwt220.00–235.008875
BullsMedium and Large 1-2865140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2111
BullsMedium and Large 1-2573189.64/cwt180.00–202.001,0877
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy425245.29/cwt235.00–250.001,0423
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy510220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1221
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53792.25/cwt90.00–97.001,4183
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18577.51/cwt77.00–78.009182
BullsMedium and Large 1-2623186.93/cwt180.00–190.001,1657
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy327246.00/cwt246.00–246.008042
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement910130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1834
BullsMedium and Large 1-2522200.25/cwt195.00–212.001,04510
BullsMedium and Large 1-2331241.96/cwt230.00–253.0080112
BullsMedium and Large 1-2745161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1991
BullsMedium and Large 1-2670183.04/cwt179.00–186.001,2268
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425219.61/cwt210.00–224.0093312
BullsMedium and Large 2-3440190.00/cwt190.00–190.008361
BullsMedium and Large 2-3670160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0721
BullsMedium and Large 2-3317214.00/cwt214.00–214.006782
BullsMedium and Large 2541180.99/cwt180.00–182.009794
BullsMedium and Large 1-2480216.74/cwt209.00–221.001,04018
BullsMedium and Large 2-3355207.50/cwt207.50–207.507371
BullsMedium and Large 1-2840147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,2391
CowsBoner 80-85%1,20093.76/cwt90.00–105.001,12525
CowsLean 85-90%93673.60/cwt70.00–78.0068919
CowsLean 85-90%88093.00/cwt93.00–93.008181
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53285.54/cwt80.00–88.001,31011
CowsLean 85-90%96284.48/cwt80.00–88.0081311
Bulls1,753122.96/cwt118.00–126.002,1552
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2763163.09/cwt151.00–165.001,24415
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2802143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1472
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2518205.98/cwt194.00–211.001,06730
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2380227.85/cwt221.00–234.0086634
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3581161.81/cwt150.00–166.009405
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2665173.93/cwt169.00–175.001,15712
HeifersMedium and Large 2380200.00/cwt200.00–200.007601
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2608175.64/cwt171.00–176.001,06814
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0751,123.84/head925.00–1,300.001,1242
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2805900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2875925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,000910.08/head760.00–1,050.009102
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0051,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,015925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0101,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-2900800.00/head800.00–800.008001
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3365194.11/cwt190.00–198.007092
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy457223.59/cwt218.00–225.001,02210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy269252.18/cwt242.50–257.5067817
BullsMedium and Large 2-3580179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0382
BullsMedium and Large 1-2239220.00/cwt220.00–220.005265
BullsMedium and Large 1-2273243.95/cwt240.00–250.006664
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0301,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251

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.