Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2023-10-17

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 17
● Final128 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
613 head
182 vs last sale 431 137 vs year ago 750 · 18.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
30 vs last sale 116 4 vs year ago 142 · +2.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
104 head
79 vs last sale 25 81 vs year ago 23 · +352.2%
Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri May 15, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs 4.00 to 6.00 higher, 500lbs and up steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Good demand for feeder classes with strong demand for preconditioned feeders. Slaughter classes steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $219.47/cwt on 234 head.
Average price
$219.47
234 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,093
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$69
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$58.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.89
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2513224.061,148185
Medium and Large 2455208.9595125
Medium and Large 2-3403197.6779720
Large 1-2541187.331,0143thin
Medium 1-2650166.001,0791thin
One grade step is worth $58.06/cwt here — about $69 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 sale234 hd
219.47
KY average26 barns · 6,474 hd
212.58
+6.89
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
BullsLow1,466106.481,56111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52290.161,3726thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18583.7099258
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low90373.5566446

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,291$1,6006
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,198$1,3822thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,180$1,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,031$1,14617
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)902$1,1118
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,166$1,00014
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,018$9868
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$9252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,015$8392thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)818$1,1923thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)910$1,1652thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,525$1,6751thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,419$1,8966
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,298$1,6882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,392$1,3644thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)959$1,0523thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)924$1,0267
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$9001thin

Every lot, as filed

128 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 2678183.32/cwt181.00–186.001,2433
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2676196.95/cwt190.00–212.001,33117
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2473234.17/cwt225.00–246.001,10830
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2313245.29/cwt235.00–251.007683
SteersMedium and Large 1-2571236.57/cwt231.00–251.001,3518
HeifersLarge 1-2550190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0451
HeifersMedium and Large 2480219.51/cwt219.00–220.001,0542
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2530219.10/cwt212.00–228.001,16141
HeifersMedium and Large 2750160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2002
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,2811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy368279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,0273
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423235.79/cwt230.00–245.0099722
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3325204.00/cwt204.00–204.006631
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3425203.73/cwt185.00–210.008665
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3500185.00/cwt185.00–185.009251
HeifersMedium and Large 2385222.50/cwt222.50–222.508571
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2259237.54/cwt230.00–240.006154
HeifersMedium and Large 2585202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,1821
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3273183.35/cwt180.00–185.005013
HeifersMedium and Large 2413220.65/cwt220.00–221.009113
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3385209.29/cwt204.00–212.008065
HeifersMedium and Large 2332222.06/cwt217.50–227.507373
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2570212.23/cwt205.00–216.001,21020
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2825155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2791
HeifersMedium and Large 2267221.78/cwt220.00–225.005926
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3473189.86/cwt180.00–208.008985
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added525234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,2296
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added605231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,39810
HeifersMedium and Large 2518207.86/cwt207.00–210.001,0774
BullsMedium and Large 2-3380212.50/cwt212.50–212.508081
BullsMedium and Large 1-2709187.04/cwt180.00–190.001,3265
BullsMedium and Large 1-2832150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2484
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy423270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1422
SteersMedium and Large 1-2618231.89/cwt222.00–236.001,4334
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added560235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3166
HeifersLarge 1-2537186.00/cwt186.00–186.009992
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2607204.07/cwt190.00–210.001,2397
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2376240.37/cwt233.00–245.0090417
SteersMedium and Large 2-3482197.78/cwt180.00–212.509533
SteersMedium and Large 2875175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5311
SteersMedium and Large 2-3270225.00/cwt225.00–225.006081
SteersMedium and Large 2440230.63/cwt220.00–235.001,0154
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy565216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,2201
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy485277.54/cwt274.00–278.001,3468
SteersMedium and Large 1-2710221.38/cwt210.00–223.001,5729
SteersMedium and Large 1-2940210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9741
SteersMedium and Large 2380230.00/cwt230.00–230.008741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2803225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8073
SteersMedium and Large 1-2434253.87/cwt240.00–261.001,10212
SteersMedium and Large 2587227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,3322
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530244.53/cwt232.00–251.001,29629
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added656251.78/cwt249.00–253.001,65210
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added508265.56/cwt261.00–270.001,3496
SteersMedium and Large 1-2489259.31/cwt245.00–264.001,26812
SteersMedium and Large 1-2390255.44/cwt251.00–260.009962
SteersMedium and Large 1-2660232.17/cwt221.00–236.001,5327
SteersMedium and Large 1-2215275.00/cwt275.00–275.005911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added563264.80/cwt264.00–267.001,49129
BullsMedium and Large 1-2330254.00/cwt254.00–254.008382
BullsMedium and Large 1-2260265.00/cwt265.00–265.006891
BullsMedium and Large 1-2382250.58/cwt242.00–260.0095717
BullsLarge 1-2455215.00/cwt215.00–215.009781
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy400267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,0685
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy386268.20/cwt268.00–270.001,03510
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51892.72/cwt92.00–95.001,4074
CowsLean 85-90%86561.94/cwt60.00–65.0053610
CowsLean 85-90%92581.10/cwt80.00–84.0075011
CowsLean 85-90%91476.56/cwt75.00–79.0070017
CowsLean 85-90%89971.29/cwt70.00–74.006418
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16395.37/cwt95.00–96.001,1093
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,53085.04/cwt82.00–88.001,3012
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21689.20/cwt85.00–94.001,08522
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17880.35/cwt76.00–84.0094727
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11272.81/cwt69.00–74.008106
Bulls1,439101.14/cwt84.00–107.001,4557
Bulls1,570122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,9151
Bulls1,493113.75/cwt112.00–118.001,6983
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5351,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2481,052.91/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0532
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3531,775.97/head1,700.00–1,850.001,7762
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3251,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29631,137.64/head1,000.00–1,325.001,1385
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3860600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1801,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred CowsMedium 1-2930800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0301,012.68/head890.00–1,175.001,0137
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0671,231.33/head925.00–1,500.001,23114
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1901,030.64/head800.00–1,650.001,03113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1981,381.84/head1,100.00–1,600.001,3822
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2990925.38/head900.00–950.009252
Bred CowsMedium 2805700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,015838.98/head800.00–875.008392
Bred CowsMedium 1-28001,067.69/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0683
Stock CowsMedium 1-2770850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0531,153.68/head1,100.00–1,200.001,1542
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28851,287.71/head1,150.00–1,400.001,2882
BullsMedium and Large 1-2753172.51/cwt170.00–175.001,2992
BullsMedium and Large 2257237.50/cwt237.50–237.506102
HeifersMedium 1-2650166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0791
BullsMedium and Large 2-3570170.26/cwt160.00–180.009702
BullsMedium and Large 2-3520175.10/cwt160.00–185.009113
BullsMedium and Large 2539211.75/cwt210.00–216.001,1414
BullsMedium and Large 1-2466234.77/cwt225.00–243.001,09412
BullsMedium and Large 2335230.00/cwt230.00–230.007711
BullsMedium and Large 2645184.00/cwt181.00–190.001,1873
BullsMedium 1-2630184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,1591
BullsMedium and Large 2710160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1362
BullsMedium and Large 2460215.00/cwt215.00–215.009892
BullsMedium and Large 1-2519233.52/cwt219.00–240.001,21217
BullsMedium and Large 1-2668187.96/cwt180.00–192.001,2563
BullsMedium and Large 2565204.96/cwt200.00–210.001,1582
BullsMedium and Large 2-3410205.00/cwt200.00–210.008412
BullsMedium and Large 1-2423245.22/cwt232.00–250.001,03715
BullsMedium and Large 2-3715150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0731
BullsMedium and Large 1-2620202.65/cwt188.00–212.001,25613
BullsMedium and Large 1-2572217.84/cwt209.00–223.001,24614
BullsLarge 1-2445206.00/cwt206.00–206.009171
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,0601,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,5251,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2701,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2601,711.90/head1,550.00–1,850.001,7122
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,6432,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2911,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6006
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-29241,026.24/head900.00–1,175.001,0267
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,030900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium 1-2890775.00/head775.00–775.007752
Bred HeifersMedium 1-26851,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29101,164.56/head1,125.00–1,200.001,1652

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.