Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2023-11-07

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 7
● Final133 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
674 head
326 vs last sale 348 135 vs year ago 539 · +25.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
184 head
111 vs last sale 73 32 vs year ago 152 · +21.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
11 vs last sale 70 12 vs year ago 71 · 16.9%
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. Feeder steers over 500lbs steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.83/cwt on 282 head.
Average price
$205.83
282 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,017
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$213
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$49.16/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 1-2492213.131,048209
Large 1-2525197.001,0341thin
Medium and Large 2496196.9397745
Medium 1-2365180.006571thin
Medium and Large 2-3510163.9683626
One grade step is worth $49.16/cwt here — about $213 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 sale282 hd
205.83
KY average25 barns · 5,968 hd
206.01
−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
BullsLow1,499106.051,59019
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,57190.311,41811
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,22683.481,02471
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low90073.1265859
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage905130.671,1833thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$1,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$1,1057
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,101$1,1003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,123$1,0543thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,180$1,0104thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,013$9863thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,183$9352thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)928$9583thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)845$9182thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,130$1,0677
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,355$1,8002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,488$1,5872thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$1,3752thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)723$8003thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)605$5251thin

Every lot, as filed

133 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 1-2318280.71/cwt274.00–286.0089310
SteersMedium and Large 1-2710217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2661190.46/cwt185.00–195.001,2599
HeifersLarge 1-2525197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,0341
HeifersMedium 1-2365180.00/cwt180.00–180.006571
SteersMedium and Large 2-3295230.00/cwt230.00–230.006791
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy215300.00/cwt300.00–300.006452
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy257292.50/cwt292.50–292.507522
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2560205.96/cwt196.00–216.001,15327
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2371225.00/cwt215.00–231.008359
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2717175.56/cwt170.00–184.001,2595
SteersMedium and Large 1-2465251.98/cwt241.00–259.001,1727
HeifersMedium and Large 2624175.87/cwt170.00–184.001,0976
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2273226.73/cwt212.50–242.506199
HeifersMedium and Large 2417205.71/cwt200.00–211.008589
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2616194.29/cwt188.00–200.001,19712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2466216.27/cwt209.00–225.001,00819
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added620215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3331
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2775160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2402
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2332229.19/cwt221.00–233.0076116
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3777131.62/cwt124.00–146.001,0235
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2928145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3463
HeifersMedium and Large 2565190.83/cwt185.00–195.001,0789
HeifersMedium and Large 2334207.88/cwt205.00–212.006944
HeifersMedium and Large 2468197.44/cwt185.00–205.009243
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2522215.42/cwt206.00–223.001,12438
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3365170.00/cwt165.00–175.006212
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3325161.00/cwt161.00–161.005231
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3421178.52/cwt169.00–185.007527
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2426219.19/cwt200.00–230.0093441
HeifersMedium and Large 2538199.46/cwt190.00–202.001,07311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2225233.88/cwt225.00–245.005265
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added670214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4348
SteersMedium and Large 2332245.77/cwt242.50–252.508163
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,060141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,4951
SteersMedium and Large 1-2768200.01/cwt199.00–201.001,5362
SteersMedium and Large 1-2571246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,4058
SteersMedium and Large 2-3785150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1781
SteersMedium and Large 2-3510192.00/cwt192.00–192.009791
SteersMedium and Large 2477235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2890180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6021
SteersMedium and Large 1-2945160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5121
SteersMedium and Large 2-3491193.34/cwt185.00–196.009494
SteersMedium and Large 2-3225252.50/cwt252.50–252.505682
SteersMedium and Large 2225255.00/cwt255.00–255.005741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2651228.34/cwt223.00–231.001,4863
SteersMedium and Large 2613206.58/cwt202.00–209.001,2663
SteersMedium and Large 2513219.00/cwt218.00–220.001,1232
SteersMedium and Large 2-3426216.26/cwt212.50–218.009213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2627226.07/cwt221.00–232.001,41713
SteersMedium and Large 2400230.00/cwt230.00–230.009201
SteersMedium and Large 2392242.00/cwt242.00–242.009494
SteersMedium and Large 2875160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4001
SteersMedium and Large 2595221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,3151
SteersMedium and Large 2-3323233.78/cwt232.50–235.007552
SteersMedium and Large 1-2530241.16/cwt236.00–244.001,27810
SteersMedium and Large 1-2364278.40/cwt254.00–285.001,01318
SteersMedium and Large 1-2423254.88/cwt249.00–262.501,0789
SteersMedium and Large 1-2282278.28/cwt272.50–285.007853
SteersMedium and Large 1-2246286.18/cwt282.50–288.007043
BullsMedium 1-2655170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1141
BullsMedium 1-2460190.00/cwt190.00–190.008741
BullsMedium and Large 1-2671191.94/cwt187.00–207.001,2886
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy408259.65/cwt257.50–260.001,0597
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy342269.49/cwt261.00–275.009225
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy397261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,0362
CowsLean 85-90%78049.09/cwt45.00–55.003835
CowsLean 85-90%89362.83/cwt60.00–68.005615
CowsLean 85-90%91081.49/cwt80.00–85.0074215
CowsLean 85-90%91574.47/cwt70.00–78.0068134
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,57794.74/cwt92.00–100.001,4946
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22065.00/cwt65.00–65.007932
HeifersSelect and Choice1,015111.00/cwt110.00–112.001,1272
HeifersSelect and Choice685170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1651
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15676.37/cwt70.00–79.0088317
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23484.68/cwt80.00–94.001,04545
CowsBoner 80-85%1,34998.33/cwt95.00–110.001,3267
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56385.00/cwt84.00–87.001,3295
Bulls1,46699.99/cwt91.00–105.001,46610
Bulls1,483111.62/cwt107.00–116.001,6558
Bulls1,965122.00/cwt122.00–122.002,3971
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2723800.00/head800.00–800.008003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1231,053.75/head800.00–1,400.001,0543
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1401,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred CowsMedium 1-2845875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2591,143.41/head975.00–1,275.001,1436
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0401,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2928958.03/head875.00–1,000.009583
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2845917.77/head910.00–925.009182
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1801,009.71/head925.00–1,040.001,0104
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1011,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1003
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,013986.23/head875.00–1,075.009863
Stock CowsMedium 1-2605525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2333240.03/cwt237.50–242.507993
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3551,799.63/head1,700.00–1,900.001,8002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,183935.48/head910.00–960.009352
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4881,586.93/head1,475.00–1,700.001,5872
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,1301,067.16/head1,000.00–1,125.001,0677
BullsMedium and Large 2-3655125.00/cwt125.00–125.008191
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3273189.54/cwt180.00–200.005172
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3678155.58/cwt151.00–160.001,0552
HeifersMedium and Large 2210220.00/cwt220.00–220.004622
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3565180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0171
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3600141.00/cwt141.00–141.008461
BullsMedium and Large 1-2386243.16/cwt232.50–254.0093910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy409238.60/cwt238.00–239.009765
BullsMedium and Large 1-2513225.99/cwt213.00–233.001,15932
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3459168.61/cwt161.00–180.007745
HeifersMedium and Large 2675180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2151
BullsMedium and Large 1-2280236.18/cwt232.50–240.006612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2810168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,3611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2480226.17/cwt220.00–237.001,08615
BullsMedium and Large 1-2706188.03/cwt179.00–191.001,32712
BullsMedium and Large 1-2780179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,3961
BullsMedium and Large 1-2626209.06/cwt203.00–213.001,30917
BullsMedium and Large 2728160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1653
BullsMedium and Large 2412219.69/cwt212.50–228.009058
BullsMedium and Large 2520205.97/cwt200.00–211.001,0718
BullsMedium and Large 1-2575218.90/cwt210.00–223.001,25918
BullsMedium and Large 2565201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,1361
BullsMedium and Large 1-2426239.57/cwt230.00–249.001,02116
BullsMedium and Large 2-3430185.00/cwt170.00–200.007962
BullsMedium and Large 2477213.18/cwt207.50–216.001,0173
BullsMedium and Large 2-3309211.06/cwt200.00–215.006525
BullsMedium and Large 1-2885160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4161
BullsMedium and Large 2-3574193.11/cwt180.00–199.001,1089
BullsMedium and Large 2688180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2383
BullsMedium and Large 2-3285200.00/cwt200.00–200.005701
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy282271.00/cwt271.00–271.007642
BullsMedium and Large 2-3481190.06/cwt180.00–198.009144
BullsMedium and Large 2-3365170.00/cwt170.00–170.006211
BullsMedium and Large 2628191.75/cwt188.00–193.001,20411

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.