Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2023-11-28

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 28
● Final130 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
667 head
112 vs last sale 555 79 vs year ago 588 · +13.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
199 head
75 vs last sale 124 20 vs year ago 179 · +11.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
6 vs last sale 48 11 vs year ago 43 · +25.6%
Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri May 15, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower. Volatile CME futures drive lighter demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.20/cwt on 289 head.
Average price
$194.20
289 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,009
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$464
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 1-2
$69.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
0.30
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2524199.481,046238
Medium and Large 2548177.4197230
Large 1-2690170.001,1731thin
Medium and Large 2-3412160.8766218thin
Medium 1-2448130.005822thin
One grade step is worth $69.48/cwt here — about $464 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 sale289 hd
194.20
KY average15 barns · 3,047 hd
194.50
−0.30
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
BullsAverage1,690102.761,73726
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,58685.471,35619
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,21881.0298790
CowsLean 85-90%Low95470.1566938
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,51595.001,4391thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,080110.001,1881thin

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 (2-4 yrs)1,090$1,5252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,360$1,2502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,176$1,1734thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,346$1,11513
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,169$1,0514thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,148$1,0386
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,084$1,0146
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,115$9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,035$8251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)865$8132thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)860$7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,323$1,7002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,382$1,5504thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,205$1,5001thin

Every lot, as filed

130 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 1-2387254.25/cwt248.00–261.009849
HeifersMedium and Large 2519187.98/cwt185.00–189.009768
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,080122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,3231
SteersMedium and Large 2-3420120.00/cwt120.00–120.005041
SteersMedium and Large 1-2865181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,5661
SteersMedium and Large 1-2313272.98/cwt260.00–280.008543
SteersMedium and Large 1-2472248.02/cwt234.00–250.001,17113
HeifersMedium and Large 2471188.59/cwt185.00–192.008886
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2330217.21/cwt210.00–222.0071715
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3540157.00/cwt157.00–157.008481
HeifersMedium and Large 2568175.71/cwt170.00–180.009987
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3330165.45/cwt150.00–180.005462
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3470153.42/cwt150.00–175.007217
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2617183.61/cwt177.50–190.001,13324
HeifersMedium and Large 2410185.00/cwt185.00–185.007591
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,2323
HeifersMedium and Large 2815120.00/cwt120.00–120.009781
HeifersMedium and Large 2633156.05/cwt152.00–160.009882
HeifersMedium and Large 2679157.44/cwt150.00–160.001,0694
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2667175.17/cwt167.50–184.001,16812
HeifersMedium 1-2450130.00/cwt130.00–130.005851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2811141.75/cwt130.00–147.501,1505
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2753164.98/cwt160.00–170.001,2424
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2569191.91/cwt182.50–202.001,09233
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2425210.29/cwt200.00–218.0089436
HeifersMedium 1-2445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2970120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1643
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2264239.83/cwt235.00–245.006334
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2867141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,2224
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2523200.94/cwt190.00–212.001,05138
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2368217.94/cwt207.50–225.0080210
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added566230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3023
SteersLarge 1-2550210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1552
SteersMedium and Large 1-2523232.73/cwt221.00–241.001,21719
SteersMedium and Large 1-2576225.36/cwt220.00–233.001,29828
HeifersMedium and Large 2280210.00/cwt210.00–210.005881
SteersMedium 1-2510215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0971
SteersMedium and Large 2572201.39/cwt192.00–206.001,1523
SteersMedium and Large 1-2422245.98/cwt242.50–251.001,03823
SteersMedium and Large 1-21,018150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5272
SteersMedium and Large 1-2617216.06/cwt203.00–222.001,33317
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3413168.15/cwt160.00–175.006943
SteersMedium and Large 1-2725184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,3341
SteersMedium and Large 2280230.00/cwt230.00–230.006442
SteersMedium 1-2890140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2461
SteersMedium 1-2605189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,1431
SteersMedium 1-2560190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0641
SteersMedium and Large 1-2675203.17/cwt190.00–211.001,37116
SteersMedium and Large 2450215.00/cwt215.00–215.009681
SteersMedium and Large 21,000136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,3601
SteersMedium and Large 2970140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3581
SteersMedium and Large 2385230.00/cwt230.00–230.008861
SteersMedium and Large 2785175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3741
SteersMedium and Large 1-2795187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4871
SteersMedium and Large 2-3552150.00/cwt150.00–150.008282
SteersMedium and Large 2-3700140.00/cwt140.00–140.009802
SteersMedium and Large 2330235.00/cwt235.00–235.007761
SteersMedium and Large 2517219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,1322
SteersMedium and Large 2-3530140.00/cwt140.00–140.007421
BullsMedium and Large 1-2517219.53/cwt204.00–225.001,13515
BullsMedium and Large 2-3557150.00/cwt150.00–150.008364
BullsMedium and Large 2-3335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005032
BullsMedium and Large 2-3440125.00/cwt125.00–125.005501
BullsMedium and Large 2-3475144.13/cwt138.00–150.006852
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy526233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,22624
CowsLean 85-90%92463.70/cwt60.00–68.0058910
HeifersSelect and Choice1,080110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1881
CowsLean 85-90%98873.69/cwt70.00–78.0072817
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,86070.00/cwt70.00–70.001,3021
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,58883.62/cwt80.00–88.001,32813
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17759.05/cwt50.00–65.006955
Dairy SteersSelect and Choice1,51595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,4391
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21783.09/cwt80.00–89.001,01150
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18575.09/cwt70.00–79.0089022
CowsLean 85-90%86655.00/cwt55.00–55.004765
CowsLean 85-90%98383.49/cwt80.00–91.008216
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52693.38/cwt90.00–100.001,4255
CowsBoner 80-85%1,29191.53/cwt90.00–95.001,18213
Bulls1,781107.83/cwt100.00–117.001,92017
Bulls1,45489.58/cwt82.00–98.001,3028
Bulls2,035122.00/cwt122.00–122.002,4831
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2651,262.60/head1,100.00–1,375.001,2634
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3461,115.48/head1,010.00–1,325.001,11513
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2931,190.79/head1,125.00–1,250.001,1913
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1761,172.64/head1,000.00–1,300.001,1734
Bred CowsMedium 1-2723516.26/head485.00–550.005162
Bred CowsMedium 1-2795630.00/head630.00–630.006301
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3601,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2860775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0201,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred HeifersMedium 1-2710500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0901,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5252
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2051,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1481,038.05/head910.00–1,150.001,0386
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,115900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,035825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3101,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy410235.00/cwt235.00–235.009644
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3215180.00/cwt180.00–180.003871
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3366162.34/cwt155.00–165.005944
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2220220.00/cwt220.00–220.004841
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2477216.78/cwt200.00–221.001,03438
HeifersLarge 1-2690170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1731
BullsMedium and Large 1-2430228.61/cwt220.00–240.0098313
BullsMedium and Large 2545200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0901
BullsMedium and Large 2851130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1063
BullsMedium and Large 1-2871157.47/cwt140.00–165.001,37210
BullsMedium and Large 2770152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,1741
BullsMedium and Large 2-3725136.00/cwt136.00–136.009862
BullsMedium and Large 1-2925125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1561
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,015110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1171
BullsMedium and Large 1-2629191.78/cwt180.00–200.001,20615
BullsMedium and Large 2-3505130.00/cwt130.00–130.006571
BullsMedium and Large 2637176.65/cwt176.00–178.001,1253
BullsMedium and Large 1-2570203.10/cwt190.00–213.001,15812
BullsMedium and Large 1-2476225.24/cwt217.00–238.001,07224
BullsMedium and Large 2-3371181.18/cwt180.00–185.006724
BullsMedium and Large 1-2245262.50/cwt262.50–262.506431
BullsMedium and Large 2580184.36/cwt170.00–187.501,0699
BullsMedium and Large 2-3250130.00/cwt130.00–130.003251
BullsMedium and Large 2460210.00/cwt210.00–210.009661
BullsMedium and Large 1-2340245.00/cwt245.00–245.008331
BullsMedium and Large 1-2676181.09/cwt178.00–186.001,22414
BullsMedium and Large 1-2379235.70/cwt220.00–242.5089312
BullsMedium and Large 1-2795174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,3831
BullsMedium and Large 1-2731176.46/cwt167.50–179.001,2905
BullsMedium and Large 1-2846157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,3324
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3351,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2151,363.94/head1,275.00–1,450.001,3642
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5481,735.30/head1,650.00–1,800.001,7352

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.