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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 21

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Jan 14Jan 21Jan 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

436 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 428▲ 436 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 96▲ 51 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

37 head

▼ 62 vs last sale 99▲ 37 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last Week: Feeder steers and bulls traded steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady with quality not as attractive as last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.00/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$148.00

164 head · 578 lb average

Value per head Derived

$855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$247

per head · Medium and Large 2-3 over Medium and Large 1-2

$1.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.65

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	422	149.44	631	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	594	147.86	878	149

One grade step is worth $1.58/cwt here — about −$247 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 sale164 hd

148.00

—

KY average28 barns · 6,745 hd

143.35

+4.65

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,796	70.54	1,267	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,120	51.17	573	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,424	49.05	698	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	40.38	430	23

Every lot

81 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	190	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	380	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	426	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	255	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	408	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	175.10/cwt	172.50–177.50	455	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	159.08/cwt	154.00–169.00	517	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	177.77/cwt	171.00–180.00	594	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	372	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	580	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	168.23/cwt	164.00–171.00	639	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	402	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	724	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	168.17/cwt	161.00–169.00	701	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	426	150.83/cwt	146.00–157.00	643	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	159.88/cwt	156.00–162.00	755	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	143.66/cwt	140.00–148.00	701	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	517	155.56/cwt	155.00–156.00	804	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	150.39/cwt	148.00–152.00	784	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	142.29/cwt	140.00–145.00	811	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	768	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	623	140.57/cwt	140.00–141.00	876	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	135.55/cwt	132.00–138.00	861	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	131.41/cwt	128.00–134.00	871	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	705	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	959	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	932	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	766	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,042	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	978	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	820	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,074	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	952	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	880	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,162	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	233	134.87/cwt	132.50–137.50	314	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	139.36/cwt	135.00–142.00	387	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	290	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	377	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	422	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	139.97/cwt	139.00–142.00	463	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	141.27/cwt	135.00–144.00	523	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	130.51/cwt	129.00–131.00	548	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	140.80/cwt	135.00–142.00	610	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	137.96/cwt	133.00–141.00	653	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	130.34/cwt	130.00–131.00	636	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	132.17/cwt	128.00–135.00	706	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	129.86/cwt	127.00–132.00	736	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	123.71/cwt	121.00–128.00	766	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	635	130.66/cwt	130.00–133.00	830	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	670	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	831	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	119.72/cwt	119.00–120.00	814	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	726	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	886	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	758	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	917	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	110.65/cwt	110.00–112.00	863	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	711	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	825	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	842	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	926	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	552	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	333	154.52/cwt	152.00–157.00	515	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	160.21/cwt	157.00–162.00	604	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	160.45/cwt	158.00–162.00	685	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	437	148.64/cwt	147.00–154.00	650	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	671	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	154.09/cwt	154.00–155.00	738	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	144.33/cwt	144.00–145.00	758	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	134.93/cwt	134.00–136.00	779	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	111.75/cwt	111.00–112.00	790	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,365	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	887	1
Bulls	—	—	1,940	72.39/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,404	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,001	36.94/cwt	34.00–41.00	370	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	51.17/cwt	50.00–53.00	573	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	44.14/cwt	42.00–47.00	500	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,403	50.57/cwt	50.00–51.00	709	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	674	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	900	548.33/cwt	520.00–580.00	4,935	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,864	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,041	817.50/cwt	740.00–890.00	8,510	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	8,229	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	898.22/cwt	850.00–980.00	10,150	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	552.00/cwt	552.00–552.00	6,486	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	5,760	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	861.04/cwt	780.00–910.00	10,634	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	1,166.04/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	15,450	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	630	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,520	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	798.97/cwt	790.00–820.00	8,110	3

This sale against other markets

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

Tue Jan 21, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 436Last week 428Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 96Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 99Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	110.00	110.00
9	—	570	140.00–145.00	142.29
8	—	521	148.00–152.00	150.39
6	—	334	171.00–180.00	177.77
2	—	260	172.50–177.50	175.10
1	—	230	185.00	185.00
1	—	740	126.00	126.00
3	—	770	127.00	127.00
3	—	380	164.00–171.00	168.23
2	—	190	200.00	200.00
16	—	417	161.00–169.00	168.17
13	—	472	156.00–162.00	159.88
10	—	663	128.00–134.00	131.41
9	—	635	132.00–138.00	135.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	372	156.00	156.00
1	—	255	160.00	160.00
3	—	488	140.00–148.00	143.66
3	—	325	154.00–169.00	159.08
2	—	595	129.00	129.00
4	—	426	146.00–157.00	150.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	402	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	766	136.00	136.00
4	—	705	136.00	136.00
1	—	820	131.00	131.00
16	—	623	140.00–141.00	140.57
13	—	880	132.00	132.00
9	—	517	155.00–156.00	155.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	680	119.00–120.00	119.72
6	—	331	139.00–142.00	139.97
4	—	619	121.00–128.00	123.71
4	—	278	135.00–142.00	139.36
3	—	780	110.00–112.00	110.65
2	—	233	132.50–137.50	134.87
13	—	433	135.00–142.00	140.80
12	—	370	135.00–144.00	141.27
22	—	534	128.00–135.00	132.17
21	—	473	133.00–141.00	137.96
13	—	567	127.00–132.00	129.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	670	124.00	124.00
4	—	758	121.00	121.00
16	—	726	122.00	122.00
13	—	635	130.00–133.00	130.66
6	—	842	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	90.00	90.00
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
4	—	420	129.00–131.00	130.51
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
1	—	320	132.00	132.00
3	—	488	130.00–131.00	130.34
1	—	825	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
1	—	450	149.00	149.00
4	—	437	147.00–154.00	148.64
2	—	333	152.00–157.00	154.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	157.00–162.00	160.21
4	—	707	111.00–112.00	111.75
4	—	323	171.00	171.00
3	—	525	144.00–145.00	144.33
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
8	—	427	158.00–162.00	160.45
14	—	577	134.00–136.00	134.93
10	—	479	154.00–155.00	154.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	660.00	660.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,041	740.00–890.00	817.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,130	850.00–980.00	898.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	552.00	552.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,235	780.00–910.00	861.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	480.00	480.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	780.00	780.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	900	520.00–580.00	548.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,325	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,166.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,015	790.00–820.00	798.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	630	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,940	70.00–75.00	72.39
1	—	1,365	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	46.00	46.00
2	—	1,403	50.00–51.00	50.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,120	50.00–53.00	51.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,001	34.00–41.00	36.94
11	—	1,133	42.00–47.00	44.14

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.