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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 18

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

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Feeder Cattle receipts

719 head

▲ 409 vs last sale 310▲ 215 vs year ago 504 · +42.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 44▲ 10 vs year ago 31 · +32.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 29▲ 6 vs year ago 25 · +24.0%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 6.00 higher with good demand for precondition cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.97/cwt on 327 head.

Average price

$136.97

327 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

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

$14.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.39

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	608	137.42	835	317
Medium and Large 2-3	548	122.61	672	10thin

One grade step is worth $14.81/cwt here — about $164 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 sale327 hd

136.97

—

KY average28 barns · 6,123 hd

133.58

+3.39

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	—	Low	1,633	85.41	1,395	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	60.22	912	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	58.48	740	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,138	55.43	631	18

Every lot

85 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	352	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	431	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	171.73/cwt	171.00–173.00	567	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	158.89/cwt	153.00–164.00	663	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	482	161.23/cwt	159.00–164.00	777	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	151.96/cwt	150.00–155.00	734	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	527	156.39/cwt	156.00–158.00	824	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	152.29/cwt	150.00–155.00	815	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	542	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	726	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	578	154.30/cwt	154.00–157.00	892	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	141.65/cwt	141.00–143.00	837	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	614	148.36/cwt	140.00–153.00	911	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	132.39/cwt	130.00–134.00	823	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	668	147.64/cwt	142.00–149.00	986	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	134.64/cwt	130.00–135.00	917	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	126.59/cwt	123.00–130.00	909	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	738	133.36/cwt	133.00–139.00	984	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	780	134.94/cwt	133.00–135.50	1,053	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,045	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	852	130.80/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,114	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	955	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,060	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,050	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	157.39/cwt	155.00–160.00	354	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	457	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	146.55/cwt	144.00–149.00	525	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	140.50/cwt	139.00–142.00	597	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	435	144.01/cwt	143.00–145.00	626	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	129.67/cwt	129.00–130.00	596	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	463	147.14/cwt	145.00–148.00	681	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	658	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	508	153.32/cwt	149.00–154.00	779	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	511	130.35/cwt	130.00–131.00	666	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	141.65/cwt	135.00–143.00	744	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	138.00/cwt	135.00–140.00	773	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	125.60/cwt	121.00–128.00	722	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	125.86/cwt	123.00–127.00	768	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	628	142.30/cwt	132.00–143.00	894	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	768	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	119.06/cwt	114.00–123.00	800	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	681	131.33/cwt	130.00–134.00	894	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	738	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	713	133.11/cwt	130.00–141.00	949	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	752	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	790	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	762	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	968	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	810	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	729	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	827	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	968	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	874	113.19/cwt	111.00–115.00	989	18
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	465	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	160.47/cwt	156.00–165.00	518	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	162.14/cwt	159.00–165.00	595	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	600	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	639	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	451	153.00/cwt	149.00–154.00	690	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	657	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	142.24/cwt	140.00–144.00	734	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	679	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	128.61/cwt	125.00–131.00	731	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	125.11/cwt	120.00–128.00	778	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	113.47/cwt	112.00–115.00	815	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	755	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	725	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	805	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	878	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,297	75.61/cwt	73.00–79.00	981	3
Bulls	—	—	1,777	89.61/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,592	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	50.68/cwt	50.00–52.00	522	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	56.38/cwt	53.00–60.00	654	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	58.48/cwt	57.00–60.00	740	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	60.22/cwt	56.00–64.00	912	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	2,140	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,819	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	677	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	10,575	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	1,186.82/cwt	1,150.00–1,225.00	16,319	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	774.71/cwt	710.00–830.00	7,398	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,111	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	6,999	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,111	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,388	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,239	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	907.53/cwt	900.00–910.00	11,253	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,318	883.08/cwt	620.00–1,015.00	11,639	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	9,835	1

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 Aug 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 719Last week 310Year ago 504

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 44Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 29Year ago 25

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 6.00 higher with good demand for precondition cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	718	112.00–115.00	113.47
1	—	885	91.00	91.00
8	—	367	159.00–165.00	162.14
1	—	1,045	84.00	84.00
11	—	516	140.00–144.00	142.24
12	—	622	120.00–128.00	125.11
2	—	323	156.00–165.00	160.47
3	—	568	125.00–131.00	128.61
5	—	451	149.00–154.00	153.00
1	—	415	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	755	96.00	96.00
3	—	473	139.00	139.00
1	—	315	147.50	147.50
1	—	395	152.00	152.00
1	—	535	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	535	150.00–155.00	152.29
1	—	1,050	100.00	100.00
5	—	483	150.00–155.00	151.96
2	—	718	123.00–130.00	126.59
5	—	622	130.00–134.00	132.39
3	—	417	153.00–164.00	158.89
14	—	681	130.00–135.00	134.64
3	—	591	141.00–143.00	141.65
1	—	220	160.00	160.00
3	—	836	125.00	125.00
1	—	265	162.50	162.50
4	—	330	171.00–173.00	171.73
1	—	385	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	542	134.00	134.00
2	—	580	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	527	156.00–158.00	156.39
16	—	578	154.00–157.00	154.30
16	—	738	133.00–139.00	133.36
31	—	614	140.00–153.00	148.36
1	—	955	111.00	111.00
32	—	668	142.00–149.00	147.64
10	—	852	130.00–131.00	130.80
35	—	780	133.00–135.50	134.94
13	—	482	159.00–164.00	161.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	672	114.00–123.00	119.06
2	—	225	155.00–160.00	157.39
11	—	610	123.00–127.00	125.86
2	—	358	144.00–149.00	146.55
17	—	575	121.00–128.00	125.60
2	—	425	139.00–142.00	140.50
27	—	525	135.00–143.00	141.65
2	—	495	133.00	133.00
2	—	752	105.00	105.00
5	—	284	161.00	161.00
1	—	710	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	129.00–130.00	129.67
3	—	511	130.00–131.00	130.35
1	—	420	130.00	130.00
1	—	645	119.00	119.00
1	—	690	107.00	107.00
1	—	810	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	508	149.00–154.00	153.32
7	—	463	145.00–148.00	147.14
58	—	628	132.00–143.00	142.30
13	—	762	127.00	127.00
18	—	874	111.00–115.00	113.19
21	—	713	130.00–141.00	133.11
27	—	560	135.00–140.00	138.00
2	—	435	143.00–145.00	144.01
35	—	681	130.00–134.00	131.33
2	—	827	117.00	117.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,140	85.00	85.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	63.00	63.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,175.00	1,175.00

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	—	1,375	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,186.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,318	620.00–1,015.00	883.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,240	900.00–910.00	907.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	955	710.00–830.00	774.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	840.00	840.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,111	575.00	575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,111	630.00	630.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	890.00	890.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,297	73.00–79.00	75.61
7	—	1,777	83.00–94.00	89.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,160	53.00–60.00	56.38
3	—	1,030	50.00–52.00	50.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,265	57.00–60.00	58.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,515	56.00–64.00	60.22

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.