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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 1

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Aug 25Sep 1Sep 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

407 head

▲ 88 vs last sale 319▲ 256 vs year ago 151 · +169.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 17▲ 23 vs year ago 26 · +88.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 12▲ 15 vs year ago 11 · +136.4%

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 unevenly steady with feeder heifers trading mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

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 $130.34/cwt on 142 head.

Average price

$130.34

142 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$8.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.72

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	513	131.95	677	114
Medium and Large 2-3	510	123.78	632	28

One grade step is worth $8.17/cwt here — about $46 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 sale142 hd

130.34

—

KY average27 barns · 4,959 hd

132.06

−1.72

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	1,693	87.71	1,485	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,193	62.50	746	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,447	54.05	782	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,122	52.39	588	25

Every lot

64 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	273	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	412	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	510	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	452	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	710	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	686	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	718	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	517	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	672	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	138.78/cwt	136.00–145.00	801	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	696	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	132.70/cwt	130.00–134.00	845	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	852	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	117.49/cwt	116.00–119.00	975	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,003	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	271	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	390	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	371	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	140.67/cwt	140.00–141.00	478	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	489	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	535	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	143.10/cwt	140.00–148.00	614	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	136.97/cwt	136.00–139.00	589	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	135.60/cwt	135.00–138.00	647	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	483	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	628	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	503	134.78/cwt	133.50–135.00	678	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	526	122.34/cwt	116.00–126.00	644	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	124.58/cwt	123.00–128.00	721	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	581	119.33/cwt	119.00–120.00	693	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	115.72/cwt	115.00–116.00	727	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	111.98/cwt	111.00–113.00	748	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	677	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	663	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	746	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	821	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	900	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	865	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	813	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	462	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	368	152.66/cwt	152.00–153.00	562	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	384	155.59/cwt	153.00–166.00	597	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	151.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	655	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	438	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	648	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	142.02/cwt	141.00–145.00	667	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	138.30/cwt	129.00–148.00	664	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	133.77/cwt	130.00–137.00	693	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	128.37/cwt	127.00–130.00	739	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	590	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	661	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	125.64/cwt	123.00–127.00	787	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	739	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	654	116.53/cwt	115.00–121.00	762	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	106.41/cwt	106.00–108.00	824	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	809	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,441	81.55/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,175	4
Bulls	—	—	1,794	90.18/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,618	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	48.41/cwt	45.00–51.00	524	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	55.04/cwt	51.00–60.00	632	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	62.50/cwt	62.00–63.00	746	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,200	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	696	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	52.08/cwt	51.00–53.00	818	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,640	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	26,240	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	721.43/cwt	710.00–730.00	7,575	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	672.25/cwt	530.00–730.00	8,000	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	7,080	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,201	785.86/cwt	730.00–850.00	9,438	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	17,821	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,110	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 Sep 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 407Last week 319Year ago 151

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 17Year ago 26

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 12Year ago 11

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded unevenly steady with feeder heifers trading mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	577	136.00–145.00	138.78
1	—	880	114.00	114.00
2	—	452	157.00	157.00
2	—	730	125.00	125.00
2	—	830	116.00–119.00	117.49
15	—	637	130.00–134.00	132.70
1	—	290	160.00	160.00
16	—	513	140.00	140.00
1	—	650	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	119.00	119.00
2	—	315	162.00	162.00
2	—	517	130.00	130.00
5	—	273	151.00	151.00
5	—	480	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	746	110.00	110.00
51	—	503	133.50–135.00	134.78
3	—	865	104.00	104.00
5	—	271	144.00	144.00
7	—	628	115.00–116.00	115.72
2	—	377	142.00	142.00
10	—	477	135.00–138.00	135.60
2	—	668	111.00–113.00	111.98
12	—	429	140.00–148.00	143.10
3	—	340	140.00–141.00	140.67
16	—	579	123.00–128.00	124.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	130.00	130.00
3	—	581	119.00–120.00	119.33
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
5	—	430	136.00–139.00	136.97
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
9	—	526	116.00–126.00	122.34
1	—	865	94.00	94.00
2	—	677	98.00	98.00
3	—	365	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	129.00–148.00	138.30
2	—	645	114.00–115.00	114.50
3	—	368	152.00–153.00	152.66
9	—	438	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	130.00–137.00	133.77
5	—	774	106.00–108.00	106.41
1	—	325	142.00	142.00
6	—	576	127.00–130.00	128.37
1	—	825	98.00	98.00
8	—	384	153.00–166.00	155.59
2	—	735	115.00	115.00
9	—	432	150.00–155.00	151.52
4	—	470	141.00–145.00	142.02
14	—	626	123.00–127.00	125.64
4	—	654	115.00–121.00	116.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	112.00	112.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	590.00	590.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,201	730.00–850.00	785.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	710.00–730.00	721.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,190	530.00–730.00	672.25

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	1	—	1,345	1,325.00	1,325.00

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	—	1,640	1,600.00	1,600.00

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	—	900	790.00	790.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	58.00	58.00
2	—	1,570	51.00–53.00	52.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,082	45.00–51.00	48.41
15	—	1,148	51.00–60.00	55.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	62.00–63.00	62.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,441	80.00–84.00	81.55
10	—	1,794	86.00–95.00	90.18

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.