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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 15

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Dec 8Dec 15Jan 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

485 head

▼ 307 vs last sale 792▲ 81 vs year ago 404 · +20.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

110 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 45▲ 42 vs year ago 68 · +61.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 36▲ 55 vs year ago 15 · +366.7%

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 unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 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 $127.06/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$127.06

174 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$21.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.11

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	477	130.53	622	130
Medium and Large 2-3	474	117.02	555	43
Small and Medium 1-2	410	109.00	447	1thin

One grade step is worth $21.53/cwt here — about $175 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 sale174 hd

127.06

—

KY average29 barns · 8,558 hd

119.95

+7.11

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	1,532	72.25	1,107	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,282	52.49	673	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,431	49.24	705	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,158	44.62	517	42

Every lot

88 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 2-3	220	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	352	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	144.29/cwt	137.50–147.50	397	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	180.00/cwt	176.00–184.00	531	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	306	178.95/cwt	173.00–182.00	548	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	165.30/cwt	164.00–168.00	628	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	140.11/cwt	133.00–144.00	581	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	154.53/cwt	150.00–159.00	649	6
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	420	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	441	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	472	139.75/cwt	135.00–142.00	660	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	148.18/cwt	142.00–153.00	751	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	541	132.16/cwt	125.00–135.00	715	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	577	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	721	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	129.88/cwt	125.00–134.00	797	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	619	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	743	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	122.94/cwt	121.00–125.00	824	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	116.59/cwt	116.00–119.00	838	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	836	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	764	115.83/cwt	115.00–116.00	885	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	862	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	920	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	791	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	982	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	93.51/cwt	93.00–94.00	957	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	235	116.09/cwt	113.00–117.50	273	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	135.06/cwt	130.00–139.00	385	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	311	125.52/cwt	120.00–132.00	390	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	140.50/cwt	135.00–143.00	473	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	130.75/cwt	130.00–131.00	464	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	137.90/cwt	135.00–141.00	521	11
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	410	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	447	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	138.36/cwt	131.00–140.50	595	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	123.28/cwt	115.00–129.00	530	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	479	121.59/cwt	115.00–125.00	582	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	130.94/cwt	127.00–137.50	629	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	132.92/cwt	126.00–135.00	686	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	529	117.84/cwt	114.00–123.00	623	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	121.30/cwt	119.00–124.00	685	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	567	109.66/cwt	102.00–114.00	622	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	116.01/cwt	113.00–119.00	718	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	104.96/cwt	101.00–110.00	656	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	700	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	683	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	703	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	727	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	795	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	708	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	789	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	854	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	313	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	463	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	532	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	356	167.68/cwt	161.00–170.00	597	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	149.15/cwt	132.00–155.00	571	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	434	139.16/cwt	137.00–140.00	604	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	147.88/cwt	145.00–155.00	643	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	463	126.51/cwt	120.00–130.00	586	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	141.64/cwt	140.00–144.00	684	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	745	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	140.54/cwt	140.00–141.00	731	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	123.90/cwt	123.00–125.00	650	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	127.80/cwt	124.00–131.00	740	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	761	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	658	107.32/cwt	106.00–108.00	706	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	111.49/cwt	111.00–112.00	739	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	778	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	98.10/cwt	90.00–105.00	758	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,444	67.89/cwt	60.00–74.00	980	9
Bulls	—	—	1,731	82.07/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,421	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	41.92/cwt	38.00–44.00	454	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,226	47.08/cwt	44.00–51.00	577	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	52.90/cwt	50.00–55.00	677	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	629	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	49.53/cwt	47.00–52.00	706	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	690	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,320	1
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	1,106.73/cwt	950.00–1,300.00	12,063	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,933	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	17,225	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	780	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	812.11/cwt	800.00–825.00	7,130	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,372	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,403	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,121	551.31/cwt	420.00–800.00	6,180	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	826.80/cwt	675.00–1,025.00	9,880	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,198	862.49/cwt	735.00–950.00	10,333	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	656.92/cwt	500.00–800.00	7,968	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	8,344	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	8,657	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 Dec 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 485Last week 792Year ago 404

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 45Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 36Year ago 15

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	434	137.00–140.00	139.16
1	—	585	118.00	118.00
3	—	313	148.00	148.00
9	—	525	123.00–125.00	123.90
3	—	658	106.00–108.00	107.32
7	—	383	132.00–155.00	149.15
3	—	463	120.00–130.00	126.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	645	118.00	118.00
6	—	773	90.00–105.00	98.10
1	—	720	108.00	108.00
2	—	663	111.00–112.00	111.49
2	—	315	169.00	169.00
6	—	356	161.00–170.00	167.68
19	—	579	124.00–131.00	127.80
9	—	435	145.00–155.00	147.88
11	—	520	140.00–141.00	140.54
5	—	483	140.00–144.00	141.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	500	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	567	102.00–114.00	109.66
3	—	235	113.00–117.50	116.09
1	—	795	89.00	89.00
3	—	430	115.00–129.00	123.28
8	—	479	115.00–125.00	121.59
5	—	529	114.00–123.00	117.84
6	—	311	120.00–132.00	125.52
4	—	355	130.00–131.00	130.75
1	—	690	99.00	99.00
6	—	625	101.00–110.00	104.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	619	113.00–119.00	116.01
7	—	285	130.00–139.00	135.06
11	—	516	126.00–135.00	132.92
1	—	970	88.00	88.00
39	—	430	131.00–140.50	138.36
22	—	565	119.00–124.00	121.30
1	—	765	95.00	95.00
1	—	740	95.00	95.00
15	—	480	127.00–137.50	130.94
11	—	378	135.00–141.00	137.90
2	—	805	98.00	98.00
2	—	673	104.00	104.00
10	—	337	135.00–143.00	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	105.00	105.00
2	—	1,023	93.00–94.00	93.51
11	—	380	164.00–168.00	165.30
6	—	420	150.00–159.00	154.53
2	—	460	155.00	155.00
2	—	295	176.00–184.00	180.00
2	—	670	121.00–125.00	122.94
9	—	507	142.00–153.00	148.18
6	—	764	115.00–116.00	115.83
5	—	306	173.00–182.00	178.95
8	—	614	125.00–134.00	129.88
5	—	719	116.00–119.00	116.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	133.00–144.00	140.11
1	—	740	113.00	113.00
3	—	275	137.50–147.50	144.29
2	—	577	125.00	125.00
1	—	770	112.00	112.00
1	—	390	150.00	150.00
3	—	472	135.00–142.00	139.75
1	—	220	160.00	160.00
1	—	920	86.00	86.00
7	—	541	125.00–135.00	132.16
5	—	619	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	960	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,090	950.00–1,300.00	1,106.73

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	—	1,155	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,325.00	1,325.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,195	675.00–1,025.00	826.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,198	735.00–950.00	862.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,121	420.00–800.00	551.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,213	500.00–800.00	656.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,335	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	878	800.00–825.00	812.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	950.00	950.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	870.00	870.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,731	75.00–85.00	82.07
9	—	1,444	60.00–74.00	67.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,083	38.00–44.00	41.92
22	—	1,226	44.00–51.00	47.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,425	47.00–52.00	49.53
1	—	1,500	46.00	46.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	48.00	48.00
11	—	1,279	50.00–55.00	52.90

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.