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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 5

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Dec 15Jan 5Jan 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

309 head

▼ 176 vs last sale 485▼ 655 vs year ago 964 · −67.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 110▼ 6 vs year ago 86 · −7.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

24 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 70▼ 56 vs year ago 80 · −70.0%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend due to the holidays.

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 $126.21/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$126.21

113 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$6.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.99

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	542	126.58	686	106
Medium and Large 2-3	514	120.58	620	7thin

One grade step is worth $6.00/cwt here — about $66 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 sale113 hd

126.21

—

KY average14 barns · 2,572 hd

121.22

+4.99

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	1,638	74.85	1,226	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,440	56.97	820	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,388	51.64	716	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,195	45.78	547	33

Every lot

56 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 1-2	240	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	420	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	187.42/cwt	185.00–190.00	581	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	537	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	163.64/cwt	162.00–166.00	625	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	153.28/cwt	150.00–159.00	658	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	151.88/cwt	148.00–154.00	720	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	686	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	141.23/cwt	140.00–144.00	727	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	713	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	136.65/cwt	133.00–140.00	783	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	129.58/cwt	127.00–131.00	814	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	721	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	872	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	790	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	924	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	112.77/cwt	110.00–117.00	891	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	330	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	277	135.21/cwt	130.00–140.00	375	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	138.38/cwt	135.00–142.00	439	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	141.46/cwt	138.00–143.00	513	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	137.22/cwt	135.00–142.00	563	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	584	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	132.56/cwt	128.00–136.00	623	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	519	126.35/cwt	121.00–130.00	656	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	533	118.68/cwt	118.00–120.00	633	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	576	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	737	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	121.57/cwt	115.00–123.00	704	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	121.34/cwt	120.00–123.00	735	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	774	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	680	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	728	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	742	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	853	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	941	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	960	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	169.43/cwt	165.00–179.00	554	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	159.98/cwt	158.00–162.00	605	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	150.38/cwt	147.00–154.00	639	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	145.97/cwt	142.00–150.00	695	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	134.01/cwt	131.00–137.00	704	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	132.63/cwt	131.00–134.00	753	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	749	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	121.74/cwt	116.00–124.00	761	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	120.61/cwt	117.00–122.00	821	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,609	80.06/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,288	4
Bulls	—	—	1,657	71.38/cwt	70.00–74.00	1,183	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,193	40.67/cwt	37.00–43.00	485	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	47.15/cwt	43.00–52.00	563	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	46.92/cwt	46.00–48.00	610	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	52.58/cwt	50.00–55.00	739	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,440	56.97/cwt	54.00–60.00	820	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,510	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	14,798	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,904	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,293	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	5,472	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,202	748.39/cwt	600.00–850.00	8,996	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,248	715.34/cwt	630.00–790.00	8,927	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,314	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 Jan 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 309Last week 485Year ago 964

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 110Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 70Year ago 80

Compared to last week: No trend due to the holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	150.00–159.00	153.28
15	—	628	127.00–131.00	129.58
5	—	790	110.00–117.00	112.77
1	—	240	175.00	175.00
8	—	515	140.00–144.00	141.23
3	—	382	162.00–166.00	163.64
2	—	310	185.00–190.00	187.42
7	—	573	133.00–140.00	136.65
12	—	474	148.00–154.00	151.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	721	121.00	121.00
4	—	790	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	143.00	143.00
1	—	340	158.00	158.00
1	—	540	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	165.00–179.00	169.43
12	—	625	116.00–124.00	121.74
8	—	568	131.00–134.00	132.63
3	—	425	147.00–154.00	150.38
3	—	378	158.00–162.00	159.98
5	—	525	131.00–137.00	134.01
9	—	476	142.00–150.00	145.97
7	—	681	117.00–122.00	120.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
1	—	585	128.00	128.00
1	—	630	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	130.00–140.00	135.21
6	—	317	135.00–142.00	138.38
11	—	579	115.00–123.00	121.57
14	—	519	121.00–130.00	126.35
1	—	220	150.00	150.00
5	—	656	118.00	118.00
9	—	606	120.00–123.00	121.34
16	—	470	128.00–136.00	132.56
13	—	410	135.00–142.00	137.22
4	—	363	138.00–143.00	141.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	118.00–120.00	118.68
1	—	680	107.00	107.00
2	—	465	125.00–126.00	125.51
1	—	390	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	576	128.00	128.00
11	—	742	115.00	115.00
6	—	941	102.00	102.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,248	630.00–790.00	715.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	480.00	480.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,202	600.00–850.00	748.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	660.00	660.00

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	—	1,510	980.00	980.00

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	—	915	690.00	690.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	46.00–48.00	46.92
10	—	1,405	50.00–55.00	52.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,440	54.00–60.00	56.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,195	43.00–52.00	47.15
7	—	1,193	37.00–43.00	40.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,609	76.00–82.00	80.06
6	—	1,657	70.00–74.00	71.38

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.