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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 9

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Mar 2Mar 9Mar 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

525 head

▲ 150 vs last sale 375▲ 108 vs year ago 417 · +25.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 56▼ 16 vs year ago 100 · −16.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

100 head

▲ 75 vs last sale 25▲ 37 vs year ago 63 · +58.7%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly steady with the exception of 400 and 500 weight steers trading 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers and bulls traded steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 4.00 lower.

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 $129.89/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$129.89

203 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$15.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.52

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	549	133.26	732	160
Medium and Large 2-3	541	117.35	635	43

One grade step is worth $15.91/cwt here — about $97 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 sale203 hd

129.89

—

KY average25 barns · 8,962 hd

129.37

+0.52

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	1,739	86.55	1,505	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,390	58.84	818	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,475	53.15	784	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,166	51.43	599	37
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,513	98.00	1,483	8thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	478	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	293	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	410	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	484	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	313	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	538	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	180.17/cwt	177.50–184.00	593	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	179.15/cwt	176.00–183.00	656	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	376	167.20/cwt	162.00–170.00	629	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	167.25/cwt	163.00–173.00	707	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	156.08/cwt	153.00–162.00	663	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	159.72/cwt	154.00–163.00	759	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	720	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	154.96/cwt	149.00–158.00	809	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	143.54/cwt	138.00–148.00	807	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	141.67/cwt	137.00–145.00	863	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	838	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	131.85/cwt	130.00–133.00	886	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	126.08/cwt	123.00–128.00	896	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	914	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	804	122.06/cwt	121.00–123.00	981	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	910	112.17/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,021	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	371	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	271	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	377	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	463	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	469	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	344	158.87/cwt	151.00–160.00	547	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	367	133.49/cwt	132.00–138.00	490	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	154.51/cwt	151.00–159.00	592	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	570	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	141.49/cwt	137.00–145.00	613	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	458	117.70/cwt	105.00–130.00	539	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	136.71/cwt	132.00–140.00	653	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	135.68/cwt	130.00–141.00	688	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	536	125.26/cwt	124.00–129.00	671	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	114.16/cwt	105.00–122.00	654	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	126.70/cwt	123.00–131.00	729	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	627	107.66/cwt	104.00–110.00	675	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	776	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	639	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	818	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	673	101.54/cwt	100.00–105.00	683	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	118.53/cwt	116.00–121.00	804	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	821	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	895	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	890	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	757	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	167.25/cwt	164.00–170.00	552	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	164.97/cwt	160.00–170.00	648	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	168.28/cwt	163.00–173.00	697	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	158.53/cwt	154.00–163.00	744	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	148.23/cwt	142.00–150.00	723	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	774	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	523	134.03/cwt	124.00–142.00	701	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	142.65/cwt	140.00–144.00	815	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	591	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	680	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	853	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	643	118.34/cwt	115.00–121.00	761	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	117.48/cwt	111.00–122.00	781	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	758	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	109.98/cwt	107.00–113.00	783	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	784	5
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,513	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,483	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,708	90.17/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,540	6
Bulls	—	—	1,785	81.12/cwt	74.00–84.00	1,448	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	46.63/cwt	42.00–49.00	486	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	52.97/cwt	50.00–58.00	638	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	58.84/cwt	54.00–62.00	818	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,445	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	665	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,479	54.17/cwt	52.00–58.00	801	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,805	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,262	1,130.86/cwt	760.00–1,450.00	14,271	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,858	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,776	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	1,016.43/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	11,862	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	14,245	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	20,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	934.09/cwt	875.00–975.00	10,275	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	753.01/cwt	610.00–900.00	9,096	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,302	794.65/cwt	760.00–825.00	10,346	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,339	796.60/cwt	500.00–995.00	10,666	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,372	948.95/cwt	750.00–1,125.00	13,020	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,535	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	14,966	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	795.08/cwt	610.00–950.00	6,504	2

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 Mar 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 525Last week 375Year ago 417

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 56Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 25Year ago 63

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	475	154.00–163.00	159.72
11	—	609	137.00–145.00	141.67
11	—	423	163.00–173.00	167.25
19	—	562	138.00–148.00	143.54
8	—	522	149.00–158.00	154.96
5	—	329	177.50–184.00	180.17
4	—	245	195.00	195.00
8	—	711	123.00–128.00	126.08
1	—	755	121.00	121.00
2	—	295	164.00	164.00
4	—	366	176.00–183.00	179.15
7	—	672	130.00–133.00	131.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	910	108.00–113.00	112.17
17	—	804	121.00–123.00	122.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	293	140.00	140.00
1	—	630	133.00	133.00
1	—	480	150.00	150.00
3	—	376	162.00–170.00	167.20
11	—	425	153.00–162.00	156.08
3	—	313	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	488	142.00–150.00	148.23
3	—	643	115.00–121.00	118.34
3	—	523	124.00–142.00	134.03
1	—	445	160.00	160.00
3	—	591	115.00	115.00
1	—	695	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	414	163.00–173.00	168.28
2	—	605	141.00	141.00
4	—	330	164.00–170.00	167.25
2	—	393	160.00–170.00	164.97
18	—	571	140.00–144.00	142.65
6	—	712	107.00–113.00	109.98
5	—	665	111.00–122.00	117.48
5	—	516	150.00	150.00
8	—	469	154.00–163.00	158.53
5	—	825	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	433	137.00–145.00	141.49
11	—	678	116.00–121.00	118.53
12	—	507	130.00–141.00	135.68
1	—	295	157.00	157.00
9	—	383	151.00–159.00	154.51
1	—	235	158.00	158.00
13	—	344	151.00–160.00	158.87
23	—	575	123.00–131.00	126.70
3	—	631	123.00	123.00
28	—	478	132.00–140.00	136.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	735	120.00	120.00
16	—	639	128.00	128.00
4	—	821	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	104.00–110.00	107.66
3	—	271	139.00	139.00
10	—	673	100.00–105.00	101.54
1	—	890	85.00	85.00
4	—	367	132.00–138.00	133.49
1	—	425	134.00	134.00
10	—	573	105.00–122.00	114.16
2	—	458	105.00–130.00	117.70
7	—	536	124.00–129.00	125.26
2	—	330	142.00	142.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,167	900.00–1,075.00	1,016.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,075.00	1,075.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,372	750.00–1,125.00	948.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	875.00–975.00	934.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,208	610.00–900.00	753.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,339	500.00–995.00	796.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,302	760.00–825.00	794.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,535	975.00	975.00

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	3	—	1,262	760.00–1,450.00	1,130.86
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,060	925.00	925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	818	610.00–950.00	795.08

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	46.00	46.00
7	—	1,479	52.00–58.00	54.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,043	42.00–49.00	46.63
28	—	1,205	50.00–58.00	52.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,390	54.00–62.00	58.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,785	74.00–84.00	81.12
6	—	1,708	87.00–93.00	90.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,513	98.00	98.00

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.