Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2021-03-23

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 23

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Mar 16Mar 23Mar 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

287 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 225▲ 17 vs year ago 270 · +6.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 53▲ 18 vs year ago 47 · +38.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 34▼ 48 vs year ago 98 · −49.0%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

View

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 $136.67/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$136.67

139 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$14.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.87

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	475	139.80	664	108
Medium and Large 2-3	464	125.75	583	31

One grade step is worth $14.05/cwt here — about $81 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 sale139 hd

136.67

—

KY average27 barns · 6,958 hd

129.80

+6.87

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	1,597	81.88	1,308	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,410	61.46	867	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,461	56.41	824	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,150	50.73	583	36

Every lot

84 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	238	158.63/cwt	155.00–162.50	378	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	478	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	563	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	558	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	652	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	144.70/cwt	136.00–153.00	608	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	167.13/cwt	163.00–171.00	720	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	159.62/cwt	155.00–162.00	736	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	160.10/cwt	153.00–160.50	826	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	141.76/cwt	140.00–143.00	734	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	137.25/cwt	133.00–141.00	786	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	673	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	882	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	979	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	910	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	935	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	935	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	317	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	253	137.14/cwt	135.00–139.00	347	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	160.37/cwt	157.00–161.00	473	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	150.78/cwt	147.50–158.00	496	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	331	137.70/cwt	130.00–145.00	456	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	143.80/cwt	140.00–147.50	525	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	155.99/cwt	150.00–159.00	591	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	144.34/cwt	140.00–147.00	600	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	424	134.27/cwt	129.00–139.00	569	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	138.98/cwt	135.00–141.00	659	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	130.83/cwt	130.00–131.00	625	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	135.06/cwt	128.00–137.50	704	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	121.25/cwt	115.00–124.00	637	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	633	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	125.43/cwt	124.00–127.00	714	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	750	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	619	103.56/cwt	100.00–114.00	641	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	648	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	116.89/cwt	110.00–124.00	790	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	746	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	903	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	315	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	441	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	174.74/cwt	170.00–185.00	585	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	543	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	162.50/cwt	161.00–164.00	626	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	162.37/cwt	158.00–167.00	706	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	154.77/cwt	152.00–157.00	706	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	142.98/cwt	140.00–145.00	743	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	531	133.69/cwt	133.00–134.00	710	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	135.75/cwt	132.00–139.00	771	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	127.55/cwt	123.00–131.00	779	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	118.01/cwt	117.00–119.00	811	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	860	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	811	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	835	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	752	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	665	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	235	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	190	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	335	79.50/cwt	78.00–81.00	266	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,440	77.63/cwt	77.00–79.00	1,118	4
Bulls	—	—	1,723	85.28/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,469	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,111	45.90/cwt	42.00–49.00	510	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,169	53.15/cwt	50.00–57.00	621	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	52.98/cwt	52.00–54.00	741	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	61.46/cwt	58.00–65.00	867	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	58.46/cwt	57.00–62.00	876	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,419.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,600.00	15,680	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	1,092.57/cwt	825.00–1,425.00	13,471	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	19,825	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	6,983	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	953.24/cwt	810.00–1,075.00	8,817	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,442	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,114	625.92/cwt	500.00–700.00	6,973	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	7,655	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,217	706.22/cwt	560.00–820.00	8,595	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,353	863.82/cwt	825.00–900.00	11,687	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 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 225Year ago 270

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 53Year ago 47

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 34Year ago 98

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 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	568	132.00–139.00	135.75
8	—	520	140.00–145.00	142.98
4	—	687	117.00–119.00	118.01
5	—	335	170.00–185.00	174.74
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
1	—	780	104.00	104.00
1	—	735	117.00	117.00
2	—	385	161.00–164.00	162.50
7	—	611	123.00–131.00	127.55
11	—	435	158.00–167.00	162.37
13	—	456	152.00–157.00	154.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	140.00	140.00
1	—	615	115.00	115.00
1	—	380	143.00	143.00
3	—	531	133.00–134.00	133.69
1	—	950	70.00	70.00
1	—	490	142.00	142.00
2	—	565	125.00	125.00
1	—	835	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	181.00	181.00
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
18	—	516	153.00–160.50	160.10
3	—	461	155.00–162.00	159.62
2	—	315	177.00	177.00
9	—	573	133.00–141.00	137.25
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
5	—	816	120.00	120.00
1	—	850	107.00	107.00
12	—	431	163.00–171.00	167.13
4	—	288	166.00	166.00
2	—	238	155.00–162.50	158.63
4	—	676	130.00–131.00	130.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	140.00–143.00	141.76
1	—	935	100.00	100.00
1	—	575	117.00	117.00
2	—	420	136.00–153.00	144.70
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
1	—	380	160.00	160.00
1	—	270	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	746	121.00	121.00
6	—	295	157.00–161.00	160.37
1	—	235	135.00	135.00
1	—	610	123.00	123.00
4	—	329	147.50–158.00	150.78
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
10	—	569	124.00–127.00	125.43
6	—	676	110.00–124.00	116.89
23	—	474	135.00–141.00	138.98
18	—	379	150.00–159.00	155.99
19	—	521	128.00–137.50	135.06
15	—	416	140.00–147.00	144.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	96.00	96.00
5	—	525	115.00–124.00	121.25
4	—	424	129.00–139.00	134.27
3	—	253	135.00–139.00	137.14
2	—	365	140.00–147.50	143.80
4	—	619	100.00–114.00	103.56
4	—	331	130.00–145.00	137.70
6	—	478	130.00–131.00	130.83
1	—	555	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	78.00–81.00	79.50
1	—	235	81.00	81.00

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	1	—	1,060	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,233	825.00–1,425.00	1,092.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,525.00	1,525.00

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)	2	—	925	810.00–1,075.00	953.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	735	950.00	950.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,100.00	1,100.00

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)	2	—	1,353	825.00–900.00	863.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,114	500.00–700.00	625.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	840.00	840.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,217	560.00–820.00	706.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	630.00	630.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,105	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,419.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,169	50.00–57.00	53.15
12	—	1,111	42.00–49.00	45.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,398	52.00–54.00	52.98
5	—	1,498	57.00–62.00	58.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	58.00–65.00	61.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,440	77.00–79.00	77.63
5	—	1,723	83.00–93.00	85.28

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.