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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, May 4

● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

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Feeder Cattle receipts

273 head

▼ 185 vs last sale 458▲ 7 vs year ago 266 · +2.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 98▼ 7 vs year ago 76 · −9.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

79 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 46▲ 32 vs year ago 47 · +68.1%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to limited comparable receipts and inclement weather no trend on market this week.

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 $138.46/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$138.46

93 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$594

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

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

$15.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.40

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	426	140.62	600	80
Medium and Large 2-3	442	125.13	554	13thin

One grade step is worth $15.49/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 sale93 hd

138.46

—

KY average27 barns · 4,422 hd

129.06

+9.40

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	1,697	88.10	1,495	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	63.94	766	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	60.68	897	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,128	58.85	664	27

Every lot

67 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	175	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	302	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	263	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	473	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	462	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	165.91/cwt	164.00–177.00	533	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	359	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	571	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	691	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	690	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	154.52/cwt	153.00–164.00	740	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	746	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	573	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	748	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	832	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	836	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	859	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	158	183.85/cwt	177.50–190.00	290	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	161.69/cwt	157.00–164.00	453	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	481	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	144.18/cwt	137.00–147.00	536	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	535	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	142.49/cwt	136.00–145.00	606	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	122.68/cwt	119.00–124.00	577	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	135.63/cwt	131.00–140.00	642	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	131.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	689	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	543	120.51/cwt	118.00–123.00	654	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	119.25/cwt	117.00–120.00	699	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	698	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	696	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	747	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	488	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	583	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	573	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	152.82/cwt	148.00–156.00	649	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	146.14/cwt	143.00–154.00	684	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	469	137.48/cwt	137.00–138.00	645	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	135.00/cwt	134.00–137.00	698	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	683	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	132.70/cwt	129.00–136.00	756	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,640	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,328	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	91.65/cwt	90.00–93.00	1,581	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	52.90/cwt	51.00–54.00	549	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,139	59.80/cwt	56.00–63.00	681	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,198	63.94/cwt	62.00–67.00	766	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,295	67.74/cwt	66.00–70.00	877	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	60.68/cwt	58.00–63.00	897	8
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,500	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,685	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	24,433	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	850	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	10,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,222	1,051.82/cwt	850.00–1,500.00	12,853	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium 2	705	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	5,993	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	942.43/cwt	875.00–1,025.00	7,709	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	847	1,302.36/cwt	1,250.00–1,350.00	11,031	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	797.51/cwt	675.00–900.00	7,401	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	11,875	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	720.12/cwt	590.00–880.00	8,483	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,179	840.75/cwt	725.00–1,100.00	9,912	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	894.33/cwt	810.00–1,000.00	11,179	6

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 May 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 273Last week 458Year ago 266

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 98Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 46Year ago 47

Due to limited comparable receipts and inclement weather no trend on market this week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	321	164.00–177.00	165.91
9	—	479	153.00–164.00	154.52
1	—	175	172.50	172.50
4	—	511	146.00	146.00
5	—	574	145.00	145.00
18	—	359	159.00	159.00
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
4	—	424	163.00	163.00
1	—	685	122.00	122.00
3	—	710	121.00	121.00
2	—	263	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	150.00	150.00
2	—	573	130.00–131.00	130.51
1	—	280	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	570	129.00–136.00	132.70
12	—	468	143.00–154.00	146.14
2	—	358	160.00	160.00
2	—	343	170.00	170.00
1	—	750	105.00	105.00
10	—	425	148.00–156.00	152.82
5	—	517	134.00–137.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	130.00	130.00
6	—	469	137.00–138.00	137.48
1	—	310	157.50	157.50
1	—	600	116.00	116.00
1	—	560	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	280	157.00–164.00	161.69
2	—	705	106.00	106.00
2	—	640	109.00	109.00
12	—	425	136.00–145.00	142.49
1	—	325	148.00	148.00
25	—	372	137.00–147.00	144.18
2	—	158	177.50–190.00	183.85
9	—	523	130.00–135.00	131.66
15	—	473	131.00–140.00	135.63
4	—	586	117.00–120.00	119.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	130.00	130.00
4	—	470	119.00–124.00	122.68
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
1	—	650	107.00	107.00
2	—	543	118.00–123.00	120.51
1	—	270	150.00	150.00
2	—	415	129.00	129.00

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	—	900	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,222	850.00–1,500.00	1,051.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	900.00	900.00

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	875.00–1,025.00	942.43
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	847	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,302.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	705	850.00	850.00

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	—	1,685	1,450.00	1,450.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,000	850.00	850.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	950	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	928	675.00–900.00	797.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,179	725.00–1,100.00	840.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,178	590.00–880.00	720.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,250	810.00–1,000.00	894.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,725	90.00–93.00	91.65
1	—	1,640	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,139	56.00–63.00	59.80
6	—	1,037	51.00–54.00	52.90
2	—	1,295	66.00–70.00	67.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,478	58.00–63.00	60.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,198	62.00–67.00	63.94

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.