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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, May 11

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← May 4May 11May 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

467 head

▲ 194 vs last sale 273▲ 312 vs year ago 155 · +201.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 69▲ 33 vs year ago 49 · +67.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 79▲ 7 vs year ago 32 · +21.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady. Slaughter bull 5.00 higher with a high quality offering.

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 $129.81/cwt on 207 head.

Average price

$129.81

207 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$2.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.68

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	534	130.29	696	173
Medium and Large 2-3	474	127.32	603	34

One grade step is worth $2.98/cwt here — about $93 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 sale207 hd

129.81

—

KY average27 barns · 3,853 hd

128.13

+1.68

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	1,726	95.61	1,650	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,352	66.06	893	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,443	61.90	894	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,160	56.62	657	35

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	205	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	406	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	229	150.41/cwt	140.00–155.00	344	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	294	178.93/cwt	172.50–182.00	526	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	303	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	564	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	465	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	630	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	363	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	563	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	167.04/cwt	166.00–171.00	690	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	150.67/cwt	150.00–151.00	655	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	462	152.61/cwt	150.00–154.00	705	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	162.60/cwt	158.00–168.00	772	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	531	130.99/cwt	130.00–135.00	696	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	144.87/cwt	138.00–147.00	792	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	133.67/cwt	132.00–135.00	789	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	134.04/cwt	128.00–136.00	832	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	806	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	126.59/cwt	125.00–129.00	847	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	814	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	117.34/cwt	115.00–122.00	861	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	766	119.80/cwt	116.00–121.00	918	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	872	112.80/cwt	110.00–114.00	984	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,058	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	223	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	357	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	235	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	347	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	272	140.54/cwt	140.00–144.00	382	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	158.18/cwt	150.00–161.00	520	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	488	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	152.38/cwt	143.00–158.00	552	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	139.90/cwt	126.00–142.00	529	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	138.77/cwt	135.00–146.00	594	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	441	129.14/cwt	118.00–134.00	570	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	135.60/cwt	132.00–142.00	636	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	474	126.95/cwt	126.00–130.00	602	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	114.94/cwt	113.00–117.00	603	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	130.46/cwt	126.00–134.00	694	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	558	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	647	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	127.48/cwt	122.00–128.00	722	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	126.16/cwt	123.00–128.00	773	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	638	111.37/cwt	104.00–117.00	711	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	118.25/cwt	116.00–120.00	779	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	660	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	739	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	113.10/cwt	107.00–114.00	836	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	778	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	839	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	172.05/cwt	167.50–176.00	556	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	654	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	141.97/cwt	140.00–144.00	547	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	419	152.89/cwt	146.00–157.00	641	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	162.79/cwt	160.00–171.00	698	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	140.50/cwt	133.00–143.00	658	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	150.62/cwt	145.00–161.00	714	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	137.53/cwt	132.00–142.00	723	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	538	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	686	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	133.27/cwt	130.00–138.00	768	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	128.57/cwt	125.00–130.00	792	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	678	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	121.42/cwt	118.00–125.00	814	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	809	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	724	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	824	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	815	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	758	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	853	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,040	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,186	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	355	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	266	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	475	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	356	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,683	97.89/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,647	6
Bulls	—	—	1,853	88.77/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,645	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,059	51.33/cwt	50.00–54.00	544	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,207	58.75/cwt	55.00–62.00	709	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,273	66.07/cwt	65.00–67.00	841	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,349	65.56/cwt	62.00–70.00	884	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,400	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,022	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	61.18/cwt	57.00–67.00	883	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,044	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	18,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	21,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	970.00/cwt	970.00–970.00	14,065	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	795.29/cwt	650.00–975.00	10,736	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,500	765.00/cwt	765.00–765.00	11,475	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	879.86/cwt	790.00–975.00	7,699	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	816.29/cwt	690.00–950.00	7,143	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 May 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 467Last week 273Year ago 155

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 69Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 79Year ago 32

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady. Slaughter bull 5.00 higher with a high quality offering.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	613	123.00–128.00	126.16
15	—	532	126.00–134.00	130.46
26	—	659	116.00–120.00	118.25
10	—	362	143.00–158.00	152.38
8	—	272	140.00–144.00	140.54
23	—	469	132.00–142.00	135.60
2	—	770	101.00	101.00
20	—	566	122.00–128.00	127.48
26	—	428	135.00–146.00	138.77
2	—	223	160.00	160.00
6	—	329	150.00–161.00	158.18
16	—	739	107.00–114.00	113.10
4	—	815	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	148.00	148.00
5	—	638	104.00–117.00	111.37
4	—	474	126.00–130.00	126.95
1	—	558	116.00	116.00
2	—	660	112.00	112.00
6	—	441	118.00–134.00	129.14
1	—	725	85.00	85.00
1	—	235	147.50	147.50
11	—	378	126.00–142.00	139.90
2	—	525	113.00–117.00	114.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	145.00–161.00	150.62
4	—	378	173.00	173.00
2	—	700	115.00–116.00	115.50
2	—	670	118.00–125.00	121.42
1	—	770	107.00	107.00
5	—	616	125.00–130.00	128.57
14	—	576	130.00–138.00	133.27
8	—	429	160.00–171.00	162.79
2	—	323	167.50–176.00	172.05
1	—	820	104.00	104.00
8	—	526	132.00–142.00	137.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	140.00–144.00	141.97
1	—	640	106.00	106.00
1	—	595	125.00	125.00
6	—	419	146.00–157.00	152.89
5	—	468	133.00–143.00	140.50
1	—	815	93.00	93.00
1	—	710	102.00	102.00
2	—	538	125.00–130.00	127.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	198.00	198.00
26	—	621	128.00–136.00	134.04
14	—	547	138.00–147.00	144.87
15	—	669	125.00–129.00	126.59
3	—	303	186.00	186.00
3	—	590	132.00–135.00	133.67
6	—	475	158.00–168.00	162.60
5	—	766	116.00–121.00	119.80
3	—	294	172.50–182.00	178.93
3	—	734	115.00–122.00	117.34
2	—	820	110.00	110.00
10	—	872	110.00–114.00	112.80
5	—	413	166.00–171.00	167.04
1	—	360	175.00	175.00
2	—	1,080	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	118.00	118.00
3	—	462	150.00–154.00	152.61
3	—	435	150.00–151.00	150.67
1	—	330	141.00	141.00
3	—	229	140.00–155.00	150.41
5	—	531	130.00–135.00	130.99
2	—	363	155.00	155.00
1	—	635	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	355	75.00	75.00
1	—	475	75.00	75.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	970.00	970.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,500.00	1,500.00

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)	1	—	1,500	765.00	765.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,350	650.00–975.00	795.29

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	—	875	790.00–975.00	879.86
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	875	690.00–950.00	816.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	72.00	72.00
14	—	1,443	57.00–67.00	61.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,349	62.00–70.00	65.56
1	—	1,400	73.00	73.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,207	55.00–62.00	58.75
12	—	1,059	50.00–54.00	51.33
2	—	1,273	65.00–67.00	66.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,853	85.00–92.00	88.77
6	—	1,683	94.00–103.00	97.89

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.