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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, May 18

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

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Feeder Cattle receipts

311 head

▼ 156 vs last sale 467▼ 162 vs year ago 473 · −34.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 82▼ 10 vs year ago 65 · −15.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 39▲ 12 vs year ago 20 · +60.0%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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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 $134.24/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$134.24

129 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$9.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.25

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	481	137.69	662	81
Medium and Large 2-3	425	128.43	546	48

One grade step is worth $9.26/cwt here — about $116 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 sale129 hd

134.24

—

KY average27 barns · 4,979 hd

128.00

+6.25

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	1,567	86.75	1,359	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	66.97	835	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,328	61.51	817	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,091	57.65	629	23

Every lot

76 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	170	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	323	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	475	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	326	121.27/cwt	117.50–122.50	395	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	353	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	579	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	167.53/cwt	167.00–172.00	709	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	152.46/cwt	151.00–154.00	645	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	453	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	648	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	151.46/cwt	149.00–156.00	724	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	150.74/cwt	149.00–154.00	796	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	547	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	760	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	706	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	138.95/cwt	136.00–142.00	806	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	816	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	126.98/cwt	125.00–128.00	860	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	882	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	725	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	834	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	946	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	990	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	364	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	320	137.53/cwt	131.00–149.00	440	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	155.47/cwt	153.00–157.00	501	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	389	135.68/cwt	130.00–141.00	528	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	150.80/cwt	150.00–156.00	588	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	147.86/cwt	145.00–149.00	611	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	433	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	563	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	463	116.27/cwt	114.00–129.00	538	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	137.96/cwt	133.00–140.00	653	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	114.42/cwt	111.00–118.00	593	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	127.93/cwt	125.00–131.00	681	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	558	109.49/cwt	108.00–110.00	611	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	126.48/cwt	122.00–131.00	725	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	119.28/cwt	118.00–123.00	754	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	716	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	107.70/cwt	106.00–113.00	835	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	163.70/cwt	160.00–167.00	561	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	612	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	155.08/cwt	152.00–160.00	633	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	532	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	154.99/cwt	154.00–157.00	728	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	749	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	559	122.59/cwt	119.00–124.00	685	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	136.98/cwt	135.00–138.00	794	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	120.63/cwt	119.00–124.00	823	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,372	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,358	82.84/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,125	3
Bulls	—	—	1,723	89.68/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,545	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	53.07/cwt	50.00–55.00	548	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	768	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,136	60.61/cwt	56.00–64.00	689	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,240	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	694	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	66.97/cwt	64.00–73.00	835	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	62.61/cwt	58.00–65.00	842	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,565	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	850	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,438	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,825	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	873.75/cwt	850.00–900.00	8,738	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	886.41/cwt	600.00–1,075.00	8,935	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,980	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	770.10/cwt	700.00–828.00	9,495	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,388	956.27/cwt	875.00–1,072.00	13,273	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,405	845.00/cwt	845.00–845.00	11,872	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	16,675	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	720	715.63/cwt	675.00–750.00	5,153	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,225	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,415	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,138	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	12,588	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 May 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 467Year ago 473

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 82Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 39Year ago 20

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	100.00	100.00
7	—	463	114.00–129.00	116.27
2	—	518	111.00–118.00	114.42
2	—	433	130.00	130.00
8	—	320	131.00–149.00	137.53
23	—	389	130.00–141.00	135.68
4	—	558	108.00–110.00	109.49
1	—	695	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	632	118.00–123.00	119.28
15	—	390	150.00–156.00	150.80
4	—	775	106.00–113.00	107.70
10	—	573	122.00–131.00	126.48
7	—	413	145.00–149.00	147.86
11	—	532	125.00–131.00	127.93
12	—	473	133.00–140.00	137.96
2	—	655	121.00	121.00
1	—	235	155.00	155.00
12	—	322	153.00–157.00	155.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	547	139.00	139.00
1	—	560	126.00	126.00
2	—	423	151.00–154.00	152.46
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
2	—	453	143.00	143.00
1	—	725	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	136.00	136.00
2	—	818	121.00	121.00
3	—	723	122.00	122.00
9	—	423	167.00–172.00	167.53
6	—	677	125.00–128.00	126.98
1	—	250	190.00	190.00
1	—	170	190.00	190.00
4	—	580	136.00–142.00	138.95
4	—	353	164.00	164.00
3	—	763	124.00	124.00
8	—	478	149.00–156.00	151.46
6	—	528	149.00–154.00	150.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	326	117.50–122.50	121.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	117.00	117.00
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	540	114.00	114.00
2	—	600	110.00	110.00
5	—	559	119.00–124.00	122.59
1	—	335	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	682	119.00–124.00	120.63
3	—	580	135.00–138.00	136.98
4	—	380	161.00	161.00
1	—	735	106.00	106.00
1	—	520	144.00	144.00
3	—	470	154.00–157.00	154.99
1	—	1,055	130.00	130.00
10	—	343	160.00–167.00	163.70
9	—	408	152.00–160.00	155.08

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	850.00–900.00	873.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	863	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,233	700.00–828.00	770.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,405	845.00	845.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,388	875.00–1,072.00	956.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,008	600.00–1,075.00	886.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	875.00	875.00

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	—	935	900.00	900.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	720	675.00–750.00	715.63

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	1	—	1,415	1,100.00	1,100.00

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	—	1,050	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	1,100.00	1,100.00

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	—	950	1,325.00	1,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	68.00	68.00
12	—	1,136	56.00–64.00	60.61
10	—	1,033	50.00–55.00	53.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	56.00	56.00
5	—	1,345	58.00–65.00	62.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,247	64.00–73.00	66.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,358	80.00–85.00	82.84
4	—	1,723	86.00–95.00	89.68

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.