Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2021-06-01

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 1
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
309 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 315▼ 61 vs year ago 370 · −16.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 62▲ 16 vs year ago 34 · +47.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 15▲ 1 vs year ago 29 · +3.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder bulls traded 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded steady with a poor quality offering. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.91/cwt on 112 head.
Average price
$137.91
112 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$662
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$44
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$9.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.18
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2480139.7067091
Medium and Large 2-3482130.1262721
One grade step is worth $9.58/cwt here — about $44 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 sale112 hd
137.91
—
KY average18 barns · 2,183 hd
129.72
+8.18
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,73496.221,6689thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42664.719236thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22864.587933thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11358.8365528

Every lot

70 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240180.00/cwt180.00–180.004321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2283179.85/cwt178.00–187.505096
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315170.00/cwt170.00–170.005361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367173.04/cwt172.00–174.006354
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3375152.00/cwt152.00–152.005701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2434164.61/cwt160.00–167.0071412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3478142.63/cwt142.00–144.006823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2490157.00/cwt157.00–157.007693
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505154.84/cwt152.00–156.0078213
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3545140.00/cwt140.00–140.007631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567137.63/cwt133.00–140.007803
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620109.00/cwt109.00–109.006761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629137.53/cwt135.00–141.0086516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2738121.25/cwt120.00–125.008954
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2200180.00/cwt180.00–180.003601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3250150.00/cwt150.00–150.003751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275161.42/cwt158.00–164.004444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2336153.61/cwt152.00–159.0051611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3338149.00/cwt149.00–149.005043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369148.83/cwt145.00–152.005498
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3380137.84/cwt134.00–142.005242
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3417132.97/cwt130.00–135.005543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426146.43/cwt140.00–150.0062414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479142.44/cwt138.00–144.0068218
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3491132.00/cwt132.00–132.006485
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3515123.00/cwt123.00–123.006331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525133.40/cwt130.00–136.007009
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3565122.99/cwt122.00–124.006952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580130.13/cwt128.00–133.007557
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3615114.00/cwt114.00–114.007011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619123.29/cwt122.00–125.0076313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658118.37/cwt116.00–122.007795
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3670110.97/cwt110.00–112.007432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-378596.00/cwt96.00–96.007541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,00587.00/cwt87.00–87.008741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3315157.00/cwt157.00–157.004951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2327166.19/cwt160.00–175.005437
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3355158.00/cwt158.00–158.005611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2374164.49/cwt162.00–166.006154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425159.05/cwt150.00–160.0067611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3437143.03/cwt134.00–149.006253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480153.93/cwt152.00–158.007398
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3485143.00/cwt143.00–143.006941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530143.88/cwt142.00–147.007638
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3538136.00/cwt136.00–136.007322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570138.00/cwt138.00–138.007873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2582141.92/cwt139.00–147.0082613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618132.20/cwt132.00–133.008175
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3618122.00/cwt122.00–122.007542
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3655121.00/cwt121.00–121.007931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2840101.00/cwt101.00–101.008481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-297087.00/cwt87.00–87.008441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,64885.83/cwt81.00–91.001,4143
Bulls——1,673106.09/cwt104.00–108.001,7752
Bulls——1,82899.07/cwt95.00–103.001,8114
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02954.24/cwt51.00–56.005588
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14660.67/cwt58.00–64.0069520
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22864.58/cwt63.00–66.007933
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31359.49/cwt58.00–61.007812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39265.42/cwt62.00–70.009113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,75573.00/cwt73.00–73.001,2811
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,025975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,9941
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2900650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,8501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2935602.30/cwt530.00–660.005,6322
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,003774.21/cwt640.00–900.007,7652
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,048660.93/cwt500.00–750.006,9273
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,228887.11/cwt770.00–1,000.0010,8942
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28301,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.009,9601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,030800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,2401

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.