Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2021-06-08

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 8
● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
375 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 309▲ 10 vs year ago 365 · +2.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 50▲ 43 vs year ago 15 · +286.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 30▲ 8 vs year ago 11 · +72.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 4.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 5.00-6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.46/cwt on 149 head.
Average price
$138.46
149 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$710
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$41
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$12.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.64
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2509141.29718116
Medium and Large 2-3527128.5267733
One grade step is worth $12.77/cwt here — about $41 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 sale149 hd
138.46
—
KY average25 barns · 4,992 hd
131.82
+6.64
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—Low1,76798.181,73510
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,34573.169847thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45467.4098016
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06161.3865117

Every lot

69 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3225152.50/cwt152.50–152.503431
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3275175.00/cwt175.00–175.004811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285183.00/cwt183.00–183.005222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2306178.31/cwt175.00–185.005464
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3405162.00/cwt162.00–162.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2408168.18/cwt164.00–172.006865
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2495162.00/cwt162.00–162.008022
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3515135.00/cwt135.00–135.006951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531154.82/cwt150.00–159.0082211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572134.01/cwt132.00–142.007675
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3574130.00/cwt130.00–130.007464
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3605132.00/cwt132.00–132.007992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2607144.27/cwt143.00–147.0087619
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665135.00/cwt135.00–135.008981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2734130.45/cwt124.00–133.0095825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,010102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,0301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2200171.00/cwt171.00–171.003421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3235152.00/cwt152.00–152.003571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3255144.00/cwt144.00–144.003671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2293164.54/cwt160.00–169.004824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324161.24/cwt159.00–163.005226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371154.70/cwt151.00–156.0057419
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3376135.13/cwt130.00–140.005087
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3421140.36/cwt131.00–146.005914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427150.40/cwt147.00–154.0064214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3472133.00/cwt133.00–133.006283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473142.74/cwt141.00–149.006759
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510144.78/cwt140.00–147.0073813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3545136.00/cwt136.00–136.007413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563134.11/cwt131.00–139.0075519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613132.68/cwt118.00–135.008139
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630126.60/cwt117.00–128.007988
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671122.68/cwt116.00–124.0082316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3688114.00/cwt114.00–114.007843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3725100.00/cwt100.00–100.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735111.00/cwt111.00–111.008161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815113.00/cwt113.00–113.009215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-384592.00/cwt92.00–92.007771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-386084.00/cwt84.00–84.007221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2387157.03/cwt155.00–161.006085
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2412166.34/cwt164.00–168.0068512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3415148.00/cwt148.00–148.006143
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2481154.28/cwt151.00–157.0074214
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3482142.94/cwt142.00–147.006895
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512152.44/cwt151.00–154.007809
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3539134.66/cwt131.00–145.007264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576132.97/cwt131.00–139.007665
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618124.00/cwt124.00–124.007663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655127.00/cwt127.00–127.008321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755116.00/cwt116.00–116.008761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,08085.00/cwt85.00–85.009181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50087.39/cwt83.00–92.001,3113
Bulls——1,820108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,9661
Bulls——1,892101.94/cwt97.00–105.001,9296
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06163.29/cwt60.00–68.0067213
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06155.17/cwt53.00–57.005854
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30576.56/cwt75.00–80.009993
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37570.61/cwt68.00–75.009714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45467.40/cwt62.00–70.0098016
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0014,0881
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,119.59/cwt975.00–1,275.0012,4275
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,150800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2775660.00/cwt660.00–660.005,1151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155990.00/cwt990.00–990.0011,4351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,275810.00/cwt810.00–810.0010,3281
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,350850.00/cwt850.00–850.0011,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,363913.41/cwt875.00–954.0012,4502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,570983.60/cwt925.00–1,040.0015,4432
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,2501

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.