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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 15

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Jun 8Jun 15Jun 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

636 head

▲ 261 vs last sale 375▼ 87 vs year ago 723 · −12.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 58▲ 4 vs year ago 52 · +7.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 19▼ 34 vs year ago 49 · −69.4%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder cattle due to lack of comparable receipts, with the majority of the feeder calf offering being value added cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

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 $137.74/cwt on 261 head.

Average price

$137.74

261 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$8.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.81

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	548	138.29	758	244
Medium and Large 2-3	407	129.89	529	17thin

One grade step is worth $8.40/cwt here — about $229 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 sale261 hd

137.74

—

KY average27 barns · 6,079 hd

132.93

+4.81

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	—	High	1,932	98.76	1,909	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,294	74.22	961	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,624	68.84	1,118	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	65.43	726	30

Every lot

77 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	250	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	369	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	339	151.72/cwt	151.00–155.00	514	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	399	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	694	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	413	156.69/cwt	155.00–165.00	647	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	434	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	777	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	485	160.84/cwt	160.00–161.00	780	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	491	124.63/cwt	124.00–125.00	612	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	709	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	759	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	154.60/cwt	153.50–156.00	883	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	125.46/cwt	122.00–129.00	738	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	843	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	860	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	629	144.88/cwt	140.00–150.00	911	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	812	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	688	132.43/cwt	132.00–138.00	911	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	722	131.28/cwt	126.00–133.00	948	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	909	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	829	122.55/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,016	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,018	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	233	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	303	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	280	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	384	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	509	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	353	157.71/cwt	151.00–158.00	557	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	148.52/cwt	145.00–151.00	550	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	376	137.68/cwt	137.00–139.00	518	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	438	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	565	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	445	150.05/cwt	149.00–156.00	668	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	142.02/cwt	139.00–143.00	650	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	481	150.82/cwt	142.00–154.50	725	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	601	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	143.00/cwt	139.00–147.00	732	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	133.34/cwt	129.00–135.00	699	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	571	137.26/cwt	134.00–145.00	784	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	125.97/cwt	120.00–128.00	763	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	645	129.84/cwt	124.00–133.00	837	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	117.69/cwt	116.00–119.00	786	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	672	125.38/cwt	115.00–128.00	843	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	110.32/cwt	108.00–112.00	787	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	715	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	876	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	715	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	679	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	823	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	914	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	831	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	304	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	426	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	368	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	515	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	163.41/cwt	159.00–168.00	626	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	149.05/cwt	146.00–153.00	642	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	137.97/cwt	136.00–143.00	679	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	143.06/cwt	139.00–147.00	734	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	513	128.74/cwt	126.00–132.00	660	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	559	142.57/cwt	140.00–145.00	797	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	747	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	113.44/cwt	112.00–114.00	810	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	747	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,837	98.73/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,814	3
Bulls	—	—	1,910	109.01/cwt	107.00–111.00	2,082	2
Bulls	—	—	2,098	88.57/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,858	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,032	58.10/cwt	54.00–61.00	600	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	66.45/cwt	61.00–70.00	739	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,028	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,285	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	925	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	73.83/cwt	68.00–78.00	956	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,624	68.84/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,118	5
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,875	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,025.25/cwt	750.00–1,235.00	13,328	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	12,040	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,858	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	600	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	650	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	5,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	775	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,394	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,770	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 Jun 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 636Last week 375Year ago 723

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 58Year ago 52

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 19Year ago 49

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,300	750.00–1,235.00	1,025.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	860.00	860.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,415	1,050.00	1,050.00

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	—	1,110	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	800.00	800.00

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	740.00	740.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,295	68.00–78.00	73.83
1	—	1,285	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,624	67.00–71.00	68.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,112	61.00–70.00	66.45
2	—	1,285	72.00	72.00
5	—	1,032	54.00–61.00	58.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,910	107.00–111.00	109.01
2	—	2,098	87.00–90.00	88.57
3	—	1,837	95.00–101.00	98.73

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	137.00	137.00
2	—	438	129.00	129.00
9	—	376	137.00–139.00	137.68
2	—	715	95.00	95.00
2	—	233	130.00	130.00
1	—	485	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	715	122.50	122.50
48	—	571	134.00–145.00	137.26
6	—	823	111.00	111.00
38	—	445	149.00–156.00	150.05
15	—	481	142.00–154.50	150.82
16	—	672	115.00–128.00	125.38
37	—	645	124.00–133.00	129.84
15	—	512	139.00–147.00	143.00
26	—	353	151.00–158.00	157.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	606	120.00–128.00	125.97
6	—	713	108.00–112.00	110.32
1	—	335	152.00	152.00
1	—	420	152.00	152.00
1	—	875	95.00	95.00
5	—	370	145.00–151.00	148.52
4	—	458	139.00–143.00	142.02
7	—	668	116.00–119.00	117.69
5	—	524	129.00–135.00	133.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	139.00	139.00
5	—	339	151.00–155.00	151.72
8	—	491	124.00–125.00	124.63
1	—	720	120.00	120.00
1	—	250	147.50	147.50
2	—	588	122.00–129.00	125.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	829	121.00–125.00	122.55
13	—	722	126.00–133.00	131.28
4	—	434	179.00	179.00
11	—	399	174.00	174.00
6	—	485	160.00–161.00	160.84
16	—	571	153.50–156.00	154.60
8	—	629	140.00–150.00	144.88
18	—	688	132.00–138.00	132.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	117.00	117.00
1	—	745	122.00	122.00
22	—	413	155.00–165.00	156.69
7	—	598	141.00	141.00
1	—	655	124.00	124.00
1	—	520	146.00	146.00
4	—	619	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	159.00–168.00	163.41
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
6	—	304	140.00	140.00
2	—	513	139.00–147.00	143.06
7	—	559	140.00–145.00	142.57
1	—	830	90.00	90.00
17	—	431	146.00–153.00	149.05
7	—	714	112.00–114.00	113.44
5	—	640	120.00	120.00
7	—	492	136.00–143.00	137.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	140.00	140.00
4	—	513	126.00–132.00	128.74
1	—	570	131.00	131.00
1	—	340	145.00	145.00

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.