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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 22

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Jun 15Jun 22Jun 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

460 head

▼ 176 vs last sale 636▲ 42 vs year ago 418 · +10.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 56▼ 18 vs year ago 63 · −28.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 15▲ 12 vs year ago 18 · +66.7%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Due to the precondition sale last week and limited number of comparable receipts no trend on the market this week, but a higher undertone was noted on feeder cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls traded mostly 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 $142.60/cwt on 206 head.

Average price

$142.60

206 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$0.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.47

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	526	142.75	751	168
Medium and Large 2-3	407	141.93	578	38

One grade step is worth $0.81/cwt here — about $173 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 sale206 hd

142.60

—

KY average25 barns · 4,301 hd

134.12

+8.47

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	—	Average	1,876	97.05	1,821	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	69.42	852	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,279	67.62	865	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,167	64.89	757	9thin

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	158	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	356	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	223	171.32/cwt	170.00–172.50	382	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	228	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	428	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	501	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	174.50/cwt	174.00–175.00	564	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	171.74/cwt	169.00–177.00	610	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	668	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	170.78/cwt	169.00–174.00	707	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	158.58/cwt	157.00–165.00	739	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	733	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	159.74/cwt	158.00–162.00	832	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	526	150.01/cwt	147.00–152.00	789	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	788	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	142.41/cwt	141.00–144.00	900	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	133.59/cwt	130.00–136.00	892	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	839	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	814	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	977	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	835	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	969	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,044	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	939	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,033	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	208	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	395	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	240	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	396	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	270	148.15/cwt	147.00–150.00	400	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	484	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	162.36/cwt	162.00–163.00	542	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	339	145.47/cwt	139.00–147.00	493	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	541	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	158.17/cwt	155.00–163.00	587	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	142.96/cwt	139.00–144.00	605	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	152.41/cwt	148.00–156.00	652	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	645	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	145.99/cwt	141.00–149.00	701	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	524	130.02/cwt	127.00–133.00	681	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	141.84/cwt	136.00–145.00	763	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	139.67/cwt	133.00–141.00	785	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	139.45/cwt	136.00–140.00	851	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	128.90/cwt	127.00–131.00	806	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	640	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	774	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	700	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	707	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	110.00/cwt	109.00–111.00	806	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	919	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,011	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	886	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	170.25/cwt	167.00–174.00	570	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	172.75/cwt	171.00–175.00	634	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	409	163.27/cwt	158.00–165.00	668	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	607	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	639	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	150.36/cwt	146.00–157.00	708	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	518	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	699	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	147.42/cwt	142.50–150.00	778	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	140.10/cwt	134.00–144.00	785	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	129.68/cwt	124.00–133.00	801	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	841	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	877	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	295	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	245	2
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	379	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	337	7
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	470	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	329	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,550	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,349	1
Bulls	—	—	1,896	96.07/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,821	5
Bulls	—	—	2,105	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	2,358	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	65.07/cwt	60.00–70.00	728	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,163	58.49/cwt	58.00–59.00	680	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	69.42/cwt	68.00–70.00	852	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,279	67.62/cwt	67.00–68.00	865	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,290	70.84/cwt	70.00–72.00	914	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	12,924	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	810.19/cwt	640.00–970.00	8,369	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,231	880.56/cwt	650.00–1,100.00	10,840	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,879	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,195	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,560	1,042.96/cwt	930.00–1,200.00	16,270	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,578	1,066.18/cwt	920.00–1,200.00	16,824	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 3	600	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,200	3

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 22, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 460Last week 636Year ago 418

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 56Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 15Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	471	146.00–157.00	150.36
4	—	409	158.00–165.00	163.27
3	—	618	124.00–133.00	129.68
2	—	678	124.00	124.00
1	—	835	105.00	105.00
3	—	528	142.50–150.00	147.42
4	—	335	167.00–174.00	170.25
12	—	560	134.00–144.00	140.10
8	—	367	171.00–175.00	172.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	142.00	142.00
2	—	518	135.00	135.00
1	—	440	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	625	127.00–131.00	128.90
2	—	733	109.00–111.00	110.00
19	—	562	133.00–141.00	139.67
8	—	334	162.00–163.00	162.36
26	—	480	141.00–149.00	145.99
4	—	290	167.00	167.00
2	—	208	190.00	190.00
1	—	995	89.00	89.00
5	—	919	110.00	110.00
32	—	538	136.00–145.00	141.84
1	—	660	124.00	124.00
25	—	428	148.00–156.00	152.41
6	—	371	155.00–163.00	158.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	610	136.00–140.00	139.45
2	—	720	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	423	139.00–144.00	142.96
5	—	339	139.00–147.00	145.47
2	—	478	135.00	135.00
1	—	700	101.00	101.00
2	—	355	152.50	152.50
5	—	270	147.00–150.00	148.15
3	—	524	127.00–133.00	130.02
1	—	640	121.00	121.00
1	—	240	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	466	157.00–165.00	158.58
6	—	282	177.50	177.50
5	—	414	169.00–174.00	170.78
1	—	870	120.00	120.00
21	—	521	158.00–162.00	159.74
2	—	323	174.00–175.00	174.50
5	—	814	120.00	120.00
25	—	632	141.00–144.00	142.41
16	—	668	130.00–136.00	133.59
2	—	228	187.50	187.50
4	—	158	225.00	225.00
3	—	355	169.00–177.00	171.74
4	—	939	110.00	110.00
1	—	555	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	526	147.00–152.00	150.01
2	—	410	163.00	163.00
1	—	495	148.00	148.00
2	—	223	170.00–172.50	171.32
1	—	705	119.00	119.00
1	—	835	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	89.00	89.00
2	—	470	70.00	70.00
2	—	295	83.00	83.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,055	1,225.00	1,225.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,033	640.00–970.00	810.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	860.00	860.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,560	930.00–1,200.00	1,042.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,578	920.00–1,200.00	1,066.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,355	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,231	650.00–1,100.00	880.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	600	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,279	67.00–68.00	67.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,290	70.00–72.00	70.84
5	—	1,119	60.00–70.00	65.07
2	—	1,163	58.00–59.00	58.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,227	68.00–70.00	69.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,896	93.00–100.00	96.07
1	—	1,550	87.00	87.00
1	—	2,105	112.00	112.00

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.