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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 13

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

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Feeder Cattle receipts

498 head

▲ 98 vs last sale 400▲ 152 vs year ago 346 · +43.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 67▲ 45 vs year ago 37 · +121.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 36▲ 70 vs year ago 7 · +1,000.0%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to holiday last week.

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 $146.27/cwt on 212 head.

Average price

$146.27

212 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$22.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.22

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	519	147.60	766	182
Medium and Large 2-3	398	139.14	553	28
Medium and Large 3	420	125.00	525	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.60/cwt here — about $241 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 sale212 hd

146.27

—

KY average25 barns · 4,980 hd

140.05

+6.22

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	1,833	97.70	1,791	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,317	71.19	938	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,529	68.84	1,052	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,092	64.71	707	24
Dairy Steers	Prime	Average	1,650	70.00	1,155	1thin

Every lot

82 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 2-3	210	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	320	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	435	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	388	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	493	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	169.67/cwt	167.00–171.00	738	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	473	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	520	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	164.02/cwt	159.00–167.00	800	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	815	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	559	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	620	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	805	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	877	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	932	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	150.52/cwt	144.00–151.00	935	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	633	136.55/cwt	134.00–139.00	864	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	688	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,025	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	945	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	716	134.41/cwt	131.00–140.00	962	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,021	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,033	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,074	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,074	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	165	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	272	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	135.76/cwt	135.00–136.00	387	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	436	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	160.73/cwt	155.00–163.00	534	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	376	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	538	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	152.63/cwt	148.00–155.00	592	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	409	150.92/cwt	145.00–155.00	617	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	454	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	731	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	637	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	145.87/cwt	143.00–153.00	699	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	514	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	817	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	144.31/cwt	140.00–149.00	759	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	132.49/cwt	131.00–134.00	715	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	138.10/cwt	135.00–142.00	793	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	129.62/cwt	128.00–133.00	745	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	610	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	918	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	123.65/cwt	120.00–130.00	845	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	718	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	941	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	809	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	307	159.82/cwt	157.50–161.00	491	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	168.84/cwt	161.00–177.00	647	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	390	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	581	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	166.97/cwt	166.00–168.00	715	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	152.06/cwt	149.00–157.00	731	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	147.68/cwt	143.00–150.00	802	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	545	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	719	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	798	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	138.30/cwt	137.00–140.00	852	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	129.00/cwt	127.00–130.00	862	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	105.60/cwt	102.00–110.00	919	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,573	87.02/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,369	2
Bulls	—	—	1,885	106.54/cwt	105.00–108.00	2,008	2
Bulls	—	—	1,972	98.92/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,951	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	540	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	64.91/cwt	61.00–68.00	719	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	795	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	787	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,328	72.09/cwt	67.00–77.00	957	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	878	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	69.78/cwt	67.00–72.00	1,113	3
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Prime	1,650	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,155	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,245	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	775	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,231	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	807.69/cwt	700.00–900.00	7,875	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,146	777.27/cwt	775.00–780.00	8,908	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,249	921.61/cwt	830.00–1,010.00	11,511	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	8,813	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,333	883.44/cwt	875.00–890.00	11,776	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,683	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	11,760	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,432	1,012.47/cwt	900.00–1,185.00	14,499	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,438	1,022.90/cwt	920.00–1,152.00	14,709	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	750	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	5,513	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,169.32/cwt	1,060.00–1,250.00	11,109	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	975	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	8,093	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,086	1,074.70/cwt	900.00–1,325.00	11,671	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	1,109.84/cwt	1,050.00–1,210.00	13,185	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	7,828	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 Jul 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 498Last week 400Year ago 346

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 67Year ago 37

Replacement CattleReceipts 77Last week 36Year ago 7

No trend due to holiday last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,074	100.00	100.00
14	—	621	144.00–151.00	150.52
4	—	526	155.00	155.00
5	—	716	131.00–140.00	134.41
3	—	875	118.00	118.00
6	—	435	167.00–171.00	169.67
3	—	785	130.00	130.00
2	—	690	137.00	137.00
1	—	285	152.50	152.50
11	—	577	152.00	152.00
14	—	488	159.00–167.00	164.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	590	158.00	158.00
23	—	688	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	110.00	110.00
2	—	388	127.00	127.00
4	—	559	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	134.00–139.00	136.55
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
1	—	575	140.00	140.00
3	—	210	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	140.00–141.00	140.51
5	—	481	149.00–157.00	152.06
7	—	616	137.00–140.00	138.30
2	—	428	166.00–168.00	166.97
3	—	307	157.50–161.00	159.82
3	—	668	127.00–130.00	129.00
3	—	543	143.00–150.00	147.68
2	—	383	161.00–177.00	168.84
5	—	870	102.00–110.00	105.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
1	—	390	149.00	149.00
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
1	—	545	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	479	143.00–153.00	145.87
7	—	526	140.00–149.00	144.31
6	—	332	155.00–163.00	160.73
19	—	409	145.00–155.00	150.92
3	—	388	148.00–155.00	152.63
1	—	785	103.00	103.00
16	—	574	135.00–142.00	138.10
1	—	165	165.00	165.00
7	—	683	120.00–130.00	123.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	718	131.00	131.00
9	—	454	161.00	161.00
20	—	514	159.00	159.00
31	—	610	150.50	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	131.00–134.00	132.49
1	—	475	134.00	134.00
3	—	575	128.00–133.00	129.62
17	—	376	143.00	143.00
1	—	325	134.00	134.00
4	—	285	135.00–136.00	135.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	125.00	125.00

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)	7	—	1,249	830.00–1,010.00	921.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	700.00–900.00	807.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,432	900.00–1,185.00	1,012.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,333	875.00–890.00	883.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	705.00	705.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	840.00	840.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,438	920.00–1,152.00	1,022.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,146	775.00–780.00	777.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	675.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	950	1,060.00–1,250.00	1,169.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,188	1,050.00–1,210.00	1,109.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,086	900.00–1,325.00	1,074.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	830.00	830.00

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	—	750	735.00	735.00

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	—	970	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	735.00	735.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	66.00	66.00
3	—	1,595	67.00–72.00	69.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	64.00	64.00
8	—	1,328	67.00–77.00	72.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,108	61.00–68.00	64.91
2	—	900	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,135	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	80.00–92.00	87.02
3	—	1,972	94.00–102.00	98.92
2	—	1,885	105.00–108.00	106.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	70.00	70.00

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.