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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 20

● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Jul 13Jul 20Jul 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

877 head

▲ 379 vs last sale 498▲ 234 vs year ago 643 · +36.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 82▲ 70 vs year ago 44 · +159.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

14 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 77▼ 7 vs year ago 21 · −33.3%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.89/cwt on 407 head.

Average price

$137.89

407 head · 597 lb average

Value per head Derived

$824

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$201

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$36.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.79

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	429	159.20	683	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	614	139.66	858	317
Large 2	410	135.00	554	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	523	129.03	675	67
Large 1	718	123.18	884	12thin

One grade step is worth $36.02/cwt here — about −$201 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 sale407 hd

137.89

—

KY average25 barns · 6,144 hd

139.69

−1.79

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	1,801	94.01	1,693	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,321	68.66	907	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,164	67.38	785	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	62.49	624	25
Heifers	Choice and Prime	Average	1,523	87.91	1,339	9thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Large 1	215	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	344	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	159.96/cwt	155.00–161.00	451	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	534	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	517	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	182.14/cwt	180.00–185.00	596	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	159.50/cwt	151.00–168.00	526	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	175.01/cwt	171.00–179.00	579	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	350	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	648	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	175.67/cwt	170.00–179.00	653	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	619	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	620	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	171.88/cwt	171.00–172.00	718	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	770	3
Steers	—	Large 1	428	165.88/cwt	162.00–170.00	710	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	438	162.84/cwt	160.00–165.00	713	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	463	154.56/cwt	150.00–157.00	716	5
Steers	—	Large 1	470	155.25/cwt	155.00–156.00	730	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	163.99/cwt	159.00–170.00	779	12
Steers	—	Large 1	500	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	755	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	501	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	857	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	157.21/cwt	153.00–161.00	828	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	529	149.32/cwt	144.00–151.00	790	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	551	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	898	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	563	141.34/cwt	140.00–144.00	796	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	573	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	923	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	134.51/cwt	134.00–135.00	780	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	150.18/cwt	150.00–152.00	883	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	930	1
Steers	—	Large 1	622	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	883	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	150.97/cwt	145.00–153.00	956	37
Steers	—	Large 1	668	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	949	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	144.31/cwt	135.00–148.00	970	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Steers	—	Large 1	722	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	960	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	141.51/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,036	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	756	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	953	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	781	135.16/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,056	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	832	131.06/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,090	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	243	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	316	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	432	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	325	140.48/cwt	140.00–141.00	457	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	158.83/cwt	153.00–162.00	521	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	162.41/cwt	160.00–163.00	591	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	153.72/cwt	149.00–159.00	589	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	140.82/cwt	133.00–142.00	542	15
Heifers	—	Large 2	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	151.23/cwt	148.00–155.00	635	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	689	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	440	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	612	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	154.00/cwt	149.00–157.50	747	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	125.04/cwt	120.00–135.00	613	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	521	152.97/cwt	152.00–155.50	797	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	809	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	133.62/cwt	130.00–138.00	702	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	144.96/cwt	140.00–150.00	764	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	138.68/cwt	135.00–142.00	797	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	596	121.32/cwt	120.00–128.00	723	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	601	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	877	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	139.73/cwt	134.00–144.00	872	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	775	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	669	120.67/cwt	120.00–121.00	807	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	128.84/cwt	124.00–137.00	868	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	676	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	906	34
Heifers	—	Large 1	718	123.18/cwt	110.00–125.00	884	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	724	133.39/cwt	132.00–135.00	966	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	124.07/cwt	121.00–127.00	902	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	728	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	819	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	122.07/cwt	113.00–126.00	942	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	118.51/cwt	108.00–120.00	972	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	845	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	744	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,021	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	82.99/cwt	78.00–88.00	816	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	940	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	305	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	473	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	145.43/cwt	140.00–148.00	611	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	148.54/cwt	144.00–151.00	688	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	507	136.93/cwt	132.00–138.00	694	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	147.50/cwt	146.00–149.00	774	2
Bulls	—	Large 1	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	147.66/cwt	141.00–149.00	824	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	600	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	833	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	805	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	678	118.46/cwt	117.00–120.00	803	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	113.99/cwt	112.00–116.00	844	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice and Prime	1,523	87.91/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,339	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,275	79.00/cwt	78.00–80.00	1,007	2
Bulls	—	—	1,933	97.76/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,890	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	503	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	922	53.46/cwt	50.00–55.00	493	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	71.58/cwt	70.00–73.00	716	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	62.89/cwt	60.00–68.00	639	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	62.80/cwt	59.00–64.00	713	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	69.05/cwt	65.00–75.00	811	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,211	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	775	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,384	71.32/cwt	68.00–75.00	987	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	13,320	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,078	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	964.89/cwt	800.00–1,085.00	11,501	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	10,127	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	807.00/cwt	770.00–850.00	10,209	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	7,055	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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 877Last week 498Year ago 643

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 82Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 77Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	146.00–149.00	147.50
1	—	805	110.00	110.00
1	—	660	122.00	122.00
5	—	626	133.00	133.00
6	—	558	141.00–149.00	147.66
4	—	463	144.00–151.00	148.54
2	—	430	150.00	150.00
2	—	740	112.00–116.00	113.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	114.00	114.00
3	—	420	140.00–148.00	145.43
6	—	507	132.00–138.00	136.93
2	—	678	117.00–120.00	118.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	155.00	155.00
9	—	501	171.00	171.00
6	—	327	180.00–185.00	182.14
4	—	551	163.00	163.00
3	—	428	180.00	180.00
1	—	350	185.00	185.00
1	—	295	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	668	142.00	142.00
2	—	428	162.00–170.00	165.88
1	—	215	160.00	160.00
3	—	622	142.00	142.00
3	—	722	133.00	133.00
4	—	470	155.00–156.00	155.25
1	—	500	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	164.00	164.00
1	—	380	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	151.00–168.00	159.50
6	—	529	144.00–151.00	149.32
6	—	563	140.00–144.00	141.34
1	—	685	130.00	130.00
7	—	756	126.00	126.00
12	—	438	160.00–165.00	162.84
2	—	385	161.00	161.00
5	—	463	150.00–157.00	154.56
1	—	630	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	573	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	633	145.00–153.00	150.97
52	—	672	135.00–148.00	144.31
26	—	527	153.00–161.00	157.21
9	—	331	171.00–179.00	175.01
13	—	832	128.00–132.00	131.06
9	—	282	155.00–161.00	159.96
10	—	372	170.00–179.00	175.67
11	—	588	150.00–152.00	150.18
12	—	475	159.00–170.00	163.99
12	—	781	133.00–136.00	135.16
20	—	732	131.00–145.00	141.51
8	—	418	171.00–172.00	171.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	134.00–135.00	134.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	150.00	150.00
2	—	525	154.00	154.00
2	—	428	161.00	161.00
5	—	364	160.00–163.00	162.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	718	110.00–125.00	123.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	148.00–155.00	151.23
1	—	1,080	87.00	87.00
5	—	328	153.00–162.00	158.83
5	—	865	118.00	118.00
21	—	527	140.00–150.00	144.96
17	—	674	124.00–137.00	128.84
11	—	727	121.00–127.00	124.07
2	—	288	150.00	150.00
8	—	820	108.00–120.00	118.51
26	—	624	134.00–144.00	139.73
27	—	485	149.00–157.50	154.00
12	—	575	135.00–142.00	138.68
15	—	383	149.00–159.00	153.72
16	—	772	113.00–126.00	122.07
2	—	983	78.00–88.00	82.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	596	120.00–128.00	121.32
1	—	845	88.00	88.00
4	—	728	110.00–115.00	112.52
11	—	525	130.00–138.00	133.62
2	—	325	140.00–141.00	140.48
12	—	635	122.00	122.00
15	—	385	133.00–142.00	140.82
3	—	669	120.00–121.00	120.67
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
5	—	490	120.00–135.00	125.04
5	—	440	139.00	139.00
2	—	243	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	676	134.00	134.00
47	—	724	132.00–135.00	133.39
43	—	521	152.00–155.50	152.97
21	—	601	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,016	60.00–68.00	62.89
3	—	922	50.00–55.00	53.46
1	—	915	55.00	55.00
3	—	1,000	70.00–73.00	71.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,211	64.00	64.00
7	—	1,384	68.00–75.00	71.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,135	59.00–64.00	62.80
22	—	1,175	65.00–75.00	69.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,933	94.00–102.00	97.76
2	—	1,275	78.00–80.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,523	83.00–90.00	87.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,200	1,110.00	1,110.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,192	800.00–1,085.00	964.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,265	770.00–850.00	807.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	820.00	820.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	830.00	830.00

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.