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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 10

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

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Feeder Cattle receipts

369 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 323▲ 59 vs year ago 310 · +19.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 40▲ 45 vs year ago 44 · +102.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

122 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 37▲ 93 vs year ago 29 · +320.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded mostly steady with good demand for higher quality cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 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 $149.88/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$149.88

128 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$705

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$15.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.94

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	482	151.88	732	111
Medium and Large 2-3	396	136.83	542	17thin

One grade step is worth $15.05/cwt here — about $190 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 sale128 hd

149.88

—

KY average24 barns · 4,967 hd

139.94

+9.94

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	1,653	93.54	1,546	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,313	71.58	940	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,421	68.15	969	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,147	64.66	741	31

Every lot

85 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	190	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	266	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	238	164.84/cwt	160.00–170.00	392	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	310	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	443	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	600	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	183.80/cwt	178.00–185.00	682	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	169.89/cwt	166.00–177.00	725	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	445	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	725	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	160.57/cwt	155.00–162.00	753	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	485	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	669	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	157.15/cwt	155.00–161.00	856	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	152.16/cwt	150.00–160.00	864	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	593	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	866	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	929	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	954	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	729	138.57/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,010	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	155	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	233	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	230	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	322	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	243	165.53/cwt	163.00–168.00	402	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	281	147.18/cwt	140.00–158.00	414	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	171.75/cwt	165.00–175.00	495	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	169.63/cwt	165.00–173.00	558	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	140.30/cwt	132.00–144.00	470	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	159.66/cwt	155.00–161.00	615	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	385	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	516	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	157.02/cwt	153.00–159.00	686	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	149.55/cwt	148.00–153.00	721	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	143.85/cwt	138.00–148.00	755	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	146.33/cwt	143.00–151.00	830	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	909	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	125.71/cwt	124.00–131.00	857	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	128.90/cwt	121.00–130.00	924	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	798	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	917	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	316	179.05/cwt	178.00–181.00	566	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	335	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	529	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	175.38/cwt	173.00–179.00	682	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	409	164.47/cwt	157.00–171.00	673	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	418	151.95/cwt	150.00–154.00	635	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	726	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	505	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	727	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	145.02/cwt	143.00–147.00	756	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	144.56/cwt	140.00–146.00	820	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	123.18/cwt	121.00–129.00	767	4
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	625	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	769	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	126.73/cwt	123.00–128.00	850	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	748	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	823	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	873	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	883	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	830	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	805	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,645	86.72/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,427	4
Bulls	—	—	1,657	97.44/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,615	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,146	65.93/cwt	63.00–70.00	756	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	61.01/cwt	55.00–62.00	700	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	71.58/cwt	70.00–75.00	940	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,337	65.26/cwt	64.00–66.00	873	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,438	68.73/cwt	66.00–73.00	988	15
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	1,305.79/cwt	1,200.00–1,400.00	16,362	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	675	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,713	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,010	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,171	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	994.00/cwt	975.00–1,020.00	11,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	826.06/cwt	800.00–850.00	9,772	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,340.00/cwt	1,340.00–1,340.00	16,080	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,160.20/cwt	910.00–1,350.00	14,793	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,150	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	779.98/cwt	750.00–800.00	6,419	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	956	846.90/cwt	710.00–1,025.00	8,096	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	710	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,331	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	720	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	3,528	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	723	573.53/cwt	550.00–600.00	4,147	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	800	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	5,120	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	920	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,520	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	1,024.53/cwt	975.00–1,075.00	10,860	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,085	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	6,076	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,111	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,110	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	699.47/cwt	660.00–760.00	7,855	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	714.55/cwt	600.00–810.00	8,253	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,236	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,217	875.00/cwt	700.00–1,075.00	10,649	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,253	758.47/cwt	655.00–810.00	9,504	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 Aug 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 323Year ago 310

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 40Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 122Last week 37Year ago 29

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded mostly steady with good demand for higher quality cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	106.00	106.00
9	—	385	155.00–161.00	159.66
6	—	288	165.00–175.00	171.75
19	—	329	165.00–173.00	169.63
7	—	614	148.00	148.00
2	—	243	163.00–168.00	165.53
4	—	682	124.00–131.00	125.71
11	—	437	153.00–159.00	157.02
15	—	525	138.00–148.00	143.85
8	—	717	121.00–130.00	128.90
19	—	567	143.00–151.00	146.33
1	—	155	150.00	150.00
9	—	482	148.00–153.00	149.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	134.00	134.00
1	—	230	140.00	140.00
3	—	335	132.00–144.00	140.30
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
1	—	790	101.00	101.00
7	—	281	140.00–158.00	147.18
3	—	560	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	371	178.00–185.00	183.80
5	—	469	155.00–162.00	160.57
4	—	677	140.00–142.00	140.98
7	—	545	155.00–161.00	157.15
2	—	238	160.00–170.00	164.84
9	—	568	150.00–160.00	152.16
9	—	729	134.00–140.00	138.57
1	—	615	151.00	151.00
1	—	285	170.00	170.00
2	—	335	179.00	179.00
5	—	427	166.00–177.00	169.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	163.00	163.00
1	—	485	138.00	138.00
1	—	190	140.00	140.00
1	—	310	143.00	143.00
2	—	593	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	130.00	130.00
7	—	521	143.00–147.00	145.02
13	—	389	173.00–179.00	175.38
4	—	484	150.00	150.00
5	—	316	178.00–181.00	179.05
4	—	623	121.00–129.00	123.18
14	—	567	140.00–146.00	144.56
1	—	925	87.00	87.00
4	—	816	107.00	107.00
4	—	671	123.00–128.00	126.73
5	—	409	157.00–171.00	164.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	144.00	144.00
1	—	625	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	155.00	155.00
3	—	748	110.00	110.00
1	—	335	158.00	158.00
4	—	418	150.00–154.00	151.95
3	—	883	94.00	94.00
1	—	495	135.00	135.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	710.00	710.00

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	3	—	1,183	800.00–850.00	826.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,167	975.00–1,020.00	994.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	910.00–1,350.00	1,160.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,340.00	1,340.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	550.00	550.00

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	2	—	1,253	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,305.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	823	750.00–800.00	779.98
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	750.00	750.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	956	710.00–1,025.00	846.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	560.00	560.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	610.00	610.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,123	660.00–760.00	699.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,060	975.00–1,075.00	1,024.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,253	655.00–810.00	758.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,111	730.00	730.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,155	600.00–810.00	714.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,217	700.00–1,075.00	875.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	640.00	640.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	720	490.00	490.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	723	550.00–600.00	573.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,645	83.00–90.00	86.72
7	—	1,657	94.00–102.00	97.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,148	55.00–62.00	61.01
23	—	1,146	63.00–70.00	65.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,337	64.00–66.00	65.26
15	—	1,438	66.00–73.00	68.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,313	70.00–75.00	71.58

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.