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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 31

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Aug 24Aug 31Sep 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

262 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 220▼ 145 vs year ago 407 · −35.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 54▲ 3 vs year ago 49 · +6.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 40▲ 56 vs year ago 26 · +215.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 2.00 lower with a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.99/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$152.99

83 head · 590 lb average

Value per head Derived

$903

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$214

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

$9.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.92

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2-3	432	162.00	700	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	600	152.42	915	78

One grade step is worth $9.58/cwt here — about −$214 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 sale83 hd

152.99

—

KY average24 barns · 4,435 hd

153.91

−0.92

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	1,710	89.86	1,537	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,203	66.03	795	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,296	64.77	839	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	62.43	691	20

Every lot

64 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	382	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	649	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	666	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	508	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	762	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	520	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	848	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	156.29/cwt	155.00–159.00	824	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	861	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	595	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	928	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	141.78/cwt	140.00–145.00	868	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	639	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	965	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	930	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	138.19/cwt	135.00–139.00	996	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,019	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,068	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,063	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	155.51/cwt	149.00–159.00	557	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	422	138.38/cwt	138.00–139.00	584	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	149.82/cwt	148.00–152.50	640	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	150.20/cwt	146.00–152.00	719	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	141.61/cwt	139.00–144.00	724	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	133.48/cwt	131.00–136.00	714	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	136.13/cwt	136.00–137.00	800	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	829	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	944	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	167.73/cwt	163.00–173.00	621	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	691	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	155.06/cwt	153.00–158.00	746	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	145.00/cwt	144.00–146.00	725	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	151.98/cwt	150.00–155.00	777	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	143.23/cwt	140.00–148.00	812	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	572	136.01/cwt	135.00–138.00	778	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	800	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	856	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,515	83.09/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,259	4
Bulls	—	—	1,781	92.32/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,644	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	882	57.78/cwt	55.00–60.00	510	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,000	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	600	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,179	63.62/cwt	61.00–67.00	750	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	835	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,253	68.43/cwt	65.00–72.00	857	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	69.05/cwt	68.00–70.00	901	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,339	61.11/cwt	55.00–64.00	818	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	6,512	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	9,123	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	7,136	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,071	737.12/cwt	650.00–820.00	7,895	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	780.22/cwt	650.00–950.00	8,465	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,704	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,149	854.75/cwt	690.00–1,015.00	9,821	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	746.66/cwt	530.00–923.00	8,833	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	725	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,423	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	750	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	4,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	711.08/cwt	570.00–860.00	6,577	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	950	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	5,035	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	985	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,289	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,000	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	650	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	4,485	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 Aug 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 262Last week 220Year ago 407

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 54Year ago 49

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 40Year ago 26

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded steady to 2.00 lower with a light test. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	595	156.00	156.00
10	—	520	163.00	163.00
19	—	639	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	131.00	131.00
2	—	385	173.00	173.00
1	—	850	125.00	125.00
1	—	590	146.00	146.00
5	—	721	135.00–139.00	138.19
2	—	655	142.00	142.00
1	—	405	165.00	165.00
1	—	470	160.00	160.00
5	—	612	140.00–145.00	141.78
9	—	527	155.00–159.00	156.29
2	—	778	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	170.00	170.00
2	—	508	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	149.00–159.00	155.51
29	—	479	146.00–152.00	150.20
8	—	511	139.00–144.00	141.61
2	—	963	98.00	98.00
2	—	633	131.00	131.00
15	—	588	136.00–137.00	136.13
1	—	250	150.00	150.00
1	—	825	100.00	100.00
12	—	427	148.00–152.50	149.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	140.00	140.00
2	—	535	131.00–136.00	133.48
5	—	422	138.00–139.00	138.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	175.00	175.00
7	—	481	153.00–158.00	155.06
12	—	567	140.00–148.00	143.23
2	—	370	163.00–173.00	167.73
1	—	440	157.00	157.00
8	—	511	150.00–155.00	151.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	135.00–138.00	136.01
2	—	800	107.00	107.00
1	—	370	145.00	145.00
2	—	500	144.00–146.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,179	61.00–67.00	63.62
5	—	882	55.00–60.00	57.78
1	—	1,210	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,253	65.00–72.00	68.43
4	—	1,339	55.00–64.00	61.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,305	68.00–70.00	69.05
1	—	1,000	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,781	87.00–96.00	92.32
4	—	1,515	80.00–87.00	83.09

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,085	650.00–950.00	780.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	670.00	670.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,149	690.00–1,015.00	854.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	740.00	740.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	890.00	890.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	710.00	710.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,071	650.00–820.00	737.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,183	530.00–923.00	746.66

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	2	—	925	570.00–860.00	711.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	900.00	900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	530.00	530.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	710.00	710.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	800.00	800.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	740.00	740.00

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	2	—	725	610.00	610.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	590.00	590.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	690.00	690.00

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.