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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 7

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Aug 31Sep 7Sep 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

244 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 262▼ 67 vs year ago 311 · −21.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 52▲ 85 vs year ago 29 · +293.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 82▲ 19 vs year ago 14 · +135.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 4.00 lower.

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 $145.72/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$145.72

74 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$30

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

$23.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.08

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	442	150.26	665	60
Medium and Large 2-3	503	126.27	635	14thin

One grade step is worth $23.99/cwt here — about $30 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 sale74 hd

145.72

—

KY average19 barns · 2,932 hd

140.65

+5.08

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	1,750	87.01	1,523	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,505	68.51	1,031	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	68.34	855	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,219	62.92	767	66

Every lot

59 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	176.20/cwt	175.00–180.00	476	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	179.94/cwt	177.00–182.00	590	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	574	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	674	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	498	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	717	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	503	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	714	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	158.66/cwt	152.00–160.00	852	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	592	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	864	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	149.56/cwt	149.00–150.00	912	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	948	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	930	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	870	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	903	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	993	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	198	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	356	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	233	166.06/cwt	164.00–168.00	387	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	267	166.52/cwt	162.50–169.00	445	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	547	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	157.14/cwt	157.00–158.00	563	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	408	135.74/cwt	128.00–143.00	554	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	150.65/cwt	144.00–158.00	627	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	462	130.01/cwt	127.00–136.00	601	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	149.94/cwt	144.00–154.00	712	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	679	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	141.80/cwt	134.00–152.00	757	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	731	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	670	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	126.63/cwt	120.00–130.00	832	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	835	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	735	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	164.89/cwt	160.00–176.00	612	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	414	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	621	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	162.94/cwt	161.00–165.00	678	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	716	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	145.63/cwt	142.00–154.00	767	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	536	138.04/cwt	134.00–140.00	740	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	137.53/cwt	134.00–142.00	794	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	822	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	124.02/cwt	122.00–126.00	819	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	114.66/cwt	112.00–116.00	902	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	943	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,733	86.35/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,496	6
Bulls	—	—	1,850	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,684	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	56.10/cwt	52.00–57.00	645	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	75.31/cwt	75.00–76.00	879	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,227	63.73/cwt	61.00–66.00	782	59
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	65.73/cwt	65.00–70.00	843	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	78.20/cwt	76.00–80.00	1,161	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	65.54/cwt	63.00–72.00	973	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,625	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	991	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,125	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,598	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	948	800.44/cwt	750.00–850.00	7,588	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,960	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,264	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,059	762.62/cwt	675.00–840.00	8,076	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,661	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	856.23/cwt	760.00–950.00	10,343	7

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 Sep 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 244Last week 262Year ago 311

Slaughter CattleReceipts 114Last week 52Year ago 29

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 82Year ago 14

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	462	127.00–136.00	130.01
5	—	408	128.00–143.00	135.74
1	—	650	103.00	103.00
2	—	520	130.00–131.00	130.51
1	—	835	88.00	88.00
1	—	625	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	534	134.00–152.00	141.80
11	—	475	144.00–154.00	149.94
5	—	267	162.50–169.00	166.52
1	—	340	161.00	161.00
2	—	233	164.00–168.00	166.06
2	—	198	180.00	180.00
10	—	416	144.00–158.00	150.65
7	—	358	157.00–158.00	157.14
3	—	657	120.00–130.00	126.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	131.00	131.00
7	—	592	146.00	146.00
6	—	328	177.00–182.00	179.94
4	—	270	175.00–180.00	176.20
3	—	692	137.00	137.00
2	—	385	175.00	175.00
22	—	537	152.00–160.00	158.66
9	—	610	149.00–150.00	149.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	151.00	151.00
2	—	903	110.00	110.00
2	—	498	144.00	144.00
2	—	430	150.00	150.00
2	—	503	142.00	142.00
1	—	750	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	158.00	158.00
4	—	527	142.00–154.00	145.63
1	—	310	150.00	150.00
3	—	787	112.00–116.00	114.66
2	—	660	122.00–126.00	124.02
2	—	635	129.00–130.00	129.50
13	—	577	134.00–142.00	137.53
4	—	416	161.00–165.00	162.94
3	—	813	116.00	116.00
5	—	371	160.00–176.00	164.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	536	134.00–140.00	138.04
1	—	455	145.00	145.00
7	—	414	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	76.00–80.00	78.20
4	—	1,485	63.00–72.00	65.54
1	—	1,625	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,150	52.00–57.00	56.10
59	—	1,227	61.00–66.00	63.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,167	75.00–76.00	75.31
8	—	1,283	65.00–70.00	65.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,733	82.00–90.00	86.35
1	—	1,850	91.00	91.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,059	675.00–840.00	762.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,033	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	948	750.00–850.00	800.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,208	760.00–950.00	856.23

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,125	900.00	900.00

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.