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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 14

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Sep 7Sep 14Sep 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

428 head

▲ 184 vs last sale 244▼ 68 vs year ago 496 · −13.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 114▼ 57 vs year ago 110 · −51.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

89 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 33▲ 40 vs year ago 49 · +81.6%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder bulls under 500 pounds traded 4.00 lower, over 500 pounds traded 2.00 higher. 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 $138.48/cwt on 125 head.

Average price

$138.48

125 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$10.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.05

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	473	139.18	659	117
Medium and Large 2-3	510	128.25	653	8thin

One grade step is worth $10.93/cwt here — about $5 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 sale125 hd

138.48

—

KY average27 barns · 5,489 hd

138.44

+0.05

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	1,687	87.31	1,473	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,200	72.02	864	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	65.87	1,011	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,089	61.86	674	21

Every lot

71 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	170.81/cwt	170.00–172.00	418	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	276	171.79/cwt	171.50–172.00	474	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	170.81/cwt	170.00–171.00	552	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	356	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	605	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	426	147.81/cwt	140.00–152.00	630	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	437	162.20/cwt	156.00–164.00	709	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	158.04/cwt	157.00–161.00	736	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	154.90/cwt	154.00–155.00	823	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	540	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	778	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	148.96/cwt	147.00–150.00	845	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	619	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	799	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	141.34/cwt	141.00–142.00	889	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	133.68/cwt	132.00–137.00	880	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	232	155.63/cwt	152.50–157.00	361	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	260	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	374	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	437	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	146.51/cwt	144.00–147.00	491	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	358	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	483	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	149.54/cwt	147.00–152.00	580	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	562	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	144.76/cwt	141.00–151.00	607	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	136.97/cwt	134.00–140.00	653	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	139.66/cwt	134.00–145.00	719	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	535	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	701	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	131.74/cwt	130.00–133.00	755	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	126.20/cwt	122.00–129.00	774	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	125.98/cwt	122.00–128.00	834	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	685	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	815	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	887	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	785	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	832	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	542	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	159.34/cwt	159.00–160.00	607	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	158.02/cwt	154.00–160.00	687	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	157.20/cwt	150.00–159.00	707	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	488	143.49/cwt	136.00–146.00	700	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	147.38/cwt	143.00–151.00	768	32
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	538	136.69/cwt	135.00–140.00	735	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	137.60/cwt	134.00–140.00	783	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	130.93/cwt	129.00–133.00	814	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	850	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	750	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	795	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	867	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	108.47/cwt	107.00–110.00	895	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	855	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,644	84.59/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,391	5
Bulls	—	—	1,740	90.70/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,578	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	56.49/cwt	56.00–57.00	486	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	62.43/cwt	59.00–65.00	695	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	72.02/cwt	70.00–74.00	864	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	793	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,566	65.02/cwt	63.00–67.00	1,018	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,615	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,211	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,670	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	23,798	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,373	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	995.84/cwt	970.00–1,025.00	11,133	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	9,396	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	743.03/cwt	710.00–825.00	8,604	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	815.79/cwt	760.00–860.00	9,692	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	1,048.12/cwt	1,010.00–1,080.00	12,661	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	935.31/cwt	720.00–1,105.00	11,832	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	11,658	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,417	882.11/cwt	850.00–940.00	12,499	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,452	935.45/cwt	825.00–1,085.00	13,583	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	1,310.14/cwt	1,175.00–1,375.00	16,154	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	1,434.63/cwt	1,425.00–1,450.00	18,621	5

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 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 428Last week 244Year ago 496

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 114Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 89Last week 33Year ago 49

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder bulls under 500 pounds traded 4.00 lower, over 500 pounds traded 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	622	129.00–133.00	130.93
2	—	700	125.00	125.00
1	—	760	115.00	115.00
1	—	900	95.00	95.00
6	—	435	154.00–160.00	158.02
2	—	825	107.00–110.00	108.47
18	—	569	134.00–140.00	137.60
5	—	450	150.00–159.00	157.20
1	—	315	172.00	172.00
5	—	669	127.00	127.00
6	—	381	159.00–160.00	159.34
32	—	521	143.00–151.00	147.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
1	—	420	125.00	125.00
1	—	670	112.00	112.00
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
4	—	488	136.00–146.00	143.49
3	—	538	135.00–140.00	136.69
1	—	795	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	515	134.00–145.00	139.66
11	—	388	147.00–152.00	149.54
10	—	335	144.00–147.00	146.51
2	—	705	121.00	121.00
7	—	573	130.00–133.00	131.74
20	—	419	141.00–151.00	144.76
19	—	613	122.00–129.00	126.20
5	—	284	154.00	154.00
1	—	765	116.00	116.00
6	—	662	122.00–128.00	125.98
18	—	477	134.00–140.00	136.97
6	—	232	152.50–157.00	155.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	119.00	119.00
1	—	785	106.00	106.00
1	—	410	137.00	137.00
1	—	260	144.00	144.00
2	—	358	135.00	135.00
1	—	535	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	276	171.50–172.00	171.79
10	—	531	154.00–155.00	154.90
7	—	466	157.00–161.00	158.04
12	—	629	141.00–142.00	141.34
9	—	437	156.00–164.00	162.20
3	—	658	132.00–137.00	133.68
3	—	567	147.00–150.00	148.96
10	—	323	170.00–171.00	170.81
6	—	356	170.00	170.00
5	—	245	170.00–172.00	170.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	144.00	144.00
6	—	426	140.00–152.00	147.81
4	—	619	129.00	129.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,615	75.00	75.00
1	—	1,300	61.00	61.00
5	—	1,566	63.00–67.00	65.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,113	59.00–65.00	62.43
2	—	860	56.00–57.00	56.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,200	70.00–74.00	72.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,740	88.00–93.00	90.70
5	—	1,644	80.00–88.00	84.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	1,118	970.00–1,025.00	995.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	850.00	850.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,208	1,010.00–1,080.00	1,048.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	870.00	870.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	870.00	870.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,188	760.00–860.00	815.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,158	710.00–825.00	743.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,265	720.00–1,105.00	935.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,452	825.00–1,085.00	935.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,417	850.00–940.00	882.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,298	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,434.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,233	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,310.14

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	—	1,670	1,425.00	1,425.00

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.