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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 21

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Sep 14Sep 21Sep 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

419 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 428▲ 419 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 53▲ 66 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 89▲ 55 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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 mostly steady, feeder bulls sharply lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 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 $138.78/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$138.78

114 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$73

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

$7.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.67

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	503	140.38	706	90
Medium and Large 2-3	477	132.76	633	24

One grade step is worth $7.62/cwt here — about $73 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 sale114 hd

138.78

—

KY average26 barns · 5,712 hd

138.10

+0.67

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	1,699	85.94	1,460	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	67.39	817	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,379	62.97	868	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,156	60.47	699	22

Every lot

72 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	171.08/cwt	165.00–174.00	558	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	643	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	158.88/cwt	155.00–167.00	680	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	156.13/cwt	151.00–159.00	734	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	470	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	672	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	509	146.47/cwt	145.00–148.00	746	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	153.97/cwt	150.00–159.00	807	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	564	133.69/cwt	128.00–138.00	754	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	149.30/cwt	147.00–151.00	858	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	927	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	863	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	136.97/cwt	135.00–141.00	930	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	683	128.93/cwt	127.00–133.00	881	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	136.90/cwt	133.00–141.00	997	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,004	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	775	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	845	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,008	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	334	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	142.38/cwt	141.00–144.00	402	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	318	135.95/cwt	134.00–138.00	432	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	143.91/cwt	140.00–147.00	525	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	426	138.20/cwt	138.00–139.00	589	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	143.20/cwt	140.00–147.00	619	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	466	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	722	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	135.72/cwt	130.00–137.00	649	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	139.91/cwt	138.00–143.00	679	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	501	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	767	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	139.88/cwt	139.00–140.00	720	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	538	127.05/cwt	121.00–130.00	684	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	555	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	710	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	137.39/cwt	130.00–140.00	808	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	131.31/cwt	126.00–133.00	815	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	120.60/cwt	116.00–123.00	802	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	723	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	803	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	120.33/cwt	117.00–122.00	878	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	915	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	535	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	166.44/cwt	163.00–175.00	596	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	373	154.60/cwt	146.00–162.00	577	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	143.68/cwt	141.00–145.00	608	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	149.00/cwt	145.00–154.00	644	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	464	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	622	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	146.12/cwt	141.00–150.00	710	28
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	2
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	507	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	644	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	137.09/cwt	133.00–142.00	724	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	561	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	707	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	132.70/cwt	130.00–137.00	750	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	129.41/cwt	123.00–131.00	818	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	113.70/cwt	111.00–117.00	816	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	113.50/cwt	112.00–115.00	863	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,573	87.99/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,384	3
Bulls	—	—	1,825	83.89/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,531	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	55.38/cwt	54.00–57.00	584	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,172	61.65/cwt	57.00–66.00	723	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	67.39/cwt	65.00–69.00	817	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,379	62.97/cwt	62.00–64.00	868	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,405	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	941	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,014	896.94/cwt	590.00–1,050.00	9,095	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	9,393	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	639.23/cwt	520.00–730.00	6,840	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	776.29/cwt	730.00–800.00	9,059	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,209	825.20/cwt	710.00–975.00	9,977	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,960	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	720.28/cwt	650.00–780.00	9,097	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,000	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,010	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	7,676	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,187.75/cwt	1,175.00–1,200.00	15,144	2

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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 419Last week 428Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 53Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 89Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded mostly steady, feeder bulls sharply lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	134.00–138.00	135.95
5	—	426	138.00–139.00	138.20
1	—	285	135.00	135.00
1	—	555	128.00	128.00
10	—	478	130.00–137.00	135.72
3	—	538	121.00–130.00	127.05
2	—	723	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	113.00	113.00
7	—	365	140.00–147.00	143.91
3	—	665	116.00–123.00	120.60
3	—	282	141.00–144.00	142.38
15	—	588	130.00–140.00	137.39
17	—	432	140.00–147.00	143.20
13	—	485	138.00–143.00	139.91
8	—	515	139.00–140.00	139.88
6	—	621	126.00–133.00	131.31
3	—	730	117.00–122.00	120.33
1	—	235	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	501	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	466	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	470	151.00–159.00	156.13
2	—	385	167.00	167.00
21	—	524	150.00–159.00	153.97
10	—	614	151.00	151.00
8	—	575	147.00–151.00	149.30
1	—	755	133.00	133.00
6	—	326	165.00–174.00	171.08
3	—	428	155.00–167.00	158.88
2	—	728	133.00–141.00	136.90
3	—	679	135.00–141.00	136.97
2	—	813	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	155.00	155.00
3	—	683	127.00–133.00	128.93
1	—	625	138.00	138.00
1	—	775	109.00	109.00
6	—	509	145.00–148.00	146.47
5	—	564	128.00–138.00	133.69
2	—	470	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	565	130.00–137.00	132.70
3	—	718	111.00–117.00	113.70
2	—	345	155.00	155.00
10	—	632	123.00–131.00	129.41
10	—	528	133.00–142.00	137.09
28	—	486	141.00–150.00	146.12
17	—	432	145.00–154.00	149.00
9	—	358	163.00–175.00	166.44
2	—	760	112.00–115.00	113.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	507	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	134.00	134.00
5	—	373	146.00–162.00	154.60
3	—	423	141.00–145.00	143.68
2	—	500	130.00	130.00
5	—	561	126.00	126.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,054	54.00–57.00	55.38
1	—	1,405	67.00	67.00
16	—	1,172	57.00–66.00	61.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,379	62.00–64.00	62.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,213	65.00–69.00	67.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,825	79.00–88.00	83.89
3	—	1,573	87.00–90.00	87.99

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)	7	—	1,014	590.00–1,050.00	896.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,263	650.00–780.00	720.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,209	710.00–975.00	825.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	520.00–730.00	639.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,167	730.00–800.00	776.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	930.00	930.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	740.00	740.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,275	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,187.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.