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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 28

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Sep 21Sep 28Oct 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

364 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 419▼ 29 vs year ago 393 · −7.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

69 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 66▲ 21 vs year ago 48 · +43.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

110 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 55▲ 81 vs year ago 29 · +279.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded unevenly steady. Feeder bulls 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 3.00 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 $136.28/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$136.28

124 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$9.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.10

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	493	138.02	680	101
Medium and Large 2-3	469	128.65	603	23

One grade step is worth $9.37/cwt here — about $77 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 sale124 hd

136.28

—

KY average25 barns · 5,272 hd

133.19

+3.10

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	1,686	85.86	1,447	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,343	63.08	847	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	61.26	883	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,146	58.45	670	27

Every lot

78 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 1-2	220	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	383	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	524	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	295	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	499	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	171.70/cwt	170.00–175.00	639	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	167.97/cwt	166.00–169.00	684	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	150.65/cwt	150.00–152.00	722	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	152.36/cwt	149.00–153.00	797	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	565	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	797	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	144.61/cwt	141.00–149.00	907	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	936	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	687	128.02/cwt	126.00–129.00	879	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	950	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,044	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,098	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	190	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	314	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	407	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	250	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	350	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	148.80/cwt	142.00–154.00	429	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	145.78/cwt	140.00–149.00	469	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	330	136.50/cwt	135.00–138.00	450	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	151.83/cwt	146.00–155.00	585	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	387	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	550	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	143.80/cwt	141.00–148.00	597	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	136.04/cwt	133.00–139.00	578	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	134.35/cwt	133.00–135.00	638	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	138.17/cwt	137.00–143.00	662	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	648	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	135.74/cwt	132.00–137.00	703	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	131.17/cwt	127.00–133.00	767	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	585	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	632	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	846	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	650	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	722	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	119.98/cwt	119.00–121.00	800	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	705	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	740	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	111.01/cwt	108.00–114.00	792	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	773	95.94/cwt	94.00–98.00	742	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	850	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	888	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	885	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	171.35/cwt	170.00–172.00	552	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	166.86/cwt	162.00–172.00	617	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	384	153.95/cwt	152.00–158.00	591	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	158.30/cwt	154.00–163.00	693	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	446	149.75/cwt	149.00–150.00	668	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	450	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	635	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	147.86/cwt	142.00–151.00	711	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	148.66/cwt	148.00–150.00	754	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	737	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	137.25/cwt	136.00–139.00	792	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	580	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	719	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	823	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	638	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	772	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	124.93/cwt	121.00–128.00	835	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	852	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	885	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	106.51/cwt	105.00–108.00	895	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	894	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,548	82.70/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,280	3
Bulls	—	—	1,768	87.76/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,552	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,131	54.30/cwt	52.00–57.00	614	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,152	60.20/cwt	57.00–65.00	694	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	63.08/cwt	62.00–66.00	847	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	61.67/cwt	58.00–65.00	881	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	899	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	6,545	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	7,238	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	945	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,615	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,060	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	6,572	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	920.35/cwt	810.00–1,100.00	10,078	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,166	919.50/cwt	860.00–1,025.00	10,721	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	676.07/cwt	500.00–850.00	8,045	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	694.76/cwt	600.00–750.00	8,393	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,246	814.72/cwt	650.00–1,010.00	10,151	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,813	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,284	904.76/cwt	700.00–1,130.00	11,617	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,363	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 Sep 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 364Last week 419Year ago 393

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 66Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 55Year ago 29

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded unevenly steady. Feeder bulls 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	108.00	108.00
5	—	387	142.00	142.00
3	—	475	133.00–135.00	134.35
2	—	773	94.00–98.00	95.94
3	—	250	140.00	140.00
2	—	650	111.00	111.00
2	—	510	127.00	127.00
2	—	425	133.00–139.00	136.04
2	—	330	135.00–138.00	136.50
1	—	705	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	322	140.00–149.00	145.78
7	—	415	141.00–148.00	143.80
8	—	385	146.00–155.00	151.83
4	—	667	119.00–121.00	119.98
17	—	627	135.00	135.00
11	—	479	137.00–143.00	138.17
1	—	245	166.00	166.00
1	—	815	109.00	109.00
9	—	288	142.00–154.00	148.80
13	—	585	127.00–133.00	131.17
12	—	518	132.00–137.00	135.74
1	—	780	109.00	109.00
3	—	713	108.00–114.00	111.01
2	—	190	165.00	165.00
1	—	885	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	141.00	141.00
3	—	687	126.00–129.00	128.02
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
1	—	365	150.00	150.00
1	—	295	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	878	125.00	125.00
1	—	725	131.00	131.00
10	—	627	141.00–149.00	144.61
6	—	372	170.00–175.00	171.70
3	—	479	150.00–152.00	150.65
6	—	523	149.00–153.00	152.36
1	—	295	177.50	177.50
1	—	220	174.00	174.00
5	—	822	127.00	127.00
5	—	659	142.00	142.00
6	—	407	166.00–169.00	167.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	105.00–108.00	106.51
2	—	728	117.00	117.00
2	—	605	136.00	136.00
7	—	481	142.00–151.00	147.86
3	—	507	148.00–150.00	148.66
3	—	322	170.00–172.00	171.35
1	—	885	101.00	101.00
2	—	370	162.00–172.00	166.86
1	—	790	112.00	112.00
13	—	438	154.00–163.00	158.30
8	—	668	121.00–128.00	124.93
7	—	577	136.00–139.00	137.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	384	152.00–158.00	153.95
4	—	446	149.00–150.00	149.75
2	—	638	120.00–122.00	121.00
1	—	580	124.00	124.00
1	—	530	139.00	139.00
1	—	450	141.00	141.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,131	52.00–57.00	54.30
19	—	1,152	57.00–65.00	60.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,428	58.00–65.00	61.67
1	—	1,550	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,343	62.00–66.00	63.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,548	82.00–84.00	82.70
5	—	1,768	85.00–91.00	87.76

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	770.00	770.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	770.00	770.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,208	600.00–750.00	694.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,095	810.00–1,100.00	920.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,246	650.00–1,010.00	814.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,166	860.00–1,025.00	919.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,284	700.00–1,130.00	904.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,190	500.00–850.00	676.07

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	620.00	620.00

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)	1	—	1,150	1,075.00	1,075.00

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.