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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 5

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Sep 28Oct 5Oct 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

509 head

▲ 145 vs last sale 364▲ 509 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

78 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 69▲ 78 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 110▲ 39 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 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 $138.28/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$138.28

160 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$6.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.29

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	526	139.24	732	135
Medium and Large 2-3	489	133.09	650	25

One grade step is worth $6.16/cwt here — about $82 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 sale160 hd

138.28

—

KY average25 barns · 5,173 hd

130.99

+7.29

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	1,735	81.47	1,413	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,281	63.28	811	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	61.81	899	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,150	55.40	637	24

Every lot

73 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	255	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	408	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	169.79/cwt	165.00–174.00	464	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	173.66/cwt	171.00–176.00	556	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	360	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	587	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	172.15/cwt	170.00–178.00	634	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	162.39/cwt	162.00–164.00	680	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	438	145.71/cwt	142.00–151.00	638	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	155.54/cwt	155.00–159.00	726	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	474	144.60/cwt	142.00–148.00	685	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	155.65/cwt	154.00–159.00	794	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	142.94/cwt	140.00–149.00	736	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	572	138.13/cwt	135.00–141.00	790	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	145.86/cwt	142.00–153.00	849	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	147.21/cwt	139.00–148.00	938	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	693	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	915	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	995	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	982	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,025	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	120.49/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,070	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	271	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	400	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	316	153.26/cwt	150.00–159.00	484	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	333	144.15/cwt	140.00–147.50	480	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	149.77/cwt	145.00–154.00	565	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	536	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	410	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	562	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	148.02/cwt	144.00–154.00	613	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	468	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	651	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	142.55/cwt	140.00–145.00	679	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	139.40/cwt	135.00–142.00	712	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	539	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	722	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	134.79/cwt	131.00–142.00	778	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	583	125.54/cwt	120.00–130.00	732	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	125.95/cwt	122.00–128.00	775	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	641	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	897	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	119.42/cwt	116.00–120.00	807	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	862	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	960	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	864	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	905	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	159.00/cwt	158.00–160.00	485	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	161.90/cwt	154.00–164.00	628	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	159.35/cwt	154.00–164.00	671	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	424	143.60/cwt	139.00–151.00	609	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	148.91/cwt	144.00–154.00	716	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	490	136.71/cwt	133.00–142.00	670	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	514	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	684	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	141.33/cwt	136.00–142.00	741	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	574	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	752	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	138.64/cwt	135.00–141.00	808	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	132.18/cwt	128.00–139.00	820	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	622	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	778	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	123.67/cwt	123.00–125.00	831	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	119.40/cwt	117.00–124.00	858	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	770	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	111.75/cwt	111.00–113.00	867	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	927	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,520	77.05/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,171	7
Bulls	—	—	1,949	85.89/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,674	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	51.53/cwt	50.00–53.00	571	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,175	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	752	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,176	57.28/cwt	54.00–60.00	674	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	63.28/cwt	62.00–65.00	811	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	61.81/cwt	58.00–65.00	899	10
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,740	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	24,360	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	7,684	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,151	735.40/cwt	650.00–800.00	8,464	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	10,106	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,372	864.63/cwt	750.00–925.00	11,863	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	1,050	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,190	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,863	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 Oct 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 509Last week 364Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 69Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 39Last week 110Year ago 0

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	139.00	139.00
1	—	410	137.00	137.00
4	—	539	134.00	134.00
7	—	583	120.00–130.00	125.54
4	—	271	147.50	147.50
1	—	740	105.00	105.00
1	—	960	90.00	90.00
3	—	333	140.00–147.50	144.15
1	—	380	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	476	140.00–145.00	142.55
31	—	511	135.00–142.00	139.40
20	—	414	144.00–154.00	148.02
7	—	676	116.00–120.00	119.42
4	—	316	150.00–159.00	153.26
1	—	1,005	90.00	90.00
26	—	577	131.00–142.00	134.79
1	—	290	155.00	155.00
2	—	763	113.00	113.00
3	—	615	122.00–128.00	125.95
8	—	377	145.00–154.00	149.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	641	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	165.00–174.00	169.79
5	—	419	162.00–164.00	162.39
1	—	820	125.00	125.00
11	—	637	139.00–148.00	147.21
8	—	711	140.00	140.00
2	—	888	118.00–123.00	120.49
15	—	510	154.00–159.00	155.65
11	—	467	155.00–159.00	155.54
2	—	320	171.00–176.00	173.66
17	—	582	142.00–153.00	145.86
5	—	368	170.00–178.00	172.15
5	—	755	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	438	142.00–151.00	145.71
15	—	572	135.00–141.00	138.13
1	—	255	160.00	160.00
8	—	474	142.00–148.00	144.60
3	—	515	140.00–149.00	142.94
1	—	360	163.00	163.00
2	—	693	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	776	111.00–113.00	111.75
22	—	481	144.00–154.00	148.91
5	—	620	128.00–139.00	132.18
6	—	421	154.00–164.00	159.35
12	—	524	136.00–142.00	141.33
12	—	583	135.00–141.00	138.64
3	—	719	117.00–124.00	119.40
2	—	305	158.00–160.00	159.00
3	—	672	123.00–125.00	123.67
1	—	835	111.00	111.00
11	—	388	154.00–164.00	161.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	490	133.00–142.00	136.71
5	—	424	139.00–151.00	143.60
3	—	622	125.00	125.00
4	—	514	133.00	133.00
1	—	720	107.00	107.00
4	—	574	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,108	50.00–53.00	51.53
14	—	1,176	54.00–60.00	57.28
1	—	1,175	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,454	58.00–65.00	61.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,281	62.00–65.00	63.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,520	75.00–81.00	77.05
7	—	1,949	84.00–91.00	85.89

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,151	650.00–800.00	735.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	680.00	680.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,372	750.00–925.00	864.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	875.00	875.00

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	—	1,050	850.00	850.00

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)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	900.00	900.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	750.00	750.00

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	—	1,740	1,400.00	1,400.00

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.