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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 12

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Oct 5Oct 12Oct 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

565 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 509▲ 565 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

109 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 78▲ 109 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

140 head

▲ 101 vs last sale 39▲ 140 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 heifer 2.00-4.00 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 $134.24/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$134.24

218 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$696

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$52

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

$13.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.42

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	515	137.17	706	172
Medium and Large 2-3	531	123.30	654	46

One grade step is worth $13.87/cwt here — about $52 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 sale218 hd

134.24

—

KY average25 barns · 4,922 hd

131.82

+2.42

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	1,558	78.79	1,227	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,541	59.79	921	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	59.42	762	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,139	56.62	645	37

Every lot

79 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	407	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	177.26/cwt	173.00–182.00	484	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	284	152.89/cwt	146.00–156.00	434	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	547	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	170.33/cwt	168.00–179.00	640	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	161.29/cwt	160.00–163.00	681	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	142.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	660	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	153.25/cwt	153.00–154.00	752	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	521	141.55/cwt	131.00–145.00	737	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	157.19/cwt	153.00–160.00	824	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	572	137.36/cwt	136.00–138.00	786	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	152.57/cwt	149.00–155.00	905	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	603	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	820	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	142.99/cwt	140.00–147.00	882	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	139.64/cwt	137.00–141.00	919	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,035	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	155	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	271	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	293	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	437	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	145.79/cwt	140.00–148.00	477	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	333	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	453	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	144.03/cwt	140.00–145.00	537	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	424	132.58/cwt	115.00–139.00	562	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	142.08/cwt	140.00–146.00	607	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	140.01/cwt	135.00–143.00	645	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	477	122.66/cwt	110.00–131.00	585	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	134.41/cwt	131.00–138.00	706	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	530	121.94/cwt	120.00–129.00	646	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	130.87/cwt	127.00–134.00	737	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	631	119.25/cwt	107.00–121.00	752	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	128.16/cwt	123.00–131.00	810	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	658	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	908	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	670	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	744	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	709	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	794	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	753	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	971	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	550	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	163.76/cwt	161.00–168.00	614	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	149.26/cwt	146.00–156.00	567	8
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	380	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	536	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	155.47/cwt	151.00–161.00	648	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	148.58/cwt	145.00–150.00	628	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	469	136.48/cwt	126.00–139.00	640	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	153.38/cwt	150.00–157.00	727	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	141.40/cwt	135.00–147.00	744	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	537	128.35/cwt	125.00–129.00	689	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	136.22/cwt	131.00–143.00	791	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	588	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	723	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	128.07/cwt	123.00–129.00	815	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	126.33/cwt	126.00–127.00	827	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	678	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	637	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	114.51/cwt	111.00–118.00	816	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	760	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	806	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	112.39/cwt	112.00–114.00	880	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	927	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	884	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,398	75.91/cwt	70.00–81.00	1,061	9
Bulls	—	—	1,845	83.98/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,549	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	52.36/cwt	50.00–54.00	562	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,157	57.79/cwt	55.00–61.00	669	29
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,283	59.42/cwt	58.00–63.00	762	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,541	59.79/cwt	57.00–65.00	921	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,092	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,944	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	892.29/cwt	875.00–910.00	9,485	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,187	700.87/cwt	620.00–750.00	8,319	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	797.92/cwt	710.00–930.00	9,479	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,204	875.40/cwt	610.00–1,000.00	10,540	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,550	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	14,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,555	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	1,008.50/cwt	975.00–1,040.00	10,922	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,650	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,890	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,000	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	922.21/cwt	750.00–1,040.00	10,449	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 Oct 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 565Last week 509Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 78Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 140Last week 39Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifer 2.00-4.00 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 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	525	131.00–138.00	134.41
1	—	860	110.00	110.00
2	—	293	149.00	149.00
15	—	327	140.00–148.00	145.79
10	—	632	123.00–131.00	128.16
29	—	461	135.00–143.00	140.01
24	—	427	140.00–146.00	142.08
15	—	563	127.00–134.00	130.87
4	—	709	112.00	112.00
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
2	—	155	175.00	175.00
8	—	373	140.00–145.00	144.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	530	120.00–129.00	121.94
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
1	—	670	111.00	111.00
11	—	631	107.00–121.00	119.25
5	—	477	110.00–131.00	122.66
8	—	424	115.00–139.00	132.58
2	—	333	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	753	129.00	129.00
19	—	658	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
3	—	572	136.00–138.00	137.36
2	—	465	140.00–144.00	142.02
3	—	284	146.00–156.00	152.89
2	—	603	136.00	136.00
6	—	521	131.00–145.00	141.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	787	131.00–132.00	131.50
15	—	376	168.00–179.00	170.33
8	—	491	153.00–154.00	153.25
1	—	320	171.00	171.00
7	—	422	160.00–163.00	161.29
6	—	658	137.00–141.00	139.64
6	—	273	173.00–182.00	177.26
5	—	617	140.00–147.00	142.99
23	—	524	153.00–160.00	157.19
13	—	593	149.00–155.00	152.57
1	—	220	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	526	135.00–147.00	141.40
3	—	655	126.00–127.00	126.33
11	—	375	161.00–168.00	163.76
5	—	783	112.00–114.00	112.39
23	—	636	123.00–129.00	128.07
1	—	850	104.00	104.00
22	—	417	151.00–161.00	155.47
2	—	318	173.00	173.00
1	—	820	113.00	113.00
18	—	474	150.00–157.00	153.38
15	—	581	131.00–143.00	136.22
2	—	713	111.00–118.00	114.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	380	146.00–156.00	149.26
2	—	678	94.00	94.00
7	—	423	145.00–150.00	148.58
6	—	469	126.00–139.00	136.48
1	—	760	106.00	106.00
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
9	—	537	125.00–129.00	128.35
2	—	588	122.00–124.00	123.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,073	50.00–54.00	52.36
29	—	1,157	55.00–61.00	57.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,541	57.00–65.00	59.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,283	58.00–63.00	59.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,398	70.00–81.00	75.91
5	—	1,845	82.00–88.00	83.98

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)	16	—	1,187	620.00–750.00	700.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,188	710.00–930.00	797.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,550	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,204	610.00–1,000.00	875.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	720.00	720.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,063	875.00–910.00	892.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	950	690.00	690.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,300	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,150	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,150	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,083	975.00–1,040.00	1,008.50

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)	2	—	1,133	750.00–1,040.00	922.21

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.