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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 2

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Oct 19Nov 2Nov 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

591 head

▲ 80 vs last sale 511▲ 158 vs year ago 433 · +36.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

107 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 77▲ 11 vs year ago 96 · +11.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 100▼ 32 vs year ago 75 · −42.7%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend on market this week but feeder and slaughter cattle traded with strong demand.

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 $132.50/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$132.50

167 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$10.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.86

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	512	134.89	690	129
Medium and Large 2-3	450	124.37	560	38

One grade step is worth $10.52/cwt here — about $130 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 sale167 hd

132.50

—

KY average24 barns · 5,363 hd

130.64

+1.86

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	1,753	82.63	1,448	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,410	62.00	874	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	58.39	891	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,089	54.15	590	26

Every lot

83 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	175	209.94/cwt	191.00–230.00	367	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	215	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	387	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	218	194.62/cwt	185.00–215.00	424	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	281	162.06/cwt	160.00–165.00	455	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	285	181.64/cwt	172.00–185.00	518	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	173.22/cwt	170.00–177.00	648	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	154.60/cwt	151.00–161.00	665	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	158.72/cwt	150.00–164.00	738	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	495	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	703	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	146.94/cwt	142.00–153.00	764	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	144.08/cwt	137.00–148.00	823	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	139.55/cwt	132.00–142.00	862	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	138.00/cwt	133.00–142.50	943	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	129.44/cwt	122.00–133.00	932	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	130.75/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,013	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	128.49/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,083	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,046	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	870	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	887	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	170	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	323	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	368	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	293	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	432	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	151.85/cwt	151.00–152.50	504	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	332	132.23/cwt	127.00–135.00	439	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	142.75/cwt	140.00–148.00	534	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	378	134.78/cwt	122.00–137.00	509	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	142.18/cwt	139.00–145.00	589	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	137.25/cwt	130.00–141.00	635	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	119.59/cwt	112.00–128.00	556	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	131.13/cwt	122.50–135.00	687	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	128.01/cwt	120.00–133.00	740	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	591	107.61/cwt	106.00–119.00	636	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	127.47/cwt	120.00–131.00	798	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	120.68/cwt	115.00–123.00	811	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	864	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	720	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	778	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	836	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	839	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	873	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	318	151.09/cwt	147.00–155.00	480	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	166.58/cwt	160.00–170.00	546	4
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	328	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	384	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	366	151.05/cwt	145.00–156.00	553	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	378	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	669	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	429	141.51/cwt	138.00–150.00	607	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	159.51/cwt	154.00–169.00	686	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	148.92/cwt	148.00–149.00	681	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	473	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	639	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	531	128.09/cwt	115.00–130.00	680	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	141.76/cwt	138.00–149.00	757	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	133.15/cwt	126.00–139.00	776	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	587	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	722	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	615	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	713	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	129.35/cwt	124.00–135.00	811	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	122.09/cwt	120.00–127.00	802	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	737	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	871	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	783	94.60/cwt	94.00–95.00	741	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	788	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	898	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	111.99/cwt	111.00–113.00	922	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	881	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	793	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	890	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,628	88.56/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,442	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	79.67/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,446	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	51.64/cwt	50.00–53.00	528	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	55.27/cwt	53.00–59.00	618	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	874	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,526	58.39/cwt	56.00–61.00	891	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,992	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,111	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,999	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	795	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	3,816	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	7,410	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2-3	980	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,742	1
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	1,050	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	8,820	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	654.81/cwt	610.00–700.00	7,923	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	745.44/cwt	720.00–760.00	9,079	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,238	707.03/cwt	630.00–800.00	8,753	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	792.64/cwt	770.00–810.00	10,502	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	1,134.29/cwt	980.00–1,300.00	15,880	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 Nov 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 591Last week 511Year ago 433

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 77Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 100Year ago 75

No trend on market this week but feeder and slaughter cattle traded with strong demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
3	—	293	147.50	147.50
8	—	591	106.00–119.00	107.61
11	—	465	112.00–128.00	119.59
3	—	332	127.00–135.00	132.23
11	—	378	122.00–137.00	134.78
1	—	720	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	332	151.00–152.50	151.85
12	—	463	130.00–141.00	137.25
16	—	578	120.00–133.00	128.01
7	—	672	115.00–123.00	120.68
31	—	524	122.50–135.00	131.13
11	—	414	139.00–145.00	142.18
1	—	210	175.00	175.00
6	—	839	104.00	104.00
4	—	714	121.00	121.00
6	—	250	170.00	170.00
3	—	374	140.00–148.00	142.75
3	—	767	109.00	109.00
1	—	170	190.00	190.00
11	—	626	120.00–131.00	127.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	102.00	102.00
3	—	215	180.00	180.00
5	—	281	160.00–165.00	162.06
1	—	495	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	285	172.00–185.00	181.64
2	—	175	191.00–230.00	209.94
1	—	850	123.00	123.00
14	—	683	133.00–142.50	138.00
2	—	340	180.00	180.00
6	—	374	170.00–177.00	173.22
4	—	775	130.00–131.00	130.75
13	—	618	132.00–142.00	139.55
7	—	571	137.00–148.00	144.08
6	—	520	142.00–153.00	146.94
11	—	465	150.00–164.00	158.72
2	—	843	126.00–131.00	128.49
9	—	720	122.00–133.00	129.44
3	—	218	185.00–215.00	194.62
7	—	430	151.00–161.00	154.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	445	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	100.00	100.00
1	—	720	121.00	121.00
4	—	328	160.00–170.00	166.58
2	—	823	111.00–113.00	111.99
12	—	583	126.00–139.00	133.15
10	—	657	120.00–127.00	122.09
13	—	457	148.00–149.00	148.92
7	—	627	124.00–135.00	129.35
2	—	378	177.00	177.00
8	—	534	138.00–149.00	141.76
2	—	788	114.00	114.00
8	—	430	154.00–169.00	159.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	135.00	135.00
11	—	429	138.00–150.00	141.51
5	—	783	94.00–95.00	94.60
5	—	587	123.00	123.00
3	—	695	106.00	106.00
14	—	366	145.00–156.00	151.05
1	—	615	116.00	116.00
2	—	318	147.00–155.00	151.09
17	—	531	115.00–130.00	128.09
8	—	881	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,023	50.00–53.00	51.64
18	—	1,118	53.00–59.00	55.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,526	56.00–61.00	58.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	62.00	62.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,815	77.00–82.00	79.67
2	—	1,628	84.00–92.00	88.56

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,111	810.00	810.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	760.00	760.00

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)	2	—	1,210	610.00–700.00	654.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	720.00	720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,218	720.00–760.00	745.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,325	770.00–810.00	792.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,238	630.00–800.00	707.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	840.00	840.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	780.00	780.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	480.00	480.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	790.00	790.00

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	2	—	1,400	980.00–1,300.00	1,134.29

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.