Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2021-11-09

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 9
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
531 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 591▲ 47 vs year ago 484 · +9.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 107▼ 76 vs year ago 149 · −51.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 43▲ 29 vs year ago 61 · +47.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded mostly steady. Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.80/cwt on 151 head. That ranks 1 of 9 comparable sales and sits −70.95 against this barn's trailing median of $207.76.
Average price
$136.80
151 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$735
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$86
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$4.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.97
vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551138.39763103
Medium and Large 2-3507133.4167748
One grade step is worth $4.98/cwt here — about $86 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 sale151 hd
136.80
—
KY average25 barns · 4,111 hd
131.83
+4.97
This barn, trailing median9 sales
207.76
−70.95
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

9 sales
228204180157median 207.7603/0305/0505/2606/0910/20
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.02, low $170.56, median $207.76 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,62677.421,2597thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27061.507817thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40154.527645thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11452.7658720

Every lot

82 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2268166.71/cwt162.00–171.004472
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3290150.00/cwt150.00–150.004351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320174.00/cwt174.00–174.005574
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2384167.18/cwt161.00–170.006427
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3425150.00/cwt150.00–150.006381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2441164.00/cwt164.00–164.0072314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468154.29/cwt150.00–159.007229
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522150.86/cwt150.00–156.007877
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3533139.50/cwt136.00–142.007444
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3558139.00/cwt139.00–139.007763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579143.26/cwt141.00–146.008297
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625140.00/cwt140.00–140.008752
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3658128.00/cwt128.00–128.008422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685137.37/cwt135.00–139.009415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2731134.19/cwt128.00–136.0098111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3215138.00/cwt138.00–138.002971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230141.45/cwt140.00–145.003253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2287145.14/cwt141.00–151.0041714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3333126.68/cwt121.00–130.004225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340137.00/cwt137.00–137.004661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373142.50/cwt137.00–145.0053224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3379129.61/cwt127.00–135.004913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3436108.21/cwt105.00–125.004726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438139.09/cwt136.00–141.0060911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3460123.51/cwt122.00–124.005684
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476130.11/cwt125.00–135.0061925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510124.02/cwt120.00–130.006337
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576122.14/cwt119.00–126.0070418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3590115.00/cwt115.00–115.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605119.47/cwt116.00–123.007234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3639107.34/cwt104.00–118.006864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655115.99/cwt113.00–119.007603
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3710105.00/cwt105.00–105.007461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712115.03/cwt111.00–117.008193
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-378894.99/cwt92.00–101.007493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2803115.00/cwt115.00–115.009232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-383598.00/cwt98.00–98.008182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-294088.00/cwt88.00–88.008271
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2324171.93/cwt168.00–176.005574
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3332150.22/cwt140.00–160.004993
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3372157.56/cwt156.00–159.005867
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2381174.67/cwt166.00–178.006657
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425160.66/cwt155.00–165.0068311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3427146.30/cwt125.00–149.0062510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474149.44/cwt146.00–158.0070813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3478137.38/cwt130.00–145.006572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3519132.35/cwt131.00–134.0068712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529140.70/cwt137.00–145.0074424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2568134.81/cwt128.00–139.0076612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3584120.78/cwt119.00–126.007054
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615123.61/cwt121.00–125.007606
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3639117.20/cwt116.00–119.007495
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669118.53/cwt114.00–121.007938
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717115.26/cwt112.00–122.0082612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765108.00/cwt108.00–108.008261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-377286.25/cwt85.00–90.006664
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-281291.58/cwt90.00–94.007445
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46474.26/cwt67.00–80.001,0874
Bulls——1,84381.64/cwt80.00–84.001,5053
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01047.00/cwt47.00–47.004751
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11953.06/cwt50.00–58.0059419
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27061.50/cwt57.00–64.007817
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40154.52/cwt52.00–57.007645
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,305910.00/cwt910.00–910.0011,8761
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3675650.00/cwt650.00–650.004,3881
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740720.00/cwt720.00–720.005,3281
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785795.00/cwt795.00–795.006,2411
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850730.00/cwt730.00–730.006,2052
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29561,070.82/cwt925.00–1,350.0010,2375
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,304.17/cwt1,200.00–1,400.0015,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2391,065.88/cwt900.00–1,500.0013,20615
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900740.00/cwt740.00–740.006,6601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,4401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,223778.64/cwt710.00–840.009,5236
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,263635.84/cwt580.00–700.008,0312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,275625.00/cwt625.00–625.007,9691
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,280650.03/cwt600.00–680.008,3203
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,500930.00/cwt930.00–930.0013,9501

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.