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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 14

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Dec 7Dec 14Jan 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

389 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 370▼ 96 vs year ago 485 · −19.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

131 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 121▲ 21 vs year ago 110 · +19.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

51 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 80▼ 19 vs year ago 70 · −27.1%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

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 $136.81/cwt on 113 head.

Average price

$136.81

113 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$27.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.88

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	506	137.82	698	95
Medium and Large 2-3	433	132.76	575	17thin
Small and Medium 1-2	480	110.00	528	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.82/cwt here — about $170 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 sale113 hd

136.81

—

KY average25 barns · 7,435 hd

134.94

+1.88

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	—	Average	1,690	78.22	1,322	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,320	63.38	836	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	57.93	861	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,215	53.71	653	39

Every lot

70 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	258	175.05/cwt	170.00–180.00	452	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	275	151.35/cwt	140.00–164.00	416	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	173.13/cwt	168.00–175.00	713	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	842	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	151.28/cwt	149.00–156.00	859	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	144.97/cwt	142.00–150.00	910	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	975	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	930	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	853	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	904	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	869	123.56/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,074	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	993	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	914	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,210	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	390	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	282	158.24/cwt	154.00–161.00	446	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	322	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	441	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	155.08/cwt	151.00–159.00	502	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	154.54/cwt	150.00–159.00	561	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	388	138.30/cwt	128.00–149.00	537	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	140.71/cwt	136.00–143.00	595	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	434	131.68/cwt	122.00–134.00	571	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	465	132.12/cwt	130.00–134.00	614	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	140.29/cwt	135.00–144.00	664	22
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	520	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	640	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	138.05/cwt	137.00–140.00	733	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	131.01/cwt	125.00–135.00	742	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	125.29/cwt	120.00–129.00	778	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	122.67/cwt	122.00–123.00	886	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	114.98/cwt	113.00–119.00	874	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	921	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	318	157.00/cwt	150.00–162.00	499	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	325	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	585	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	370	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	544	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	697	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	401	163.50/cwt	163.00–164.00	656	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	423	142.11/cwt	140.00–144.00	601	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	467	142.63/cwt	137.00–150.00	666	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	159.43/cwt	154.00–165.00	757	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	512	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	676	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	154.03/cwt	151.00–157.00	824	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	143.99/cwt	140.00–151.00	821	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	577	133.77/cwt	120.00–138.00	772	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	131.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	814	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	129.80/cwt	129.00–130.00	846	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	693	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	804	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	119.84/cwt	117.00–121.00	859	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	867	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	832	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,666	75.48/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,257	6
Bulls	—	—	1,738	83.71/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,455	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	48.75/cwt	46.00–51.00	557	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,234	54.99/cwt	51.00–60.00	679	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,316	60.16/cwt	58.00–62.00	792	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	73.05/cwt	71.00–75.00	972	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,487	57.93/cwt	53.00–64.00	861	11
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,664	1,497.50/cwt	1,425.00–1,575.00	24,918	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	750	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	950	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,413	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	945.45/cwt	850.00–1,025.00	10,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,345	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	14,526	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	839.38/cwt	800.00–875.00	8,394	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	697.14/cwt	640.00–740.00	7,320	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,246	915.82/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	11,411	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	12,688	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	7,885	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 Dec 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 389Last week 370Year ago 485

Slaughter CattleReceipts 131Last week 121Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 80Year ago 70

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle traded mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	151.00–157.00	154.03
10	—	475	154.00–165.00	159.43
4	—	401	163.00–164.00	163.50
5	—	652	129.00–130.00	129.80
2	—	377	185.00	185.00
1	—	325	180.00	180.00
9	—	570	140.00–151.00	143.99
6	—	717	117.00–121.00	119.84
12	—	617	130.00–135.00	131.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	693	116.00	116.00
2	—	512	132.00	132.00
2	—	423	140.00–144.00	142.11
7	—	467	137.00–150.00	142.63
6	—	577	120.00–138.00	133.77
4	—	318	150.00–162.00	157.00
2	—	867	96.00	96.00
3	—	370	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	628	142.00–150.00	144.97
3	—	370	175.00	175.00
4	—	412	168.00–175.00	173.13
2	—	677	144.00	144.00
2	—	750	124.00	124.00
1	—	1,080	112.00	112.00
2	—	258	170.00–180.00	175.05
1	—	710	130.00	130.00
5	—	510	165.00	165.00
3	—	568	149.00–156.00	151.28
5	—	869	120.00–126.00	123.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	993	92.00	92.00
2	—	635	140.00	140.00
4	—	853	106.00	106.00
2	—	275	140.00–164.00	151.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	282	154.00–161.00	158.24
22	—	473	135.00–144.00	140.29
7	—	621	120.00–129.00	125.29
13	—	531	137.00–140.00	138.05
6	—	324	151.00–159.00	155.08
1	—	650	124.00	124.00
1	—	940	98.00	98.00
1	—	800	110.00	110.00
11	—	566	125.00–135.00	131.01
5	—	760	113.00–119.00	114.98
6	—	722	122.00–123.00	122.67
6	—	363	150.00–159.00	154.54
2	—	245	159.00	159.00
8	—	423	136.00–143.00	140.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	128.00–149.00	138.30
2	—	322	137.00	137.00
1	—	520	123.00	123.00
7	—	465	130.00–134.00	132.12
5	—	434	122.00–134.00	131.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,143	46.00–51.00	48.75
31	—	1,234	51.00–60.00	54.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,487	53.00–64.00	57.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	71.00–75.00	73.05
6	—	1,316	58.00–62.00	60.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,738	82.00–85.00	83.71
6	—	1,666	74.00–77.00	75.48

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,100	850.00–1,025.00	945.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	1,080.00	1,080.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	675.00	675.00

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)	2	—	1,000	800.00–875.00	839.38

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)	1	—	1,300	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,246	800.00–1,000.00	915.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	640.00–740.00	697.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	830.00	830.00

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	4	—	1,664	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,497.50

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.