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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jan 11

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Jan 4Jan 11Jan 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

271 head

▼ 81 vs last sale 352▼ 334 vs year ago 605 · −55.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 101▲ 35 vs year ago 55 · +63.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 22▼ 12 vs year ago 32 · −37.5%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Due to light receipts and muddy conditions feeder cattle traded mostly steady with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 1.00 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 $138.45/cwt on 84 head.

Average price

$138.45

84 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$723

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$7

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

$25.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.48

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	516	139.68	721	80
Medium and Large 2-3	639	114.00	728	4thin

One grade step is worth $25.68/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale84 hd

138.45

—

KY average21 barns · 4,289 hd

139.94

−1.48

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	1,778	82.34	1,464	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,383	64.04	885	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,624	56.11	911	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,150	53.11	611	16

Every lot

65 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 2-3	210	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	336	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	508	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	181.89/cwt	178.00–184.00	569	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	178.38/cwt	174.00–183.00	660	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	168.46/cwt	164.00–175.00	788	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	158.71/cwt	152.00–161.00	809	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	515	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	736	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	157.53/cwt	155.00–163.00	903	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	575	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	857	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	855	4
Steers	—	Small 1-2	662	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	695	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	137.44/cwt	135.00–140.00	921	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	695	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	855	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	135.60/cwt	135.00–136.00	974	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,039	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	132.74/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,073	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	228	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	344	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	258	155.26/cwt	150.00–158.00	401	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	528	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	154.39/cwt	150.00–157.00	562	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	149.67/cwt	142.00–152.00	624	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	143.66/cwt	140.00–146.00	681	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	137.09/cwt	130.00–140.00	714	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	597	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	812	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	130.41/cwt	126.00–138.00	798	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	889	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	122.00/cwt	118.00–124.00	877	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	745	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	827	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	711	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	910	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	941	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	564	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	187.05/cwt	181.00–190.00	703	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	167.28/cwt	164.00–171.00	721	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	158.22/cwt	157.00–165.00	750	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	525	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	698	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	148.66/cwt	146.00–151.00	798	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	144.48/cwt	143.00–146.00	886	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	625	131.67/cwt	129.00–133.00	823	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	863	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	790	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	822	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	896	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	805	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	821	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,002	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,620	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,199	1
Bulls	—	—	1,830	85.12/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,558	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	48.71/cwt	47.00–50.00	514	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,176	53.99/cwt	50.00–58.00	635	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	756	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,354	61.19/cwt	55.00–65.00	829	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,468	72.60/cwt	67.00–79.00	1,066	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,624	56.11/cwt	52.00–59.00	911	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	614.20/cwt	590.00–640.00	4,821	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	6,875	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	7,277	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	8,000	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	1,250	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	4,688	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	11,180	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 Jan 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 271Last week 352Year ago 605

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 101Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 22Year ago 32

Compared to last week: Due to light receipts and muddy conditions feeder cattle traded mostly steady with moderate demand. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady to 1.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	110.00	110.00
4	—	597	136.00	136.00
10	—	521	130.00–140.00	137.09
2	—	345	153.00	153.00
2	—	228	151.00	151.00
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
1	—	820	111.00	111.00
3	—	258	150.00–158.00	155.26
15	—	474	140.00–146.00	143.66
6	—	719	118.00–124.00	122.00
8	—	612	126.00–138.00	130.41
10	—	417	142.00–152.00	149.67
9	—	364	150.00–157.00	154.39
8	—	679	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	90.00	90.00
1	—	745	111.00	111.00
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
1	—	425	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	160.00	160.00
1	—	515	143.00	143.00
1	—	575	149.00	149.00
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
2	—	695	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	174.00–183.00	178.38
14	—	468	164.00–175.00	168.46
1	—	775	134.00	134.00
8	—	808	129.00–135.00	132.74
7	—	510	152.00–161.00	158.71
11	—	573	155.00–163.00	157.53
4	—	638	134.00	134.00
3	—	313	178.00–184.00	181.89
2	—	670	135.00–140.00	137.44
4	—	290	175.00	175.00
5	—	718	135.00–136.00	135.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	662	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	146.00–151.00	148.66
2	—	685	126.00	126.00
9	—	474	157.00–165.00	158.22
1	—	705	125.00	125.00
2	—	613	143.00–146.00	144.48
1	—	895	112.00	112.00
1	—	315	179.00	179.00
9	—	431	164.00–171.00	167.28
2	—	800	112.00	112.00
5	—	376	181.00–190.00	187.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	102.00	102.00
2	—	525	133.00	133.00
3	—	625	129.00–133.00	131.67
1	—	790	104.00	104.00
1	—	395	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	67.00–79.00	72.60
6	—	1,354	55.00–65.00	61.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	61.00	61.00
11	—	1,176	50.00–58.00	53.99
4	—	1,056	47.00–50.00	48.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,624	52.00–59.00	56.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,830	82.00–88.00	85.12
1	—	1,620	74.00	74.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	785	590.00–640.00	614.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	550.00	550.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	640.00	640.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	770.00	770.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	375.00	375.00

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.