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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 21

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Jun 14Jun 21Jun 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

670 head

▲ 293 vs last sale 377▲ 210 vs year ago 460 · +45.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

49 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 32▲ 4 vs year ago 45 · +8.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 41▲ 2 vs year ago 30 · +6.7%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend on feeder cattle due to lack of comparable receipts. The bulk of feeders traded today were Red Tag cattle (Value Added), a higher undertone was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls traded unevenly steady with quality not as attractive as last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.13/cwt on 372 head.

Average price

$172.13

372 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$924

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$21.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.35

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	173.19	939	338
Medium and Large 1-2	481	162.31	780	32
Medium and Large 2-3	538	151.50	814	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.69/cwt here — about $125 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 sale372 hd

172.13

—

KY average23 barns · 2,602 hd

160.78

+11.35

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	1,594	102.58	1,635	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,333	84.16	1,122	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	78.35	1,160	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,114	73.37	818	17

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,098	$838	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$816	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	813	$723	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,167	3thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	234	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	358	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	712	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	189.77/cwt	180.00–190.00	765	165
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	181.72/cwt	178.00–186.00	854	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	172.22/cwt	171.00–175.00	821	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	818	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	898	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	172.78/cwt	165.00–176.00	902	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	570	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	804	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	171.67/cwt	165.00–175.00	989	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	163.97/cwt	162.00–168.00	946	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	157.43/cwt	153.00–165.00	990	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,066	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	717	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	989	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	149.93/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,103	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	144.25/cwt	144.00–145.00	1,101	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,138	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,035	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,210	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	903	132.22/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,194	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,039	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,278	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	316	172.45/cwt	165.00–177.50	545	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	629	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	183.36/cwt	177.00–184.00	717	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	733	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	420	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	643	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	169.01/cwt	168.00–170.00	715	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	174.94/cwt	172.00–179.00	817	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	163.58/cwt	159.00–165.00	769	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	506	151.48/cwt	130.00–159.00	766	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	170.61/cwt	164.00–173.00	899	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	156.48/cwt	155.00–159.00	832	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	157.76/cwt	154.00–161.00	899	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	148.81/cwt	148.00–150.00	862	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	149.75/cwt	149.00–152.00	912	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	145.72/cwt	142.00–147.50	968	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	143.30/cwt	140.00–145.50	1,022	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,123	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	984	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	118.88/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,047	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,024	105.75/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,083	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	308	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	462	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	189.02/cwt	186.00–190.00	639	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	172.64/cwt	172.00–174.00	729	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	432	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	600	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	459	137.02/cwt	134.00–140.00	629	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	166.99/cwt	164.00–171.00	768	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	740	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	150.32/cwt	147.00–152.00	845	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	590	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	808	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	921	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	862	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	905	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	804	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,332	98.31/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,309	3
Bulls	—	—	1,790	105.78/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,893	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	69.36/cwt	63.00–74.00	719	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,226	79.10/cwt	75.00–82.00	970	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	84.16/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,122	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,373	73.27/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,006	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,516	80.04/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,213	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	723.08/head	700.00–750.00	723	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	837.87/head	825.00–850.00	838	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	816.49/head	750.00–875.00	816	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	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 Jun 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 670Last week 377Year ago 460

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 32Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 41Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	506	130.00–159.00	151.48
1	—	420	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	788	142.50	142.50
2	—	407	180.00	180.00
19	—	713	140.00–145.50	143.30
17	—	881	118.00–119.00	118.88
11	—	391	177.00–184.00	183.36
16	—	609	149.00–152.00	149.75
9	—	664	142.00–147.50	145.72
1	—	820	120.00	120.00
39	—	467	172.00–179.00	174.94
46	—	570	154.00–161.00	157.76
65	—	527	164.00–173.00	170.61
8	—	1,024	105.00–111.00	105.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	148.00–150.00	148.81
5	—	372	169.00	169.00
8	—	532	155.00–159.00	156.48
1	—	620	140.00	140.00
2	—	423	168.00–170.00	169.01
8	—	470	159.00–165.00	163.58
7	—	316	165.00–177.50	172.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	308	150.00	150.00
4	—	432	139.00	139.00
4	—	459	134.00–140.00	137.02
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	590	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	862	105.00	105.00
1	—	385	170.00	170.00
3	—	562	147.00–152.00	150.32
4	—	338	186.00–190.00	189.02
7	—	460	164.00–171.00	166.99
2	—	682	135.00	135.00
1	—	510	145.00	145.00
1	—	935	86.00	86.00
3	—	422	172.00–174.00	172.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	141.00	141.00
1	—	505	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	470	178.00–186.00	181.72
21	—	858	141.00	141.00
165	—	403	180.00–190.00	189.77
34	—	522	165.00–176.00	172.78
8	—	813	140.00	140.00
8	—	576	165.00–175.00	171.67
28	—	629	153.00–165.00	157.43
9	—	903	130.00–135.00	132.22
17	—	736	148.00–151.00	149.93
10	—	1,039	123.00	123.00
12	—	658	162.00	162.00
4	—	763	144.00–145.00	144.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	160.00	160.00
1	—	400	178.00	178.00
6	—	234	153.00	153.00
1	—	510	176.00	176.00
10	—	477	171.00–175.00	172.22
10	—	577	162.00–168.00	163.97
1	—	835	124.00	124.00
2	—	717	138.00	138.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,098	825.00–850.00	837.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	813	700.00–750.00	723.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	750.00–875.00	816.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	700.00	700.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	800.00	800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,790	102.00–110.00	105.78
3	—	1,332	90.00–104.00	98.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,333	82.00–85.00	84.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,516	77.00–83.00	80.04
2	—	1,373	71.00–76.00	73.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,036	63.00–74.00	69.36
7	—	1,226	75.00–82.00	79.10

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.