Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2021-03-19

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-19

Feeder Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Fri, Mar 19

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2221

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Receipts

1,100 head

▼ 400 vs last sale 1,500▲ 755 vs year ago 345 · +218.8%

Also sold hereRegular saleTue Oct 27, 2026

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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 $140.15/cwt on 539 head.

Average price

$140.15

539 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$957

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$6.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.23

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	638	141.85	905	163
Medium and Large 1	711	139.80	994	346
Medium and Large 2-3	601	134.95	810	30

One grade step is worth $6.91/cwt here — about $95 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 sale539 hd

140.15

—

KY average27 barns · 6,512 hd

140.38

−0.23

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

61 lots · USDA AMS · Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale - 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	602	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	322	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	572	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	174.71/cwt	174.00–177.50	669	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	185.37/cwt	185.00–187.50	723	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	180.33/cwt	179.00–181.00	783	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	173.93/cwt	173.00–177.00	755	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	170.08/cwt	168.00–175.00	776	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	151.20/cwt	142.50–160.00	723	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	165.41/cwt	165.00–166.00	797	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	169.48/cwt	167.00–170.00	902	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	163.32/cwt	158.00–165.00	870	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	537	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	822	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	148.99/cwt	147.00–153.00	858	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	157.67/cwt	155.00–160.00	918	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	584	134.79/cwt	130.00–136.00	787	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	153.16/cwt	150.00–156.00	931	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	631	131.71/cwt	123.00–137.00	831	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	144.43/cwt	141.00–146.00	920	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	664	128.77/cwt	124.00–131.00	855	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	145.55/cwt	142.50–147.00	968	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	136.43/cwt	132.00–141.00	911	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	127.06/cwt	124.00–129.00	897	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	131.54/cwt	130.00–134.00	943	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	124.14/cwt	120.00–126.00	968	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	128.49/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,006	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	118.52/cwt	117.00–120.00	980	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	123.33/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,024	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,084	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	936	114.78/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,074	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,066	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	267	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	454	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	160.02/cwt	159.00–161.00	517	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	356	158.47/cwt	152.00–160.00	564	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	361	165.23/cwt	163.00–167.00	596	11
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	398	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	565	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	426	140.40/cwt	140.00–142.00	598	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	148.30/cwt	146.00–151.00	638	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	713	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	143.22/cwt	140.00–145.00	680	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	478	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	619	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	510	134.35/cwt	131.00–137.00	685	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	510	122.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	626	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	142.85/cwt	140.00–146.00	760	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	139.81/cwt	137.00–141.00	777	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	135.31/cwt	134.00–136.00	778	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	130.28/cwt	129.00–132.00	814	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	787	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	790	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	124.04/cwt	122.00–128.00	847	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	690	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	773	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	116.19/cwt	115.00–118.00	834	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	122.84/cwt	120.00–124.00	891	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	791	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	922	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	803	119.62/cwt	118.00–120.00	961	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	955	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	988	4

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 - Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale - Ledbetter, KY

Fri Mar 19, 2021

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

Receipts 1,100Last week 1,500Year ago 345

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	475	140.00–145.00	143.22
34	—	556	137.00–141.00	139.81
20	—	532	140.00–146.00	142.85
47	—	625	129.00–132.00	130.28
66	—	683	122.00–128.00	124.04
53	—	725	120.00–124.00	122.84
37	—	803	118.00–120.00	119.62
11	—	361	163.00–167.00	165.23
7	—	435	164.00	164.00
6	—	785	117.00–118.00	117.50
4	—	923	107.00	107.00
4	—	323	159.00–161.00	160.02
2	—	267	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	102.00	102.00
16	—	575	134.00–136.00	135.31
1	—	635	124.00	124.00
16	—	823	116.00	116.00
15	—	718	115.00–118.00	116.19
9	—	356	152.00–160.00	158.47
3	—	510	131.00–137.00	134.35
1	—	675	117.00	117.00
10	—	430	146.00–151.00	148.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
1	—	510	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	112.00	112.00
3	—	398	142.00	142.00
3	—	510	120.00–125.00	122.70
2	—	478	129.00–130.00	129.51
5	—	426	140.00–142.00	140.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	783	127.00–132.00	128.49
49	—	665	142.50–147.00	145.55
1	—	320	188.00	188.00
27	—	830	122.00–125.00	123.33
6	—	434	179.00–181.00	180.33
6	—	390	185.00–187.50	185.37
10	—	456	168.00–175.00	170.08
51	—	867	125.00	125.00
37	—	582	155.00–160.00	157.67
9	—	936	114.00–115.00	114.78
20	—	532	167.00–170.00	169.48
15	—	608	150.00–156.00	153.16
1	—	960	111.00	111.00
45	—	717	130.00–134.00	131.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	140.00	140.00
10	—	631	123.00–137.00	131.71
2	—	537	153.00	153.00
5	—	584	130.00–136.00	134.79
9	—	664	124.00–131.00	128.77
2	—	478	142.50–160.00	151.20
1	—	375	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	383	174.00–177.50	174.71
4	—	827	117.00–120.00	118.52
4	—	434	173.00–177.00	173.93
26	—	668	132.00–141.00	136.43
2	—	322	177.50	177.50
41	—	576	147.00–153.00	148.99
33	—	780	120.00–126.00	124.14
16	—	637	141.00–146.00	144.43
16	—	706	124.00–129.00	127.06
9	—	533	158.00–165.00	163.32
7	—	482	165.00–166.00	165.41

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.