Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2021-07-20

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 20
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
877 head
379 vs last sale 498 234 vs year ago 643 · +36.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
114 head
32 vs last sale 82 70 vs year ago 44 · +159.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
63 vs last sale 77 7 vs year ago 21 · 33.3%
Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri May 15, 2026
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Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.89/cwt on 407 head.
Average price
$137.89
407 head · 597 lb average
Value per head Derived
$824
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$201
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$36.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.79
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1429159.2068310thin
Medium and Large 1-2614139.66858317
Large 2410135.005541thin
Medium and Large 2-3523129.0367567
Large 1718123.1888412thin
One grade step is worth $36.02/cwt here — about −$201 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 sale407 hd
137.89
KY average25 barns · 6,144 hd
139.69
−1.79
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,80194.011,69310
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,32168.6690711
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16467.3878530
CowsLean 85-90%Average99962.4962425
HeifersChoice and PrimeAverage1,52387.911,3399thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2525147.50/cwt146.00–149.007742
BullsMedium and Large 1-2805110.00/cwt110.00–110.008861
BullsMedium and Large 1-2660122.00/cwt122.00–122.008051
SteersMedium and Large 1600155.00/cwt155.00–155.009301
SteersMedium and Large 1501171.00/cwt171.00–171.008579
SteersMedium and Large 1327182.14/cwt180.00–185.005966
SteersMedium and Large 1551163.00/cwt163.00–163.008984
HeifersMedium and Large 1565150.00/cwt150.00–150.008481
BullsMedium and Large 1305155.00/cwt155.00–155.004731
SteersMedium and Large 1428180.00/cwt180.00–180.007703
SteersMedium and Large 1350185.00/cwt185.00–185.006481
SteersMedium and Large 1295181.00/cwt181.00–181.005341
HeifersMedium and Large 1525154.00/cwt154.00–154.008092
HeifersMedium and Large 1428161.00/cwt161.00–161.006892
HeifersMedium and Large 1364162.41/cwt160.00–163.005915
CowsLean 85-90%1,01662.89/cwt60.00–68.0063918
Bulls1,93397.76/cwt94.00–102.001,8908
CowsLean 85-90%92253.46/cwt50.00–55.004933
CowsLean 85-90%91555.00/cwt55.00–55.005031
CowsLean 85-90%1,00071.58/cwt70.00–73.007163
SteersLarge 1668142.00/cwt142.00–142.009494
SteersLarge 1428165.88/cwt162.00–170.007102
SteersLarge 1215160.00/cwt160.00–160.003441
SteersLarge 1622142.00/cwt142.00–142.008833
SteersLarge 1722133.00/cwt133.00–133.009603
HeifersLarge 1718123.18/cwt110.00–125.0088412
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2420151.23/cwt148.00–155.006354
BullsMedium and Large 1-2626133.00/cwt133.00–133.008335
HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,08087.00/cwt87.00–87.009401
SteersMedium and Large 2315164.00/cwt164.00–164.005171
SteersMedium and Large 2380163.00/cwt163.00–163.006191
BullsMedium and Large 2-3600114.00/cwt114.00–114.006841
BullsMedium and Large 2-3420145.43/cwt140.00–148.006113
BullsMedium and Large 2-3507136.93/cwt132.00–138.006946
BullsMedium and Large 1-2558147.66/cwt141.00–149.008246
BullsMedium and Large 2-3678118.46/cwt117.00–120.008032
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3596121.32/cwt120.00–128.007236
SteersMedium and Large 2-3330159.50/cwt151.00–168.005262
SteersMedium and Large 2-3529149.32/cwt144.00–151.007906
SteersMedium and Large 2-3563141.34/cwt140.00–144.007966
SteersMedium and Large 2-3685130.00/cwt130.00–130.008911
SteersMedium and Large 2-3756126.00/cwt126.00–126.009537
SteersMedium and Large 2-3438162.84/cwt160.00–165.0071312
HeifersMedium and Large 2-384588.00/cwt88.00–88.007441
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3728112.52/cwt110.00–115.008194
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3525133.62/cwt130.00–138.0070211
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3325140.48/cwt140.00–141.004572
SteersMedium and Large 2-3385161.00/cwt161.00–161.006202
SteersMedium and Large 2-3463154.56/cwt150.00–157.007165
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3635122.00/cwt122.00–122.0077512
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3385140.82/cwt133.00–142.0054215
SteersMedium and Large 2-3630140.00/cwt140.00–140.008821
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,110.00/cwt1,110.00–1,110.0013,3201
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,21164.00/cwt64.00–64.007754
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38471.32/cwt68.00–75.009877
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13562.80/cwt59.00–64.007138
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17569.05/cwt65.00–75.0081122
HeifersChoice and Prime1,52387.91/cwt83.00–90.001,3399
Bulls1,27579.00/cwt78.00–80.001,0072
BullsLarge 1525135.00/cwt135.00–135.007091
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2328158.83/cwt153.00–162.005215
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2865118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0215
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added676134.00/cwt134.00–134.0090634
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added573161.00/cwt161.00–161.0092329
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added724133.39/cwt132.00–135.0096647
BullsMedium and Large 1-2463148.54/cwt144.00–151.006884
BullsMedium and Large 1-2430150.00/cwt150.00–150.006452
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2527144.96/cwt140.00–150.0076421
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2674128.84/cwt124.00–137.0086817
SteersMedium and Large 1-2633150.97/cwt145.00–153.0095637
SteersMedium and Large 1-2672144.31/cwt135.00–148.0097052
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2727124.07/cwt121.00–127.0090211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2288150.00/cwt150.00–150.004322
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2820118.51/cwt108.00–120.009728
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2624139.73/cwt134.00–144.0087226
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2485154.00/cwt149.00–157.5074727
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2575138.68/cwt135.00–142.0079712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2383153.72/cwt149.00–159.0058915
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added521152.97/cwt152.00–155.5079743
SteersMedium and Large 1-2527157.21/cwt153.00–161.0082826
SteersMedium and Large 1-2331175.01/cwt171.00–179.005799
SteersMedium and Large 1-2832131.06/cwt128.00–132.001,09013
SteersMedium and Large 1-2282159.96/cwt155.00–161.004519
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added601146.00/cwt146.00–146.0087721
BullsMedium and Large 1-2740113.99/cwt112.00–116.008442
SteersMedium and Large 1-2372175.67/cwt170.00–179.0065310
SteersMedium and Large 1-2588150.18/cwt150.00–152.0088311
SteersMedium and Large 1-2475163.99/cwt159.00–170.0077912
SteersMedium and Large 1-2781135.16/cwt133.00–136.001,05612
SteersMedium and Large 1-2732141.51/cwt131.00–145.001,03620
SteersMedium and Large 1-2418171.88/cwt171.00–172.007188
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2772122.07/cwt113.00–126.0094216
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0551,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0011,0781
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,192964.89/cwt800.00–1,085.0011,5017
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850830.00/cwt830.00–830.007,0551
HeifersLarge 2410135.00/cwt135.00–135.005541
SteersLarge 1470155.25/cwt155.00–156.007304
SteersLarge 1500151.00/cwt151.00–151.007551
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3669120.67/cwt120.00–121.008073
SteersMedium and Large 3580134.51/cwt134.00–135.007802
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3750110.00/cwt110.00–110.008251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,265807.00/cwt770.00–850.0010,2092
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,235820.00/cwt820.00–820.0010,1271
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1951,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,9501
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3490125.04/cwt120.00–135.006135
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3440139.00/cwt139.00–139.006125
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3243130.00/cwt130.00–130.003162
HeifersMedium and Large 1-298382.99/cwt78.00–88.008162

How this sale compares

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.