Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2021-11-02

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 2
● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
591 head
80 vs last sale 511 158 vs year ago 433 · +36.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
30 vs last sale 77 11 vs year ago 96 · +11.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
57 vs last sale 100 32 vs year ago 75 · 42.7%
Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri May 15, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend on market this week but feeder and slaughter cattle traded with strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.50/cwt on 167 head.
Average price
$132.50
167 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$660
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$130
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.86
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2512134.89690129
Medium and Large 2-3450124.3756038
One grade step is worth $10.52/cwt here — about $130 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 sale167 hd
132.50
KY average24 barns · 5,363 hd
130.64
+1.86
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
BullsLow1,75382.631,4486thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,41062.008741thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52658.3989112
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08954.1559026

Every lot, as filed

83 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006181
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2332151.85/cwt151.00–152.5050417
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2463137.25/cwt130.00–141.0063512
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2578128.01/cwt120.00–133.0074016
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2672120.68/cwt115.00–123.008117
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2524131.13/cwt122.50–135.0068731
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2414142.18/cwt139.00–145.0058911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2210175.00/cwt175.00–175.003681
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2839104.00/cwt104.00–104.008736
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2714121.00/cwt121.00–121.008644
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2250170.00/cwt170.00–170.004256
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3293147.50/cwt147.50–147.504323
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2374142.75/cwt140.00–148.005343
SteersMedium and Large 2-3870102.00/cwt102.00–102.008871
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2767109.00/cwt109.00–109.008363
SteersMedium and Large 1-2285181.64/cwt172.00–185.005184
SteersMedium and Large 1-2175209.94/cwt191.00–230.003672
SteersMedium and Large 1-2850123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0461
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy445170.00/cwt170.00–170.007576
SteersMedium and Large 1-2683138.00/cwt133.00–142.5094314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2170190.00/cwt190.00–190.003231
SteersMedium and Large 2-3215180.00/cwt180.00–180.003873
SteersMedium and Large 1-2340180.00/cwt180.00–180.006122
SteersMedium and Large 2-3281162.06/cwt160.00–165.004555
SteersMedium and Large 2-3495142.00/cwt142.00–142.007031
SteersMedium and Large 1-2374173.22/cwt170.00–177.006486
SteersMedium and Large 1-2775130.75/cwt130.00–131.001,0134
SteersMedium and Large 1-2618139.55/cwt132.00–142.0086213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2571144.08/cwt137.00–148.008237
SteersMedium and Large 1-2520146.94/cwt142.00–153.007646
SteersMedium and Large 1-2465158.72/cwt150.00–164.0073811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2843128.49/cwt126.00–131.001,0832
SteersMedium and Large 1-2720129.44/cwt122.00–133.009329
SteersMedium and Large 1-2218194.62/cwt185.00–215.004243
SteersMedium and Large 1-2430154.60/cwt151.00–161.006657
BullsMedium and Large 1-2890100.00/cwt100.00–100.008901
BullsMedium and Large 1-2720121.00/cwt121.00–121.008711
BullsMedium and Large 1-2328166.58/cwt160.00–170.005464
BullsMedium and Large 1-2823111.99/cwt111.00–113.009222
BullsMedium and Large 1-2583133.15/cwt126.00–139.0077612
BullsSmall and Medium 1-2328117.00/cwt117.00–117.003842
CowsLean 85-90%1,02351.64/cwt50.00–53.005288
CowsLean 85-90%1,11855.27/cwt53.00–59.0061818
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52658.39/cwt56.00–61.0089112
CowsBoner 80-85%1,41062.00/cwt62.00–62.008741
Bulls1,81579.67/cwt77.00–82.001,4464
Bulls1,62888.56/cwt84.00–92.001,4422
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,111810.00/cwt810.00–810.008,9991
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2920760.00/cwt760.00–760.006,9921
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,210654.81/cwt610.00–700.007,9232
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2985720.00/cwt720.00–720.007,0921
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,218745.44/cwt720.00–760.009,0794
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,325792.64/cwt770.00–810.0010,5022
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,238707.03/cwt630.00–800.008,7536
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3795480.00/cwt480.00–480.003,8161
Bred CowsMedium and Large 2-3980790.00/cwt790.00–790.007,7421
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050840.00/cwt840.00–840.008,8201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2800650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2950780.00/cwt780.00–780.007,4101
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4001,134.29/cwt980.00–1,300.0015,8802
BullsMedium and Large 2-3473135.00/cwt135.00–135.006392
BullsMedium and Large 2-3429141.51/cwt138.00–150.0060711
BullsMedium and Large 2-378394.60/cwt94.00–95.007415
BullsMedium and Large 2-3587123.00/cwt123.00–123.007225
BullsMedium and Large 2-3695106.00/cwt106.00–106.007373
BullsMedium and Large 2-3366151.05/cwt145.00–156.0055314
BullsMedium and Large 1-2657122.09/cwt120.00–127.0080210
BullsMedium and Large 1-2457148.92/cwt148.00–149.0068113
BullsMedium and Large 1-2627129.35/cwt124.00–135.008117
BullsMedium and Large 2-3615116.00/cwt116.00–116.007131
BullsMedium and Large 2-3318151.09/cwt147.00–155.004802
BullsMedium and Large 2-3531128.09/cwt115.00–130.0068017
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3591107.61/cwt106.00–119.006368
BullsMedium and Large 2-388190.00/cwt90.00–90.007938
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2626127.47/cwt120.00–131.0079811
BullsMedium and Large 1-2378177.00/cwt177.00–177.006692
BullsMedium and Large 1-2534141.76/cwt138.00–149.007578
BullsMedium and Large 1-2788114.00/cwt114.00–114.008982
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3465119.59/cwt112.00–128.0055611
BullsMedium and Large 1-2430159.51/cwt154.00–169.006868
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3332132.23/cwt127.00–135.004393
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3378134.78/cwt122.00–137.0050911
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3720108.00/cwt108.00–108.007781

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.