Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2021-11-09

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 9
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
531 head
60 vs last sale 591 47 vs year ago 484 · +9.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
34 vs last sale 107 76 vs year ago 149 · 51.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
47 vs last sale 43 29 vs year ago 61 · +47.5%
Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri May 15, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls traded mostly steady. Feeder heifers 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.80/cwt on 151 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits 70.35 against this barn's trailing median of $207.15.
Average price
$136.80
151 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$735
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$86
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$4.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.97
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2551138.39763103
Medium and Large 2-3507133.4167748
One grade step is worth $4.98/cwt here — about $86 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

11 sales
228208187167median 207.1501/0602/2405/0506/0206/23
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $214.02, low $180.69, median $207.15 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale151 hd
136.80
KY average25 barns · 4,111 hd
131.83
+4.97
This barn, trailing median11 sales
207.15
−70.35
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,62677.421,2597thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,27061.507817thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40154.527645thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,11452.7658720

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1-2605119.47/cwt116.00–123.007234
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2476130.11/cwt125.00–135.0061925
HeifersMedium and Large 2-383598.00/cwt98.00–98.008182
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007432
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3379129.61/cwt127.00–135.004913
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3215138.00/cwt138.00–138.002971
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3460123.51/cwt122.00–124.005684
HeifersMedium and Large 2-378894.99/cwt92.00–101.007493
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2510124.02/cwt120.00–130.006337
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2655115.99/cwt113.00–119.007603
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3436108.21/cwt105.00–125.004726
SteersMedium and Large 2-3290150.00/cwt150.00–150.004351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0161
HeifersMedium and Large 1-294088.00/cwt88.00–88.008271
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3590115.00/cwt115.00–115.006791
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3639107.34/cwt104.00–118.006864
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2438139.09/cwt136.00–141.0060911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2384167.18/cwt161.00–170.006427
SteersMedium and Large 1-2685137.37/cwt135.00–139.009415
SteersMedium and Large 2-3558139.00/cwt139.00–139.007763
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2803115.00/cwt115.00–115.009232
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3710105.00/cwt105.00–105.007461
SteersMedium and Large 2-3425150.00/cwt150.00–150.006381
SteersMedium and Large 1-2731134.19/cwt128.00–136.0098111
SteersMedium and Large 1-2579143.26/cwt141.00–146.008297
SteersMedium and Large 1-2625140.00/cwt140.00–140.008752
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2340137.00/cwt137.00–137.004661
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2373142.50/cwt137.00–145.0053224
SteersMedium and Large 1-2268166.71/cwt162.00–171.004472
SteersMedium and Large 1-2441164.00/cwt164.00–164.0072314
SteersMedium and Large 1-2522150.86/cwt150.00–156.007877
SteersMedium and Large 1-2468154.29/cwt150.00–159.007229
SteersMedium and Large 2-3658128.00/cwt128.00–128.008422
SteersMedium and Large 2-3533139.50/cwt136.00–142.007444
SteersMedium and Large 1-2320174.00/cwt174.00–174.005574
BullsMedium and Large 1-2765108.00/cwt108.00–108.008261
BullsMedium and Large 1-2717115.26/cwt112.00–122.0082612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2474149.44/cwt146.00–158.0070813
BullsMedium and Large 1-2568134.81/cwt128.00–139.0076612
BullsMedium and Large 1-2381174.67/cwt166.00–178.006657
BullsMedium and Large 1-2615123.61/cwt121.00–125.007606
CowsLean 85-90%1,01047.00/cwt47.00–47.004751
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40154.52/cwt52.00–57.007645
CowsLean 85-90%1,11953.06/cwt50.00–58.0059419
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27061.50/cwt57.00–64.007817
Bulls1,46474.26/cwt67.00–80.001,0874
Bulls1,84381.64/cwt80.00–84.001,5053
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 2-3675650.00/cwt650.00–650.004,3881
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2785795.00/cwt795.00–795.006,2411
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,304.17/cwt1,200.00–1,400.0015,6502
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2930800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,4401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,500930.00/cwt930.00–930.0013,9501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,263635.84/cwt580.00–700.008,0312
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,150750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,6251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,275625.00/cwt625.00–625.007,9691
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2740720.00/cwt720.00–720.005,3281
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2850730.00/cwt730.00–730.006,2052
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2900740.00/cwt740.00–740.006,6601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,223778.64/cwt710.00–840.009,5236
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,280650.03/cwt600.00–680.008,3203
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29561,070.82/cwt925.00–1,350.0010,2375
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2712115.03/cwt111.00–117.008193
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2287145.14/cwt141.00–151.0041714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2576122.14/cwt119.00–126.0070418
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2230141.45/cwt140.00–145.003253
BullsMedium and Large 1-281291.58/cwt90.00–94.007445
BullsMedium and Large 1-2669118.53/cwt114.00–121.007938
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3333126.68/cwt121.00–130.004225
BullsMedium and Large 2-3372157.56/cwt156.00–159.005867
BullsMedium and Large 1-2425160.66/cwt155.00–165.0068311
BullsMedium and Large 1-2529140.70/cwt137.00–145.0074424
BullsMedium and Large 2-3478137.38/cwt130.00–145.006572
BullsMedium and Large 2-3332150.22/cwt140.00–160.004993
BullsMedium and Large 2-3584120.78/cwt119.00–126.007054
BullsMedium and Large 2-377286.25/cwt85.00–90.006664
BullsMedium and Large 2-3427146.30/cwt125.00–149.0062510
BullsMedium and Large 2-3680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007481
BullsMedium and Large 2-3639117.20/cwt116.00–119.007495
BullsMedium and Large 1-2324171.93/cwt168.00–176.005574
BullsMedium and Large 2-3519132.35/cwt131.00–134.0068712
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,305910.00/cwt910.00–910.0011,8761
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2391,065.88/cwt900.00–1,500.0013,20615

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.