How can I get rid of a corrupt iCloud iPad backup?

I have a backup of my iPad 3rd genereation in my iCloud account. Every time I attempt to delete it from either my mav, iPad, or iPhone, i get the following message:
"Cannot delete backup. This backup cannot be deleted because it is in use."
I have tried the following method with no success:
Tap Settings, and then tap the iCloud icon
Tap Storage & Backup.
Tap Manage Storage.
Tap your iOS device in the Backups area.
Tap Delete Backup.
You will be asked to confirm this change. Deleting this backup will also turn off Backup of your iOS device. Choose Delete if you want to turn off Backup and remove all backups for this iOS device from iCloud.

Well, folks, I determined the culprit here.
I failed to mention that I had, at one point, updated to a beta version of iOS 7 to try it out. I made an iCloud backup apparently while I was using it. When I then decided to revert to iOS 6.1.3 (the current iOS) apparently it was trying to draw from a version of iOS that was not yet releases (aka didn't exist to the public).
I had to re-install iiOS 7 and delte the back up then reinstall iOS 6.1.13 and restore from a backup i made just before I started the process.
It is possible that trying to delete any icloud backup for newer versions of iOS from an older one could be an issue.
Thank you all for the suggestions. Please use this thread to spread the word if the issue affects anyone else.

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