Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold sharply higher. Steers over 500lbs 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Heifers over 500lbs sold firm. Good demand for all types of feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Good demand for slaughter classes

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $268.79/cwt on 212 head.

Average price

$268.79

212 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,229

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$37.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+29.14

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	457	272.16	1,243	191
Large 1-2	513	247.00	1,267	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	452	236.89	1,070	16thin
Medium 1-2	478	235.00	1,122	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.16/cwt here — about $121 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 sale212 hd

268.79

—

KY average27 barns · 6,386 hd

239.65

+29.14

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,502	116.48	1,750	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,525	102.59	1,564	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	93.55	1,117	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	891	80.62	718	35
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	890	136.00	1,210	1thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$1,637	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,008	$1,350	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,223	$1,309	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,103	$1,137	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,395	$1,900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	785	$1,397	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	288.62/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,071	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	430	247.59/cwt	215.00–260.00	1,065	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	460	281.16/cwt	279.00–282.50	1,293	13
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	425	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,041	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	513	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,267	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	212.23/cwt	205.00–216.00	1,422	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	324	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,215	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	212.02/cwt	211.00–213.00	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	570	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	369	305.01/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,125	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	402	297.14/cwt	295.00–298.00	1,195	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	465	309.89/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	295	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	475	234.82/cwt	221.00–250.00	1,115	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	325	257.96/cwt	250.00–265.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	232.85/cwt	221.00–243.00	1,346	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	277.49/cwt	263.00–284.00	1,487	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	279.89/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,204	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	242.06/cwt	232.50–255.00	1,295	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	266.06/cwt	257.00–277.50	1,274	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	298.77/cwt	290.00–305.00	971	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	262.78/cwt	251.00–270.00	1,545	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	715	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,487	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	600	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	200	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	366	350.99/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,285	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	296.03/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,400	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	231.37/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,657	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	470	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,152	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	257.88/cwt	251.00–262.00	1,625	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	290.56/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	510	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,237	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	606	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	848	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	307.72/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,145	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	518	273.92/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,419	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	431	322.22/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,389	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	705	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	318	368.58/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,172	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	379	334.23/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,267	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	83.85/cwt	80.00–87.00	942	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	106.30/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,580	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	95.17/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,526	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	103.93/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,279	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	954	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	890	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,210	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	732	58.72/cwt	40.00–65.00	430	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	92.17/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,096	10
Bulls	—	—	1,160	98.67/cwt	94.00–102.00	1,145	2
Bulls	—	—	1,579	128.92/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,036	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	83.65/cwt	80.00–88.00	768	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	96.76/cwt	90.00–100.00	923	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	74.05/cwt	70.00–77.50	654	9
Bulls	—	—	1,544	114.91/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,774	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,308.79/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,309	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,637.30/head	1,625.00–1,650.00	1,637	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,137.13/head	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,137	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	1,396.97/head	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	263.57/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,371	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	250	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	530	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	220	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	385	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	329	316.58/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,042	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	292.81/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,253	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	276.92/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,302	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	226.76/cwt	222.50–229.00	1,413	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	475	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,259	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	561	258.68/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,451	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	315.27/cwt	305.00–325.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	247.55/cwt	239.00–255.00	1,287	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	433	264.18/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,144	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	183.67/cwt	175.00–188.00	1,332	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	475	292.75/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,391	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	175.58/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,352	7
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	575	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	212.84/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,435	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	247.13/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,426	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

Tue Feb 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 488Last week 299Year ago 269

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 64Year ago 44

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 20Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	371	280.00–292.00	288.62
6	—	670	205.00–216.00	212.23
2	—	633	211.00–213.00	212.02
1	—	735	192.50	192.50
19	—	578	221.00–243.00	232.85
54	—	430	270.00–286.00	279.89
9	—	535	232.50–255.00	242.06
28	—	479	257.00–277.50	266.06
11	—	325	290.00–305.00	298.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	215.00–260.00	247.59
2	—	525	195.00	195.00
1	—	570	210.00	210.00
6	—	475	221.00–250.00	234.82
2	—	325	250.00–265.00	257.96
1	—	385	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	460	279.00–282.50	281.16
5	—	369	300.00–315.00	305.01
7	—	402	295.00–298.00	297.14
2	—	250	325.00	325.00
2	—	220	310.00	310.00
8	—	329	305.00–330.00	316.58
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	245.00	245.00
1	—	530	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	520	260.00–272.50	263.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	324	375.00	375.00
2	—	465	305.00–315.00	309.89
1	—	295	370.00	370.00
1	—	400	320.00	320.00
1	—	200	370.00	370.00
10	—	366	335.00–360.00	350.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	190.00	190.00
7	—	536	263.00–284.00	277.49
8	—	588	251.00–270.00	262.78
1	—	655	257.00	257.00
8	—	473	280.00–301.00	296.03
6	—	716	228.00–235.00	231.37
16	—	630	251.00–262.00	257.88
1	—	285	320.00	320.00
3	—	425	285.00–302.50	290.56
1	—	805	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	208.00	208.00
1	—	640	231.00	231.00
1	—	565	235.00	235.00
1	—	470	245.00	245.00
1	—	510	242.50	242.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	237.50	237.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	135.00	135.00
4	—	606	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	372	300.00–322.50	307.72
1	—	845	140.00	140.00
14	—	428	290.00–300.00	292.81
12	—	470	267.50–287.50	276.92
3	—	623	222.50–229.00	226.76
1	—	865	140.00	140.00
2	—	283	305.00–325.00	315.27
9	—	520	239.00–255.00	247.55
3	—	725	175.00–188.00	183.67
7	—	770	170.00–190.00	175.58
5	—	674	205.00–225.00	212.84
1	—	310	325.00	325.00
21	—	577	230.00–252.50	247.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	518	265.00–285.00	273.92
17	—	431	312.50–330.00	322.22
2	—	705	214.00	214.00
11	—	318	350.00–380.00	368.58
8	—	379	330.00–345.00	334.23
8	—	561	255.00–265.00	258.68
11	—	475	290.00–300.00	292.75
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	200.00	200.00
3	—	433	262.50–265.00	264.18
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	217.50	217.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,124	80.00–87.00	83.85
9	—	1,231	100.00–113.00	103.93
1	—	1,325	72.00	72.00
10	—	1,189	90.00–95.00	92.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,486	105.00–110.00	106.30
2	—	1,603	92.00–98.00	95.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	732	40.00–65.00	58.72
13	—	918	80.00–88.00	83.65
8	—	954	90.00–100.00	96.76
9	—	883	70.00–77.50	74.05
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	136.00	136.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	94.00–102.00	98.67
4	—	1,579	125.00–135.00	128.92
9	—	1,544	110.00–120.00	114.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,223	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,308.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	1,625.00–1,650.00	1,637.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,008	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,103	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,137.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	785	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,396.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,395	1,900.00	1,900.00

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.

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