Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold steady. Feeder steers over 500lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher with instances of sharply higher on 300lb heifers. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.29/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −148.61 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$244.29

45 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,301

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$37.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.41

vs KY average

−27.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	248.00	1,311	40
Medium and Large 2-3	563	220.51	1,241	2thin
Large 1-2	565	210.65	1,190	3thin

One grade step is worth $37.35/cwt here — about $121 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $417.26, low $340.38, median $392.89 across 29 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale45 hd

244.29

—

KY average14 barns · 1,165 hd

256.69

−12.41

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−27.62

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−148.61

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	—	Average	1,631	124.77	2,035	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,562	106.73	1,667	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	103.90	1,242	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	899	95.22	856	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	808	126.92	1,026	6thin

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)	1,280	$1,653	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,124	$1,552	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,395	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$1,435	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,251	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$1,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	836	$1,600	14
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,335	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,348	$1,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,646	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,118	$1,125	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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 2-3	200–250	240	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	648	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	940	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	850	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	312.29/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,140	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	274	328.42/cwt	315.00–340.00	900	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	403	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,229	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	610	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	286.69/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,359	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	272.67/cwt	267.50–277.00	1,282	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	221.66/cwt	207.50–223.00	1,492	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	225.05/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	287.43/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,245	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	254.12/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,431	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	314	326.56/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,025	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	253	297.43/cwt	290.00–305.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	303.32/cwt	302.50–307.50	1,562	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	249.72/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,336	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	223.16/cwt	221.00–227.50	1,513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,479	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	298.69/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,108	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	223.75/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,428	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	297.50/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,041	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,643.52/head	1,350.00–1,800.00	1,644	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,250.88/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	209.55/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,546	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	918	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,561	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,646.41/head	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	985	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,231	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,339	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,653.13/head	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	760	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,035	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,434.64/head	1,250.00–1,725.00	1,435	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	563	220.51/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,506	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	974	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	109.79/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,298	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	97.15/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,184	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	96.87/cwt	91.00–110.00	867	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	763	1
Bulls	—	—	1,511	114.50/cwt	107.00–124.00	1,730	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	575	205.97/cwt	190.00–222.50	1,184	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,559	102.54/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,599	4
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	808	126.92/cwt	115.00–141.00	1,026	6
Bulls	—	—	1,711	131.61/cwt	128.00–140.00	2,252	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	112.32/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	577	211.68/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,221	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	245.00/cwt	235.00–255.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	815	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	238.77/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,153	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	418	269.57/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,127	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	459	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,457	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	530	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,126	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	280.55/cwt	267.50–286.00	1,195	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	307.46/cwt	305.00–310.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	417	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,272	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	560	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	522	266.74/cwt	264.00–272.50	1,392	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	298.40/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,447	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	247.75/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,301	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	285	357.50/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	200.32/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,468	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	745	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	262.14/cwt	262.00–262.50	1,340	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	324	352.01/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,141	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	417	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,324	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	247.81/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,442	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	303.95/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,140	2

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 Mar 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 353Last week 484Year ago 359

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 69Year ago 56

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 17Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	270.00	270.00
2	250–300	260	235.00–255.00	245.00
2	450–500	483	235.00–242.50	238.77
2	550–600	563	220.00–221.00	220.51
1	650–700	690	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	274	315.00–340.00	328.42
9	300–350	314	310.00–337.50	326.56
20	350–400	365	305.00–320.00	312.29
4	400–450	417	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	305.00–310.00	307.46
2	350–400	350	295.00–300.00	297.50
11	400–450	426	267.50–286.00	280.55
32	450–500	470	267.50–277.00	272.67
22	500–550	535	240.00–252.50	249.72
2	550–600	553	240.00	240.00
8	600–650	638	215.00–225.00	223.75
17	650–700	673	207.50–223.00	221.66
8	700–750	733	200.00–202.50	200.32
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	575	190.00–222.50	205.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	530	212.50	212.50
2	600–650	610	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	745	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	511	262.00–262.50	262.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	340.00	340.00
5	300–350	324	350.00–352.50	352.01
1	350–400	355	330.00	330.00
4	400–450	403	305.00	305.00
3	500–550	522	264.00–272.50	266.74
3	550–600	560	265.00	265.00
3	600–650	610	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	295.00	295.00
4	350–400	371	295.00–305.00	298.69
2	400–450	433	285.00–290.00	287.43
7	450–500	474	275.00–295.00	286.69
9	500–550	525	242.50–257.50	247.75
12	550–600	563	242.50–257.50	254.12
2	600–650	633	222.50–227.50	225.05
3	650–700	678	221.00–227.50	223.16
17	700–750	738	202.00–210.00	209.55
6	750–800	755	191.00	191.00
6	900–950	918	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	965	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	418	255.00–275.00	269.57
3	550–600	577	205.00–215.00	211.68
1	750–800	760	150.00	150.00
2	950–1000	985	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	300.00	300.00
2	250–300	253	290.00–305.00	297.43
2	350–400	375	300.00–307.50	303.95
4	450–500	485	285.00–302.50	298.40
1	500–550	510	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	610	267.50	267.50
4	650–700	681	242.50–252.50	247.81
1	700–750	710	232.50	232.50
4	750–800	750	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	515	302.50–307.50	303.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	262.50	262.50
1	550–600	585	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	345.00–370.00	357.50
2	300–350	315	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	365	325.00	325.00
6	400–450	417	317.50	317.50
6	450–500	459	317.50	317.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,975.00	1,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,395	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,646.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,170	1,350.00–1,800.00	1,643.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,130	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,250.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,280	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,653.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,290	1,250.00–1,725.00	1,434.64
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	836	1,600.00	1,600.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,335	1,775.00	1,775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	84.00	84.00
16	—	1,182	105.00–120.00	109.79
11	—	1,219	92.00–100.00	97.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	895	91.00–110.00	96.87
1	—	930	82.00	82.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,559	100.00–104.00	102.54
3	—	1,565	110.00–115.00	112.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,511	107.00–124.00	114.50
9	—	1,711	128.00–140.00	131.61
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	808	115.00–141.00	126.92

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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