Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers over 600lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500lbs 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 500lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.65/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −134.24 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$258.65

45 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,374

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$28.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.67

vs KY average

−18.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	531	259.92	1,379	43
Medium and Large 2-3	543	231.23	1,256	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.69/cwt here — about $124 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

258.65

—

KY average27 barns · 2,239 hd

260.32

−1.67

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−18.57

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−134.24

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	1,441	125.04	1,802	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,601	119.13	1,907	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	105.07	1,272	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	877	82.44	723	9thin

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)	1,315	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,458	$1,775	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,038	$1,363	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,238	$1,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,120	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$1,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	695	$650	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	948	$1,894	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,735	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,305	$1,350	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	300–350	340	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,054	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	314.87/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	205.82/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,500	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,512	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	264.91/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,404	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	301.02/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,147	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	259.18/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,615	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	643	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,559	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,458	1,774.87/head	1,475.00–2,000.00	1,775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	237.91/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,499	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	186.67/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	268.02/cwt	262.50–269.00	1,407	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	287.74/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,528	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	303.94/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,550	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	258.16/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,474	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	1,893.93/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,894	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,735	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	285.55/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,214	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,507	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	271.92/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,327	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	222.44/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,490	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	208.34/cwt	180.00–235.00	1,194	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	975	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	179.84/cwt	160.00–200.00	1,124	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	436	235.88/cwt	225.00–267.50	1,028	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	810	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,418	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	93.73/cwt	92.00–96.00	818	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	62.20/cwt	60.00–65.00	590	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	105.75/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,245	14
Bulls	—	—	1,010	106.82/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,079	4
Bulls	—	—	1,702	137.34/cwt	132.00–142.00	2,338	6
Bulls	—	—	1,480	124.81/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,847	4
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	480	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,176	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	77.34/cwt	75.00–80.00	687	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	730	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	642	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,601	119.13/cwt	114.00–130.00	1,907	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	90.30/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,115	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	114.99/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	450	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	332	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	896	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	770	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	695	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	240	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	470	305.98/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,438	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	326	357.06/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,164	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	417	329.04/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,372	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	543	231.23/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,256	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	516	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,277	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	382.08/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	323.33/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,342	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	369	331.84/cwt	322.50–337.50	1,224	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	365	347.09/cwt	332.50–355.00	1,267	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	258	368.69/cwt	360.00–370.00	951	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	225	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	205.00/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	346.09/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,298	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	292	335.90/cwt	310.00–350.00	981	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	611	250.81/cwt	247.50–252.50	1,532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	304	382.98/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,164	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	273.25/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,287	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	432	301.93/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,304	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,260	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	233.49/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,415	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	244.46/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,389	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	325.00/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,089	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	331.00/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,109	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	272.53/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,540	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	342.39/cwt	300.00–362.50	993	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	286.67/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,367	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	252.66/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,332	15

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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 469Last week 501Year ago 422

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 60Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 110Year ago 54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	300.00–362.50	342.39
14	300–350	340	310.00	310.00
5	350–400	381	300.00–305.00	301.02
10	400–450	425	280.00–290.00	285.55
22	450–500	471	267.50–280.00	273.25
15	500–550	527	242.50–257.50	252.66
5	550–600	568	240.00–247.50	244.46
5	600–650	606	232.50–235.00	233.49
6	650–700	675	224.00	224.00
9	700–750	729	200.00–207.50	205.82
1	750–800	775	200.00	200.00
3	800–850	810	190.00	190.00
3	900–950	900	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	525	262.50–269.00	268.02
3	600–650	643	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	280.00	280.00
2	300–350	332	270.00	270.00
11	400–450	436	225.00–267.50	235.88
1	450–500	450	261.00	261.00
2	500–550	543	227.50–235.00	231.23
2	600–650	625	160.00–200.00	179.84
1	650–700	675	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	810	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	350.00	350.00
6	250–300	292	310.00–350.00	335.90
10	300–350	335	325.00–340.00	331.00
31	350–400	369	322.50–337.50	331.84
27	400–450	432	300.00–312.50	301.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	320.00–335.00	325.00
2	350–400	375	310.00–320.00	314.87
1	400–450	440	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	475	300.00	300.00
9	500–550	531	285.00–295.00	287.74
9	550–600	565	267.50–275.00	272.53
12	600–650	623	250.00–267.50	259.18
1	650–700	680	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	740	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	795	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	510	300.00–320.00	303.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	488	270.00–280.00	271.92
3	500–550	516	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	258	360.00–370.00	368.69
11	300–350	304	365.00–395.00	382.98
3	350–400	365	332.50–355.00	347.09
3	400–450	415	315.00–340.00	323.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	362	300.00	300.00
5	400–450	427	295.00	295.00
6	450–500	477	280.00–290.00	286.67
2	500–550	530	255.00–275.00	264.91
24	550–600	571	252.50–265.00	258.16
5	600–650	630	230.00–242.50	237.91
6	650–700	670	215.00–227.50	222.44
3	700–750	725	202.50–210.00	205.00
3	800–850	800	180.00–190.00	186.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	573	180.00–235.00	208.34
1	600–650	600	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	670	190.00	190.00
1	950–1000	975	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	380.00	380.00
2	250–300	265	375.00–390.00	382.08
9	300–350	326	330.00–365.00	357.06
15	350–400	375	320.00–355.00	346.09
5	400–450	417	325.00–330.00	329.04
13	450–500	470	300.00–320.00	305.98
3	600–650	611	247.50–252.50	250.81

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,458	1,475.00–2,000.00	1,774.87
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,238	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,735	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	948	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,893.93
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	875.00	875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	695	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	873	92.00–96.00	93.73
2	—	948	60.00–65.00	62.20
2	—	888	75.00–80.00	77.34
1	—	730	88.00	88.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,177	100.00–110.00	105.75
4	—	1,235	85.00–95.00	90.30
5	—	1,284	112.00–120.00	114.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,601	114.00–130.00	119.13
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,010	100.00–115.00	106.82
6	—	1,702	132.00–142.00	137.34
4	—	1,480	121.00–128.00	124.81

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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How this sale compares

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