Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold sharply higher, with very strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.42/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −148.47 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$244.42

32 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,356

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$27.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.56

vs KY average

−22.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	560	249.54	1,397	24
Medium and Large 2	552	235.63	1,301	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	527	222.51	1,172	4thin

One grade step is worth $27.03/cwt here — about $226 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale32 hd

244.42

—

KY average25 barns · 1,603 hd

257.98

−13.56

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−22.45

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−148.47

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	1,723	142.67	2,458	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,562	128.96	2,014	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,248	115.74	1,444	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	911	97.06	885	17
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,385	130.00	1,801	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,440	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	870	$975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	983	$2,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	905	$900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$850	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	500–550	526	256.70/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,350	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	218.01/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	221.92/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,760	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	332.48/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	244.80/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,412	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	279.23/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,600	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	442	289.98/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,282	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	252.97/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	223.68/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,409	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	274.54/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,288	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	157.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	710	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,793	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,251	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	205.08/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	312.03/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,594	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,001	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	405	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,309	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	825	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,278	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	273.88/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,164	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	923	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	679	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	87.18/cwt	82.00–94.00	790	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	103.88/cwt	100.00–108.00	976	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	127.79/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,585	11
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,385	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,801	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,031	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	115.33/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,496	21
Bulls	—	—	1,731	145.62/cwt	130.00–162.00	2,521	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	121.08/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,039	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,567	130.75/cwt	123.00–144.00	2,049	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,842	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	105.41/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,231	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,249	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	242.97/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,137	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	640	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,594	1
Steers	Large 1-2	550–600	560	269.40/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,509	4
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	675	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	322.87/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,243	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	319	345.68/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,103	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	454	309.98/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,407	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	492	217.17/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,068	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	517	221.68/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,146	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	272.81/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,168	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	380	317.35/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,206	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	294.35/cwt	282.50–302.50	1,372	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	336.93/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,392	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	612	252.49/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,545	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	323.47/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,352	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	239.24/cwt	234.00–246.00	1,734	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	303.29/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,338	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	418	308.10/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,288	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	305.62/cwt	300.00–312.50	984	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	303.30/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,140	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	251.20/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,668	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	324	363.92/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,179	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	299.98/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,404	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	276.21/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	469	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,685	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	292.01/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,276	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	276	331.54/cwt	320.00–335.00	915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,389	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	281	376.13/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,057	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	518	300.37/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,556	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	337	329.09/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,109	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	640	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	290.81/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,544	26

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 412Last week 469Year ago 338

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 57Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 17Year ago 77

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold sharply higher, with very strong demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	300.00–312.50	305.62
8	350–400	376	290.00–310.00	303.30
12	400–450	442	280.00–297.50	289.98
21	450–500	469	260.00–280.00	274.54
7	500–550	526	250.00–259.00	256.70
15	550–600	577	240.00–255.00	244.80
8	600–650	630	220.00–230.00	223.68
4	650–700	686	216.00–220.00	218.01
4	700–750	719	200.00–210.00	205.08
4	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	810	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	260.00	260.00
6	600–650	645	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	270.00–277.50	273.88
3	500–550	538	237.50	237.50
1	550–600	595	230.00	230.00
3	650–700	683	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	355	260.00	260.00
6	450–500	492	200.00–230.00	217.17
3	500–550	517	220.00–225.00	221.68
1	550–600	555	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	770	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	320.00–335.00	331.54
7	300–350	337	325.00–340.00	329.09
5	350–400	380	312.00–325.00	317.35
19	400–450	418	300.00–312.50	308.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	330.00–335.00	332.48
1	350–400	385	322.50	322.50
6	400–450	441	290.00–310.00	303.29
6	450–500	468	297.50–305.00	299.98
26	500–550	531	287.50–297.50	290.81
17	550–600	573	265.00–282.50	279.23
4	600–650	631	267.00	267.00
6	650–700	664	245.00–252.50	251.20
7	700–750	725	234.00–246.00	239.24
12	750–800	793	220.00–232.00	221.92
1	950–1000	960	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	511	300.00–315.00	312.03
1	700–750	710	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	227.50	227.50
1	900–950	945	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	265.00–280.00	272.81
2	450–500	468	225.00–260.00	242.97
1	550–600	590	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	610	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	825	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	249.00	249.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	560	260.00–272.50	269.40
1	650–700	675	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	365.00	365.00
1	250–300	275	400.00	400.00
6	300–350	324	355.00–375.00	363.92
3	350–400	378	367.50	367.50
13	400–450	413	320.00–340.00	336.93
5	450–500	469	322.50	322.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	437	280.00–295.00	292.01
5	450–500	466	282.50–302.50	294.35
2	500–550	508	267.50–285.00	276.21
5	550–600	578	250.00–255.00	252.97
1	650–700	670	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	720	212.50	212.50
3	750–800	795	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	870	185.00	185.00
2	900–950	915	155.00–160.00	157.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	405	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	455	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	281	375.00–380.00	376.13
8	300–350	319	340.00–365.00	345.68
9	350–400	385	315.00–330.00	322.87
12	400–450	418	315.00–340.00	323.47
6	450–500	454	307.50–312.50	309.98
18	500–550	518	295.00–302.50	300.37
12	600–650	612	250.00–255.00	252.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,440	1,725.00	1,725.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	70.00	70.00
8	—	906	82.00–94.00	87.18
5	—	940	100.00–108.00	103.88
3	—	858	115.00–135.00	121.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,240	124.00–135.00	127.79
21	—	1,297	110.00–118.00	115.33
12	—	1,168	100.00–107.00	105.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,567	123.00–144.00	130.75
1	—	1,535	120.00	120.00
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	130.00	130.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	122.00	122.00
7	—	1,731	130.00–162.00	145.62

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

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