Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold unevenly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.39/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −149.50 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$243.39

40 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,318

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$407

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

$58.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.32

vs KY average

−20.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	248.81	1,357	33
Medium and Large 2	533	223.97	1,194	5thin
Large 1-2	505	215.00	1,086	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	500	190.00	950	1thin

One grade step is worth $58.81/cwt here — about $407 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale40 hd

243.39

—

KY average25 barns · 1,227 hd

249.71

−6.32

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−20.57

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−149.50

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	1,592	137.08	2,183	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,628	128.30	2,089	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	118.44	1,383	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	936	103.60	970	16

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)	950	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,083	$1,326	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	993	$1,150	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	935	$850	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,145	$1,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$2,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$1,325	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	960	$1,200	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	840	$875	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,966	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	119.05/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,408	19
Bulls	—	—	1,242	117.09/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,454	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	90.43/cwt	88.00–95.00	804	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,183	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	750–800	755	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	930	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	242.16/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,288	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	1,150.44/head	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	275.54/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,290	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	1,400.90/head	1,225.00–1,700.00	1,401	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	264.21/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,366	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	724	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,759	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	238	304.95/cwt	300.00–310.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	284.93/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,242	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,409	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	802	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	267.97/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,302	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,203	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,262	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	935	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	226.61/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,183	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	458	254.92/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,168	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	272.47/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	325	245.69/cwt	230.00–260.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	231.78/cwt	222.50–250.00	1,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	920	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,288	1
Bulls	—	—	1,761	146.90/cwt	140.00–157.00	2,587	9
Bulls	—	—	1,475	129.98/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,917	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	105.08/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,011	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,667	134.16/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,236	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	110.02/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,219	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	132.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,630	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	122.62/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,891	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	505	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	410	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	950–1000	955	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,030	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	645	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	560	278.09/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,557	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	640	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	315.60/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,278	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	335.22/cwt	320.00–355.00	922	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	324.87/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	279	322.37/cwt	320.00–332.50	899	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	257.08/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,486	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	331	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,059	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	237	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	429	307.78/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,320	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	386	318.16/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,228	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,213	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	379	338.55/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,283	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	267.55/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	420	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	186.93/cwt	175.00–192.50	1,544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	227.47/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	279.73/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,466	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	656	249.16/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	221.52/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,473	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	242.08/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,390	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	224.53/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,408	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	291.45/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,070	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	204.76/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,493	10

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 Apr 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 327Last week 509Year ago 403

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 98Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 20Year ago 42

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold unevenly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for slaughter classes.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	116.00	116.00
5	—	1,667	130.00–140.00	134.16
3	—	1,542	120.00–128.00	122.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,183	115.00–128.00	119.05
10	—	1,108	104.00–114.00	110.02
5	—	1,226	130.00–140.00	132.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	889	88.00–95.00	90.43
1	—	845	140.00	140.00
11	—	962	100.00–114.00	105.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,242	112.00–120.00	117.09
9	—	1,761	140.00–157.00	146.90
4	—	1,475	125.00–137.00	129.98

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	267.50	267.50
7	700–750	724	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	557	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	645	200.00	200.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	385	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	495	285.00	285.00
9	500–550	524	270.00–290.00	279.73
6	650–700	656	245.00–260.00	249.16
2	750–800	760	225.00–230.00	227.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
7	350–400	379	330.00–340.00	338.55
1	400–450	420	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	295.00	295.00
3	350–400	367	285.00–295.00	291.45
8	400–450	436	275.00–290.00	284.93
20	450–500	486	260.00–277.50	267.97
9	500–550	532	237.50–250.00	242.16
14	550–600	574	235.00–250.00	242.08
6	600–650	627	217.50–235.00	224.53
15	650–700	665	210.00–227.00	221.52
10	700–750	729	190.00–210.00	204.76
2	750–800	783	180.00	180.00
2	800–850	802	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	517	262.50–265.00	264.21
3	600–650	613	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	481	250.00	250.00
3	500–550	522	222.50–235.00	226.61
2	550–600	550	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	250.00	250.00
3	400–450	435	222.50–250.00	231.78
1	500–550	500	190.00	190.00
1	600–650	645	195.00	195.00
1	700–750	715	175.00	175.00
1	900–950	920	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	505	215.00	215.00
1	950–1000	955	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	237	335.00	335.00
5	250–300	279	320.00–332.50	322.37
4	300–350	331	320.00	320.00
7	350–400	386	305.00–322.50	318.16
17	400–450	429	297.50–315.00	307.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	300.00–310.00	304.95
1	350–400	395	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	410	275.00	275.00
8	450–500	468	270.00–290.00	275.54
2	500–550	515	265.00–270.00	267.55
7	550–600	578	247.50–260.00	257.08
1	600–650	640	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	695	230.00	230.00
4	800–850	826	175.00–192.50	186.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	230.00–260.00	245.69
1	350–400	380	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	435	270.00–275.00	272.47
2	450–500	458	240.00–270.00	254.92
1	500–550	510	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	320.00–355.00	335.22
2	350–400	385	320.00–330.00	324.87
4	400–450	405	310.00–317.50	315.60
12	550–600	560	270.00–280.00	278.09
1	600–650	640	250.00	250.00
6	750–800	750	220.00	220.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	993	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,150.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,114	1,225.00–1,700.00	1,400.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	850.00	850.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,420	2,225.00	2,225.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,925.00	1,925.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	875.00	875.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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