Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, steers over 600lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher, instances of sharply higher. Strong 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 $251.79/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −141.11 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$251.79

49 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,378

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$17.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.00

vs KY average

−12.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	252.14	1,382	48
Medium and Large 2-3	505	235.00	1,187	1thin

One grade step is worth $17.13/cwt here — about $195 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 sale49 hd

251.79

—

KY average25 barns · 1,598 hd

254.78

−3.00

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−12.73

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−141.11

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	1,658	139.37	2,311	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	123.81	1,931	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,187	116.09	1,378	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	869	95.91	833	22
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	860	145.32	1,250	2thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,455	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,917	$2,950	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,517	$2,719	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	850	$850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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 1-2Fancy	250–300	276	348.94/cwt	330.00–365.00	963	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,701	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	512	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	309.55/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,158	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	292.53/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,407	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	275.89/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,421	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	255.74/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,616	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	287.68/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,479	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	213.69/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,427	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	289.38/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,244	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	741	225.17/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,669	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	296.30/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,292	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	225.95/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,403	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	309.02/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,051	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	720	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,775	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	210.99/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,604	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	263.38/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,370	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,988	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,609	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	257.97/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,504	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,461	2,641.08/head	1,675.00–2,950.00	2,641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,169	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	313.42/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,044	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,630	2,874.31/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	287	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	818	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,274	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	123.33/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,955	5
Bulls	—	—	1,658	133.47/cwt	131.00–135.00	2,213	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,045	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	115.67/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,120	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,012	1
Bulls	—	—	1,750	147.10/cwt	140.00–152.00	2,574	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	792	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	105.88/cwt	100.00–112.00	989	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,702	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	860	145.32/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,250	2
Bulls	—	—	1,335	124.12/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,657	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	750–800	757	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,590	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	850	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	485	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,285	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	756	78.75/cwt	75.00–82.00	595	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	118.94/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,413	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	109.08/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,325	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	253.70/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,283	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	287	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	400	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	282	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,114	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	303	328.27/cwt	320.00–330.00	995	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	422	314.17/cwt	307.50–327.50	1,326	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	384	329.31/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,265	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	276	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	994	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	150–200	181	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	383	320.46/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,227	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	274.71/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,294	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	283.64/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,313	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	220	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	408	307.50/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,255	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	240.13/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,386	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	271.56/cwt	263.00–282.50	1,556	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	356	342.50/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,219	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	328.23/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,191	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	307	343.77/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,055	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	303.86/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,285	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	301.66/cwt	300.00–305.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	230.49/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,443	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	259.12/cwt	252.50–261.00	1,695	9

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 395Last week 327Year ago 403

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 80Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 21Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	150–200	181	345.00	345.00
14	250–300	276	330.00–365.00	348.94
6	300–350	303	320.00–330.00	328.27
5	350–400	383	320.00–322.50	320.46
8	400–450	408	305.00–315.00	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	512	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	300.00	300.00
3	250–300	272	300.00–305.00	301.66
5	300–350	340	300.00–317.50	309.02
13	350–400	374	300.00–315.00	309.55
12	400–450	430	280.00–300.00	289.38
13	450–500	471	267.50–285.00	274.71
22	500–550	520	250.00–270.00	263.38
24	550–600	577	235.00–242.50	240.13
11	600–650	621	215.00–230.00	225.95
12	650–700	668	200.00–220.00	213.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	200.00	200.00
2	450–500	470	252.50–255.00	253.70
1	500–550	505	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	287	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	490	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	325.00–330.00	328.23
4	400–450	423	300.00–307.50	303.86
12	450–500	481	290.00–295.00	292.53
9	500–550	514	275.00–290.00	287.68
13	550–600	573	263.00–282.50	271.56
13	600–650	632	255.00–265.00	255.74
9	650–700	654	252.50–261.00	259.12
10	700–750	741	220.00–230.00	225.17
5	750–800	773	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	550	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	632	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	855	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	757	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	287	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	282	395.00	395.00
6	350–400	356	335.00–345.00	342.50
1	400–450	400	327.50	327.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	333	310.00–315.00	313.42
15	400–450	436	290.00–300.00	296.30
9	450–500	463	280.00–292.50	283.64
11	500–550	515	260.00–280.00	275.89
5	550–600	583	255.00–260.00	257.97
5	600–650	626	230.00–232.50	230.49
10	750–800	760	205.00–215.00	210.99
1	900–950	930	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	490	232.50	232.50
2	500–550	513	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	575	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	360.00	360.00
3	250–300	276	360.00	360.00
8	300–350	307	340.00–350.00	343.77
4	350–400	384	327.50–335.00	329.31
12	400–450	422	307.50–327.50	314.17

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,455	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,775	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,988	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,461	1,675.00–2,950.00	2,641.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,630	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,874.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,585	120.00–127.00	123.33
1	—	1,515	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,480	115.00	115.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	968	115.00–117.00	115.67
2	—	880	90.00	90.00
9	—	934	100.00–112.00	105.88
8	—	756	75.00–82.00	78.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,065	142.00	142.00
18	—	1,188	115.00–126.00	118.94
8	—	1,215	105.00–114.00	109.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,658	131.00–135.00	133.47
7	—	1,750	140.00–152.00	147.10
2	—	1,335	120.00–128.00	124.12
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	140.00–150.00	145.32

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

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