Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 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 $262.83/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −130.06 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$262.83

28 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,375

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$438

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

$81.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.80

vs KY average

−7.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	524	268.66	1,407	26
Medium and Large 2-3	518	187.08	969	2thin

One grade step is worth $81.58/cwt here — about $438 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 sale28 hd

262.83

—

KY average25 barns · 1,814 hd

259.03

+3.80

National average178 barns · 11,596 hd

270.19

−7.36

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−130.06

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	1,466	139.09	2,039	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,568	127.45	1,999	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	122.79	1,494	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	917	105.31	966	12

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,610	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,500	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,371	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	967	$1,166	3thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	893	$2,200	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,530	$2,232	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	941	$2,699	8

Every lot, as filed

87 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	550–600	570	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	665	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	305.86/cwt	305.00–307.50	1,171	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	219.02/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,813	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	277.40/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,437	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,693	2,547.56/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,548	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,196.15/head	1,850.00–2,350.00	2,196	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	234.01/cwt	222.00–237.50	1,444	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	335.02/cwt	327.50–337.50	1,286	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	266.56/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,112	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,204	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,413	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,371.05/head	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,371	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	1,165.82/head	975.00–1,450.00	1,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	299.91/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,314	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,584	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,609.79/head	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,610	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	511	278.36/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,422	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	253.06/cwt	235.00–270.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	335	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	905	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	882	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	258.35/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,183	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	117.29/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,114	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	107.09/cwt	104.00–110.00	940	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,710	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,001	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,596	135.12/cwt	130.00–144.00	2,157	4
Bulls	—	—	1,377	133.08/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,833	5
Bulls	—	—	1,620	150.91/cwt	145.00–154.00	2,445	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	124.56/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,908	7
Bulls	—	—	1,140	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,254	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	105.86/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,288	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	136.86/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,776	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	122.80/cwt	115.00–128.25	1,479	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	91.56/cwt	90.00–95.00	845	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	485	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,176	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	620	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,380	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	558	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,228	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	520	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	435	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	518	187.08/cwt	175.00–200.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	270	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	227.98/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,762	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	413	313.32/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,294	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	366.25/cwt	362.50–370.00	1,300	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	263.84/cwt	252.50–267.00	1,660	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	276.67/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,317	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	285.80/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,215	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	283.64/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,620	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	372	326.47/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,214	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	299.89/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	221.29/cwt	221.00–222.50	1,522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	326.23/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,044	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	264.75/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,395	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	258.03/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,752	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	290	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	323.78/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	283	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	976	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	339.87/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,105	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	263.73/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	377	330.25/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,245	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	841	191.28/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,609	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	323.82/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,415	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	700	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	331	356.82/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,181	6

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 265Last week 395Year ago 492

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 88Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 15Year ago 39

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 higher. Strong demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	292.50	292.50
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	383	305.00–307.50	305.86
10	400–450	425	280.00–290.00	285.80
13	450–500	476	267.50–282.50	276.67
17	500–550	527	250.00–270.00	264.75
1	550–600	570	257.50	257.50
19	600–650	617	222.00–237.50	234.01
5	650–700	688	221.00–222.50	221.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	511	272.50–282.50	278.36
1	650–700	665	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	260.00–270.00	266.56
3	450–500	458	257.50–260.00	258.35
1	700–750	735	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	335	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	440	200.00	200.00
2	500–550	518	175.00–200.00	187.08
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	345.00	345.00
5	300–350	325	320.00–350.00	339.87
7	350–400	372	315.00–330.00	326.47
11	400–450	413	305.00–317.50	313.32
1	450–500	450	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	320.00–325.00	323.78
3	400–450	438	295.00–310.00	299.91
2	450–500	460	295.00–305.00	299.89
8	500–550	518	270.00–280.00	277.40
2	550–600	558	262.50–265.00	263.73
1	600–650	610	245.00	245.00
2	700–750	737	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	770	200.00	200.00
4	800–850	841	180.00–195.00	191.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	485	280.00	280.00
2	650–700	657	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	235.00–270.00	253.06
1	350–400	395	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	595	232.50	232.50
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	558	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	355.00	355.00
6	300–350	331	345.00–370.00	356.82
7	350–400	377	320.00–355.00	330.25
1	400–450	435	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	520	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	700	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	315.00–335.00	326.23
4	350–400	384	327.50–337.50	335.02
8	400–450	437	315.00–327.50	323.82
9	550–600	571	272.50–285.00	283.64
15	600–650	629	252.50–267.00	263.84
9	650–700	679	257.50–260.00	258.03
2	700–750	712	240.00	240.00
6	750–800	773	220.00–232.50	227.98
2	800–850	828	218.00–220.00	219.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	400	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	640	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	210.00	210.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	355.00	355.00
4	350–400	355	362.50–370.00	366.25
1	400–450	405	330.00	330.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,080	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,065	1,250.00–1,425.00	1,371.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	967	975.00–1,450.00	1,165.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,230	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,609.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,693	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,547.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	893	2,200.00	2,200.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,040	1,850.00–2,350.00	2,196.15
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	882	3,000.00	3,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	950	114.00–125.00	117.29
4	—	878	104.00–110.00	107.09
4	—	923	90.00–95.00	91.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,710	117.00	117.00
4	—	1,596	130.00–144.00	135.12
7	—	1,532	124.00–125.00	124.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,217	102.00–110.00	105.86
6	—	1,298	130.00–142.00	136.86
40	—	1,204	115.00–128.25	122.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,377	128.00–136.00	133.08
5	—	1,620	145.00–154.00	150.91
1	—	1,140	110.00	110.00

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 it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

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