Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Good 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 $250.62/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −142.28 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$250.62

44 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,352

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$59.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.31

vs KY average

−17.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	259.75	1,398	35
Medium and Large 2	555	236.67	1,313	3thin
Medium 1-2	528	212.56	1,122	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	547	200.15	1,095	4thin

One grade step is worth $59.61/cwt here — about $303 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 sale44 hd

250.62

—

KY average27 barns · 1,506 hd

262.93

−12.31

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−17.76

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−142.28

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	1,603	140.64	2,255	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,594	127.54	2,033	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	121.63	1,432	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	910	109.53	997	15
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,193	140.00	1,670	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,330	130.00	1,729	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,199	$1,650	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,625	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,074	$1,578	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,118	$1,257	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	966	$1,890	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	932	$1,600	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	790	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,275	$1,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	281.64/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,360	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	276.93/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,440	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	1,650.41/head	1,425.00–1,825.00	1,650	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	298.01/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,275	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	273.47/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,436	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	153.58/cwt	152.50–155.00	1,160	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	1,578.35/head	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	288.03/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,253	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	1,890.13/head	1,500.00–2,025.00	1,890	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	143.49/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,409	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,256.54/head	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	547	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	255.83/cwt	252.50–257.50	1,394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	387	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	221.23/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,279	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	337	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	859	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,310	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	201.22/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	820	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	122.24/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,439	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	108.82/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,278	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	130.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,548	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	131.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,079	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,193	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,670	2
Bulls	—	—	1,413	130.85/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,849	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	104.26/cwt	100.00–109.00	945	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,004	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,729	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	147.16/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,546	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,800	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,131	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	528	212.56/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,122	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	850–900	856	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,198	3
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	655	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,605	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	116.76/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,058	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	310	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	636	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	985	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	536	196.86/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	945	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	526	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	342.65/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	500	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	383	341.60/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,308	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	468	319.45/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,495	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	266.99/cwt	264.00–272.50	1,637	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	433	304.41/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,318	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	283.35/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,624	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	219.15/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	224.01/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,526	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,243	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	231.28/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,418	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	244.45/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,403	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	261.31/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,374	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	239.54/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,461	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	269.52/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,321	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	371	325.76/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,209	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	251.61/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,721	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	310.94/cwt	310.00–312.50	1,465	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	283.90/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,505	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	326.36/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,381	2

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 279Last week 265Year ago 383

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 96Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 29Year ago 76

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	448	292.50	292.50
1	450–500	475	292.50	292.50
2	500–550	522	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	592	267.50	267.50
2	600–650	632	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	690	242.50	242.50
1	750–800	765	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	526	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	685	232.50	232.50
1	850–900	895	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	985	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	200.00	200.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	345.00	345.00
6	350–400	383	340.00–345.00	341.60
2	400–450	423	322.50–330.00	326.36
5	450–500	468	317.50–322.50	319.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	371	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	400	300.00	300.00
9	450–500	471	310.00–312.50	310.94
10	500–550	530	277.50–290.00	283.90
9	550–600	573	280.00–285.00	283.35
9	600–650	613	264.00–272.50	266.99
6	650–700	684	250.00–255.00	251.61
1	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	517	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	320.00	320.00
5	400–450	428	295.00–310.00	298.01
6	450–500	483	270.00–290.00	281.64
10	500–550	520	270.00–280.00	276.93
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
6	600–650	610	230.00–250.00	239.54
8	650–700	681	222.00–235.00	224.01
3	700–750	723	215.00–222.50	219.15
1	750–800	795	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	950	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	290.00	290.00
3	500–550	545	252.50–257.50	255.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	337	255.00	255.00
9	350–400	378	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	485	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	535	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	578	220.00–222.50	221.23
2	650–700	670	200.00–202.50	201.22
1	700–750	745	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	856	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	340.00–345.00	342.65
1	500–550	500	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	525	272.50–275.00	273.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	295.00	295.00
4	400–450	435	280.00–292.50	288.03
5	450–500	490	267.50–270.00	269.52
18	500–550	526	250.00–267.50	261.31
9	550–600	574	237.50–247.50	244.45
10	600–650	613	220.00–240.00	231.28
2	700–750	705	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	260.00	260.00
2	500–550	547	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	570	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	680	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	310	205.00	205.00
2	350–400	387	255.00	255.00
3	400–450	415	215.00	215.00
3	500–550	536	185.00–220.00	196.86
1	550–600	580	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	820	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	850	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	200.00–225.00	212.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	371	315.00–330.00	325.76
9	400–450	433	300.00–312.50	304.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	645	210.00	210.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,199	1,425.00–1,825.00	1,650.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,020	1,625.00	1,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,074	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,578.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,118	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,256.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,950.00	1,950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	755	152.50–155.00	153.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	778	140.00–147.00	143.49
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	932	1,600.00	1,600.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	966	1,500.00–2,025.00	1,890.13
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,177	115.00–127.00	122.24
6	—	1,174	104.00–114.00	108.82
6	—	1,182	130.00–135.00	130.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,580	130.00–135.00	131.57
1	—	1,525	118.00	118.00
1	—	1,705	125.00	125.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	906	100.00–109.00	104.26
1	—	1,115	90.00	90.00
9	—	906	112.00–125.00	116.76
1	—	760	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	140.00	140.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,413	126.00–138.00	130.85
9	—	1,730	140.00–155.00	147.16
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	130.00	130.00

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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