Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.30/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −149.59 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$243.30

27 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,325

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$25.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.03

vs KY average

−24.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	251.13	1,370	17thin
Medium 1-2	500	242.50	1,213	2thin
Medium and Large 2	560	230.00	1,288	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	552	225.83	1,245	6thin

One grade step is worth $25.30/cwt here — about $125 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 sale27 hd

243.30

—

KY average25 barns · 1,106 hd

260.34

−17.03

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−24.29

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−149.59

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	—	High	1,703	144.95	2,468	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,563	124.56	1,947	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	116.81	1,403	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	909	100.25	912	9thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	722	163.78	1,182	3thin

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)	1,530	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,282	$1,796	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	772	$1,600	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$1,379	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	970	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,410	$2,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,669	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	840	$1,200	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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	152.87/cwt	148.00–157.50	1,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	266.18/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,512	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	273.89/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,424	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	1,795.87/head	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,796	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	234.75/cwt	222.50–239.00	1,592	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,759	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	308.02/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,167	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,504	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,379.15/head	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	240.97/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,376	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	203.38/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	305.02/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,293	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	257	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	222.80/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,372	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	226.63/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,363	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	180.62/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,506	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,782	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,668.77/head	1,475.00–2,000.00	1,669	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	230.80/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,230	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,530	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	220.86/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,259	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	438	248.23/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,087	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	285	245.09/cwt	240.00–250.00	699	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	779	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,553	120.05/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,864	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	710	153.17/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,088	2
Bulls	—	—	1,734	153.55/cwt	148.00–158.00	2,663	7
Bulls	—	—	1,075	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,290	1
Bulls	—	—	1,805	136.15/cwt	130.00–144.00	2,458	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,544	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	137.34/cwt	132.00–142.00	2,252	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	130.97/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,620	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	77.03/cwt	70.00–85.00	682	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,101	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	107.43/cwt	106.00–110.00	997	5
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	460	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,185	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	295	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	620	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	108.46/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,302	14
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	745	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,378	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	119.15/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,416	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	417	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,126	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	500	242.50/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,213	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	900–950	930	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,442	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	610	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	323.43/cwt	322.50–327.50	1,213	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	271.45/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,279	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	308	274.88/cwt	270.00–280.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	333	252.59/cwt	240.00–265.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	452	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	260.24/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,231	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	256.23/cwt	255.00–257.50	1,563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	260.51/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,344	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	300.62/cwt	295.00–317.00	1,251	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	290.65/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,433	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	294.05/cwt	287.50–302.50	1,406	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	453	288.76/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	270	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	289.94/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	350	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	731	222.83/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,629	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	339.87/cwt	327.50–352.50	1,285	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	318	364.78/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,160	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	431	325.99/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,405	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	246.26/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	284.39/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	602	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	421	305.42/cwt	302.50–307.50	1,286	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	512	289.13/cwt	287.50–290.00	1,480	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	338	352.81/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,192	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 May 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 280Last week 279Year ago 331

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 89Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 41Year ago 55

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	805	148.00–157.50	152.87
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,282	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,795.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	772	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,185	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,379.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	1,575.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,530	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,410	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,150	1,475.00–2,000.00	1,668.77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
9	400–450	424	285.00–315.00	305.02
16	450–500	478	287.50–302.50	294.05
5	500–550	520	265.00–282.50	273.89
22	550–600	568	255.00–277.50	266.18
2	600–650	613	245.00–247.50	246.26
9	650–700	678	222.50–239.00	234.75
2	750–800	790	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	247.50	247.50
1	550–600	575	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	240.00–265.00	252.59
1	400–450	425	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	473	245.00–275.00	260.24
1	500–550	510	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	590	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	720	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	417	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	340.00	340.00
6	300–350	338	340.00–357.50	352.81
8	350–400	378	327.50–352.50	339.87
3	500–550	512	287.50–290.00	289.13
2	600–650	602	257.50	257.50
7	700–750	731	220.00–225.00	222.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	325.00	325.00
4	400–450	416	295.00–317.00	300.62
4	450–500	493	285.00–292.50	290.65
4	550–600	564	282.50–285.00	284.39
2	600–650	610	255.00–257.50	256.23
6	650–700	683	257.50	257.50
2	700–750	700	242.50	242.50
3	750–800	766	220.00–230.00	226.63
1	800–850	810	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	232.50	232.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	365.00	365.00
4	300–350	318	345.00–380.00	364.78
1	350–400	350	355.00	355.00
5	400–450	431	320.00–330.00	325.99
1	450–500	455	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	257	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	310	305.00	305.00
4	350–400	379	300.00–317.50	308.02
2	400–450	405	285.00–295.00	289.94
14	450–500	471	265.00–280.00	271.45
4	500–550	516	250.00–270.00	260.51
10	550–600	571	232.50–250.00	240.97
8	600–650	616	220.00–227.50	222.80
3	650–700	661	210.00	210.00
3	700–750	725	200.00–205.00	203.38
2	750–800	752	200.00	200.00
4	800–850	834	180.00–182.50	180.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	500	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	560	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	240.00–250.00	245.09
2	300–350	308	270.00–280.00	274.88
1	350–400	365	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	438	235.00–255.00	248.23
2	450–500	452	240.00	240.00
3	500–550	533	230.00–232.50	230.80
3	550–600	570	220.00–222.50	220.86
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	460	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	240.00–245.00	242.50
1	900–950	930	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	330	322.50	322.50
5	350–400	375	322.50–327.50	323.43
12	400–450	421	302.50–307.50	305.42
2	450–500	453	287.50–290.00	288.76
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	90.00	90.00
2	—	885	70.00–85.00	77.03
1	—	910	121.00	121.00
5	—	928	106.00–110.00	107.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	118.00–122.00	120.05
1	—	1,430	108.00	108.00
2	—	1,640	132.00–142.00	137.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,237	127.00–137.00	130.97
14	—	1,200	102.00–112.00	108.46
19	—	1,188	114.00–125.00	119.15
1	—	1,210	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	151.00–156.00	153.17
1	—	745	185.00	185.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,734	148.00–158.00	153.55
1	—	1,075	120.00	120.00
4	—	1,805	130.00–144.00	136.15

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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