Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher with strong demand. Slaughter cows sold steady. 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 $243.63/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −149.26 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$243.63

26 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,348

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$390

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

$49.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.14

vs KY average

−32.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	249.86	1,394	21
Large 1-2	545	245.00	1,335	1thin
Medium and Large 2	550	230.00	1,265	1thin
Medium 1-2	565	212.50	1,201	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	502	200.00	1,004	2thin

One grade step is worth $49.86/cwt here — about $390 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 sale26 hd

243.63

—

KY average26 barns · 1,618 hd

265.77

−22.14

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−32.83

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−149.26

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	1,505	145.82	2,195	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,262	122.71	1,548	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,536	119.19	1,831	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	913	99.00	904	17

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)	1,210	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,046	$1,636	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,225	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,375	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	855	$1,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,234	$2,366	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	956	$1,688	4thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,482	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	315.40/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,366	25
Bulls	Medium 1-2	650–700	690	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	304.99/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,296	19
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	1,688.24/head	1,325.00–1,800.00	1,688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,609	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	235.77/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	238	339.84/cwt	335.00–345.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	270	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,094	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	261.32/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,516	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	319.77/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,039	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	234.46/cwt	233.00–240.00	1,376	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	263.36/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	261	332.49/cwt	330.00–340.00	868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	258.38/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,367	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	234.54/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,482	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	226.40/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,399	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	284.02/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,329	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	578	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	610	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	704	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,767	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	349.01/cwt	345.00–350.00	967	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	227.50/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,656	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	909	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	325.03/cwt	317.50–332.50	1,225	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	217.48/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,679	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	297.43/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,434	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	277.83/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,456	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	415	318.77/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,323	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	1,636.23/head	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,636	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	2,399.51/head	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,400	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	81.11/cwt	70.00–85.00	708	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	99.69/cwt	95.00–104.00	927	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	122.39/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,897	4
Bulls	—	—	1,430	136.01/cwt	126.00–145.00	1,945	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	114.93/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,745	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	110.77/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,401	6
Heifers	Large 1-2	400–450	400	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,060	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	119.97/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,528	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,146	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	113.19/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,033	3
Bulls	—	—	1,580	155.62/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,459	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	135.09/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,681	8
Bulls	Medium 1-2	600–650	620	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,349	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	560	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	896	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	1
Steers	Large 1-2	650–700	697	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,708	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	545	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	750–800	750	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	387.71/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,241	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	460	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	368	340.87/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,254	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	565	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1050–1100	1,075	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,532	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	326.61/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	310.83/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,128	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	282.70/cwt	282.50–283.00	1,631	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	448	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,277	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	544	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,360	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	286.66/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	262.27/cwt	245.00–280.00	997	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	339.28/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,299	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	318	257.20/cwt	250.00–265.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	502	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,004	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	343	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	995	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	252.39/cwt	225.00–262.50	1,186	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,151	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1

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 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 343Last week 283Year ago 465

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 34Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 32Year ago 30

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher with strong demand. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	250.00	250.00
3	300–350	343	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	390	295.00	295.00
1	400–450	430	277.50	277.50
1	450–500	465	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	650	190.00	190.00
2	1050–1100	1,075	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	277	345.00–350.00	349.01
1	300–350	340	355.00	355.00
3	350–400	377	317.50–332.50	325.03
25	400–450	433	310.00–335.00	315.40
13	450–500	482	290.00–310.00	297.43
7	500–550	524	272.50–280.00	277.83
10	550–600	580	255.00–275.00	261.32
6	600–650	632	230.00–245.00	234.54
3	650–700	677	230.00–242.50	235.77
4	700–750	728	225.00–230.00	227.50
2	750–800	783	215.00–220.00	217.48
1	800–850	825	195.00	195.00
1	900–950	920	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	217.50	217.50
2	650–700	690	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	395.00	395.00
2	250–300	270	405.00	405.00
9	300–350	320	380.00–390.00	387.71
1	350–400	355	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	750	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	480	285.00–287.50	286.66
6	500–550	544	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	448	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	695	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	855	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	335.00–345.00	339.84
4	250–300	261	330.00–340.00	332.49
4	300–350	325	310.00–330.00	319.77
5	350–400	363	302.50–325.00	310.83
19	400–450	425	290.00–307.50	304.99
17	450–500	468	270.00–290.00	284.02
10	500–550	529	250.00–267.50	258.38
8	550–600	587	233.00–240.00	234.46
10	600–650	618	220.00–235.00	226.40
1	650–700	650	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	835	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	578	262.50	262.50
4	600–650	610	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	332.50–345.00	340.87
2	400–450	415	317.50–320.00	318.77
1	450–500	460	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	545	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	250.00–265.00	257.20
2	350–400	380	245.00–280.00	262.27
1	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
9	450–500	470	225.00–262.50	252.39
2	500–550	502	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	640	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	715	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	320.00	320.00
6	350–400	383	320.00–345.00	339.28
3	400–450	413	320.00–330.00	326.61
1	450–500	465	310.00	310.00
6	500–550	520	285.00	285.00
20	550–600	577	282.50–283.00	282.70
3	600–650	625	262.50–265.00	263.36
1	650–700	670	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	835	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	312.50	312.50
6	700–750	704	251.00	251.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	697	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	260.00	260.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	170.00	170.00
1	550–600	560	160.00	160.00
1	700–750	735	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	956	1,325.00–1,800.00	1,688.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,046	1,500.00–1,825.00	1,636.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	1,325.00	1,325.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	1,375.00	1,375.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	137.00	137.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,268	2,350.00–2,450.00	2,399.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	873	70.00–85.00	81.11
7	—	930	95.00–104.00	99.69
2	—	955	120.00	120.00
3	—	913	110.00–115.00	113.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,550	120.00–126.00	122.39
3	—	1,518	112.00–118.00	114.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,265	108.00–114.00	110.77
10	—	1,274	116.00–125.00	119.97
8	—	1,244	130.00–140.00	135.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,430	126.00–145.00	136.01
4	—	1,580	152.00–160.00	155.62

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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

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

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Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

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