Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower, with unweaned calves. Heifers over 500lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $261.12/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −151.78 against this barn's trailing median of $412.90.

Average price

$261.12

16 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,422

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$41.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.04

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	268.84	1,453	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	562	227.67	1,279	3thin

One grade step is worth $41.17/cwt here — about $173 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

26 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $461.93, low $326.55, median $412.90 across 26 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 sale16 hd

261.12

—

KY average18 barns · 257 hd

275.16

−14.04

This barn, trailing median26 sales

412.90

−151.78

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	1,812	152.86	2,770	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	137.09	2,056	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	129.58	1,563	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	917	105.50	968	5thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,156	$2,427	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,054	$2,332	8
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,250	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,155	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	932	$2,150	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,234	$2,115	66
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$2,000	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,223	$1,742	23
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,660	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,560	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,505	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,169	$2,183	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,550	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1-2	550–600	563	262.85/cwt	252.50–272.50	1,480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,473	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,741.97/head	1,150.00–1,900.00	1,742	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	300.94/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,396	8
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,660	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	2,114.55/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,115	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	2,427.34/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,427	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	140.21/cwt	132.00–147.00	1,472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	628	214.15/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,345	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	2,548.75/head	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	278.99/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,208	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,352	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	246.25/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,502	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,155.30/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	802	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	573	231.50/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	276.03/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,187	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,434	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	235	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	564	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	109.11/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,056	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	91.14/cwt	90.00–92.00	755	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,264	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	137.09/cwt	130.00–142.00	2,056	12
Bulls	—	—	1,843	155.72/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,870	8
Bulls	—	—	1,565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	355	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	976	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	950–1000	990	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,515	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	400–450	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	144.47/cwt	130.00–152.00	1,706	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	121.07/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,478	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	575	210.00/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,208	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	781	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	231.67/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,124	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	285.68/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,206	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,114	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	235	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	605	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	253.08/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,680	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	228.85/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,410	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	845	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	2,332.25/head	1,850.00–2,450.00	2,332	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	311.56/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,321	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	249.67/cwt	235.00–253.00	1,416	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	504	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,583	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	287.89/cwt	281.00–291.00	1,638	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	209.17/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,504	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	282.21/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,324	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	300.77/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,137	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	341.88/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,135	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	210.64/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	273.97/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,427	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	318.84/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,224	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	271.72/cwt	271.00–272.00	1,687	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	270.36/cwt	267.50–272.50	1,414	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	748	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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 206Last week 343Year ago 252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 62Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 149Last week 24Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	340.00	340.00
7	350–400	384	300.00–322.50	318.84
1	400–450	415	322.50	322.50
8	450–500	464	295.00–302.50	300.94
7	500–550	521	260.00–280.00	273.97
6	550–600	563	252.50–272.50	262.85
4	600–650	616	225.00–232.50	228.85
4	750–800	781	205.00–212.50	210.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	470	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	540	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	573	225.00–237.50	231.50
3	600–650	628	212.50–215.00	214.15
2	650–700	675	212.50	212.50
3	700–750	740	190.00	190.00
3	750–800	781	190.00	190.00
2	800–850	802	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	275.00–287.50	278.99
3	450–500	483	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	805	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	605	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	325.00	325.00
6	350–400	378	290.00–310.00	300.77
6	400–450	422	280.00–300.00	285.68
8	450–500	469	275.00–295.00	282.21
8	500–550	523	267.50–272.50	270.36
6	550–600	567	235.00–253.00	249.67
3	600–650	626	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
9	700–750	719	207.50–210.00	209.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	560	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	275.00–278.00	276.03
1	550–600	565	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	420	240.00	240.00
3	450–500	485	225.00–235.00	231.67
2	550–600	575	200.00–220.00	210.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	990	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	295	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	555	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	610	245.00–247.50	246.25
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	325.00–355.00	341.88
5	400–450	424	300.00–325.00	311.56
6	500–550	542	290.00	290.00
10	550–600	569	281.00–291.00	287.89
17	600–650	621	271.00–272.00	271.72
4	650–700	664	250.00–262.50	253.08
3	700–750	725	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	820	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	405.00	405.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	504	314.00	314.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,260	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,223	1,150.00–1,900.00	1,741.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,125	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	66	—	1,234	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,114.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,156	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,427.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	932	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,180	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,155.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,054	1,850.00–2,450.00	2,332.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,505	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,560	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,398	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,548.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,550.00	1,550.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,660	2,800.00	2,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	132.00–147.00	140.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	108.00–110.00	109.11
2	—	828	90.00–92.00	91.14
1	—	995	127.00	127.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,500	130.00–142.00	137.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,181	130.00–152.00	144.47
7	—	1,221	115.00–127.00	121.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,843	150.00–165.00	155.72
1	—	1,565	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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How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

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