Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold 2.00 higher. Strong demand for slaughter classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.69/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −143.21 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$249.69

49 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,362

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$43.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.84

vs KY average

−23.34 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	256.61	1,401	39
Medium and Large 2	513	245.78	1,261	3thin
Medium and Large 2-3	557	212.77	1,185	7thin

One grade step is worth $43.84/cwt here — about $215 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 sale49 hd

249.69

—

KY average25 barns · 1,351 hd

268.52

−18.84

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−23.34

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−143.21

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	1,305	151.38	1,975	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,580	140.26	2,217	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	126.37	1,545	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	937	115.21	1,079	6thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,495	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,828	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$1,748	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,186	$1,607	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	887	$1,475	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,178	$2,220	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,248	$2,075	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$2,000	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,043	$1,814	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,011	$2,158	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	710	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	450–500	484	271.64/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,315	17
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	259.50/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,394	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	303.06/cwt	292.50–312.50	1,140	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	236.30/cwt	222.50–242.50	1,482	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	272.84/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,452	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	250.60/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,672	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	281.93/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,731	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	260.50/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,482	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	246.86/cwt	237.50–252.50	1,407	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	314.48/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,195	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	287	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,005	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	286.78/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,629	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	299.72/cwt	295.00–305.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	281.20/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,192	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	261.77/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,762	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,748.24/head	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,748	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,827.80/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,828	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	1,607.12/head	1,225.00–1,950.00	1,607	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	302.57/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,295	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	630	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,402	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	157.45/cwt	142.50–172.50	1,296	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	2,238.45/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,238	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	320	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,104	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,071.13/head	1,475.00–2,500.00	2,071	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	123.05/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,523	8
Bulls	—	—	1,128	157.66/cwt	153.00–168.00	1,778	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	108.91/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,250	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	134.27/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,654	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	720	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	727	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	128.11/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,185	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	643	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,656	3
Heifers	Large 1-2	450–500	480	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,140	1
Bulls	—	—	1,570	141.97/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,229	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	111.34/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,132	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	141.49/cwt	136.00–150.00	2,240	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,170	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	408	336.68/cwt	332.50–337.50	1,374	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,219.96/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	460	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	230	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	232.36/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	213.41/cwt	205.00–222.50	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	194.86/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	265	337.48/cwt	330.00–340.00	894	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	212.52/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,216	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	241.25/cwt	220.00–262.50	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	328	262.40/cwt	250.00–275.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	226.24/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	316.71/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,292	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	236	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	791	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	208.46/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	224.12/cwt	222.50–227.50	1,513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	302.37/cwt	290.00–305.00	962	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	521	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,641	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	316.30/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,464	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	300.89/cwt	290.00–310.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	490	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	370	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,417	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	289.75/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,481	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	234.92/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	342.13/cwt	340.00–342.50	1,139	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	283.84/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,362	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	419	280.08/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,174	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	245.78/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,261	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,190	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 Jun 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 360Last week 206Year ago 363

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 44Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 149Year ago 23

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold 2.00 higher. Strong demand for slaughter classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	290.00–310.00	300.89
2	250–300	270	295.00–305.00	299.72
6	300–350	318	290.00–305.00	302.37
8	350–400	376	292.50–312.50	303.06
14	400–450	424	277.50–290.00	281.20
17	450–500	484	260.00–277.50	271.64
24	500–550	537	250.00–262.50	259.50
12	550–600	570	237.50–252.50	246.86
17	600–650	627	222.50–242.50	236.30
3	650–700	675	222.50–227.50	224.12
5	700–750	728	200.00–212.50	208.46
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	250.00	250.00
2	300–350	328	250.00–275.00	262.40
2	400–450	425	220.00–262.50	241.25
2	450–500	455	220.00–245.00	232.36
2	500–550	520	205.00–222.50	213.41
5	550–600	572	210.00–217.50	212.52
2	600–650	618	190.00–200.00	194.86
1	650–700	680	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	265	330.00–340.00	337.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	520	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	495	252.50	252.50
3	500–550	513	242.50–247.50	245.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	380	300.00–325.00	314.48
2	400–450	428	300.00–305.00	302.57
10	500–550	532	265.00–287.50	272.84
9	550–600	569	245.00–267.50	260.50
1	600–650	600	257.50	257.50
12	650–700	667	237.50–255.00	250.60
1	700–750	730	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	715	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	295.00	295.00
5	400–450	419	270.00–282.50	280.08
4	450–500	480	275.00–287.50	283.84
2	600–650	615	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	236	335.00	335.00
7	250–300	287	350.00	350.00
6	300–350	333	340.00–342.50	342.13
1	350–400	365	310.00	310.00
3	400–450	408	305.00–322.50	316.71
10	450–500	463	302.50–325.00	316.30
11	500–550	511	287.50–300.00	289.75
8	550–600	568	280.00–292.50	286.78
17	600–650	614	272.50–282.50	281.93
18	650–700	673	255.00–265.00	261.77
2	750–800	768	230.00–240.00	234.92
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	643	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	370	345.00	345.00
6	400–450	408	332.50–337.50	336.68
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	490	225.00	225.00
2	650–700	660	225.00–227.50	226.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	242.50	242.50
1	750–800	770	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	521	315.00	315.00

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	1	—	710	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	988	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,238.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,495	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,195	1,475.00–2,500.00	2,071.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,280	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,748.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,115	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,827.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,186	1,225.00–1,950.00	1,607.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,495	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	887	1,475.00	1,475.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	823	142.50–172.50	157.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,178	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,219.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,238	120.00–127.00	123.05
3	—	1,148	105.00–115.00	108.91
10	—	1,232	130.00–144.00	134.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	101.00	101.00
2	—	925	120.00–135.00	128.11
3	—	1,017	110.00–114.00	111.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,583	136.00–150.00	141.49
1	—	1,555	128.00	128.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,128	153.00–168.00	157.66
2	—	1,570	140.00–145.00	141.97

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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