Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Strong demand for precondition feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $263.16/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −129.73 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$263.16

90 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,468

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$65.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.30

vs KY average

−4.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	557	265.79	1,480	84
Large 1-2	571	232.50	1,328	3thin
Medium 1-2	577	230.00	1,327	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	580	200.00	1,160	1thin

One grade step is worth $65.79/cwt here — about $320 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale90 hd

263.16

—

KY average24 barns · 1,178 hd

265.45

−2.30

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−4.06

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−129.73

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,251	135.40	1,694	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,695	133.06	2,255	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	961	127.07	1,222	8thin

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)	1,080	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,208	$1,798	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,610	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	980	$1,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$2,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$2,163	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$1,500	1thin

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	818	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,980	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	755	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	270.92/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,566	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	613	294.62/cwt	282.50–302.00	1,806	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	245.71/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	709	256.68/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,820	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	209.60/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,715	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	305.12/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,312	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	258.75/cwt	242.50–262.50	1,485	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	265.13/cwt	264.00–275.00	1,546	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	622	256.03/cwt	248.00–257.00	1,593	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	827	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	287.05/cwt	277.00–292.00	1,369	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	323.98/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,241	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	293.81/cwt	290.00–299.00	1,287	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	524	282.52/cwt	275.00–286.00	1,480	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	242.07/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,520	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	312.67/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,526	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	209.93/cwt	206.00–217.50	1,644	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	522	314.38/cwt	309.00–317.50	1,641	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	671	274.20/cwt	274.00–278.00	1,840	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	585	302.08/cwt	301.00–307.50	1,767	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,610.00/head	1,610.00–1,610.00	1,610	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	660	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,637	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,797.77/head	1,510.00–1,950.00	1,798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,502	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	252.28/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,067	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	471	252.30/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,188	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	257.60/cwt	220.00–282.50	1,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	340	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	525	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	800–850	827	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,737	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	525	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	577	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	232	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	246.96/cwt	232.50–252.50	1,573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	468	248.92/cwt	200.00–265.00	1,165	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	271.12/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,139	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	620	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	715	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,359	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	334	360.37/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,204	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	661	260.03/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	255	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	944	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	635	263.77/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	552	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	432	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,426	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	482	327.58/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,579	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,384	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	327	377.40/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,234	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	387	344.91/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,335	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	265.77/cwt	254.00–273.00	1,802	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	450	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,361	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	423	305.62/cwt	305.00–306.00	1,293	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	307	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,013	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	335.10/cwt	330.00–340.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	271.95/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,702	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	953	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,906	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	877	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	238.81/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,614	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	292.67/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,539	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	265.23/cwt	252.50–271.00	1,387	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	311.51/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,181	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	305.69/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,018	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	388	254.86/cwt	200.00–282.50	989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	513	218.39/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	960	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	550–600	571	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,328	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,034	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	130.22/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,248	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	133.06/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,255	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	136.33/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,712	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,537	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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 690Last week 232Year ago 815

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 53Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 9Year ago 22

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Strong demand for precondition feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,610.00	1,610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,208	1,510.00–1,950.00	1,797.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	2,075.00	2,075.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,250	2,450.00	2,450.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,000	2,050.00	2,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	150.00	150.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	500–550	522	309.00–317.50	314.38
13	550–600	585	301.00–307.50	302.08
61	600–650	613	282.50–302.00	294.62
24	650–700	671	274.00–278.00	274.20
12	700–750	709	255.00–260.00	256.68
3	750–800	755	252.00	252.00
4	800–850	818	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	435	310.00	310.00
9	450–500	488	300.00–317.00	312.67
13	500–550	526	282.50–300.00	292.67
4	550–600	575	292.00	292.00
8	600–650	626	260.00–280.00	271.95
20	650–700	678	254.00–273.00	265.77
1	700–750	710	250.00	250.00
2	850–900	877	229.00	229.00
1	900–950	930	210.00	210.00
5	950–1000	953	200.00	200.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	245.00–260.00	252.28
1	450–500	485	212.50	212.50
3	500–550	513	200.00–235.00	218.39
1	600–650	620	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	715	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	800	185.00	185.00
1	950–1000	960	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	275.00	275.00
2	800–850	827	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	327	370.00–380.00	377.40
3	350–400	387	340.00–355.00	344.91
5	400–450	410	337.50	337.50
32	450–500	482	320.00–332.50	327.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	340.00	340.00
5	350–400	383	320.00–330.00	323.98
5	400–450	430	300.00–312.50	305.12
1	450–500	460	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	535	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	578	267.50–275.00	270.92
5	600–650	637	232.50–252.50	246.96
3	650–700	665	237.50–250.00	245.71
1	700–750	720	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	755	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	270.00	270.00
3	400–450	430	220.00–282.50	257.60
6	450–500	471	220.00–270.00	252.30
1	500–550	535	252.50	252.50
2	650–700	675	222.50	222.50
1	850–900	895	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	255	370.00	370.00
7	300–350	334	352.50–370.00	360.37
7	400–450	432	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	525	290.00	290.00
2	550–600	552	282.50	282.50
2	600–650	635	262.50–265.00	263.77
3	650–700	661	257.50–265.00	260.03
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	300.00–317.50	305.69
7	350–400	379	300.00–317.50	311.51
9	400–450	438	290.00–299.00	293.81
18	450–500	477	277.00–292.00	287.05
20	500–550	523	252.50–271.00	265.23
27	550–600	574	242.50–262.50	258.75
7	600–650	628	231.00–245.00	242.07
20	650–700	676	230.00–240.00	238.81
2	700–750	745	210.00	210.00
7	750–800	783	206.00–217.50	209.93
10	800–850	818	206.00–210.00	209.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	524	275.00–286.00	282.52
24	550–600	583	264.00–275.00	265.13
59	600–650	622	248.00–257.00	256.03
25	650–700	660	248.00	248.00
2	800–850	827	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	265.00	265.00
3	350–400	388	200.00–282.50	254.86
4	400–450	420	260.00–275.00	271.12
14	450–500	468	200.00–265.00	248.92
1	550–600	580	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	620	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	577	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	232	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	260	330.00–340.00	335.10
4	300–350	307	330.00	330.00
19	400–450	423	305.00–306.00	305.62
6	450–500	450	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	571	232.50	232.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	105.00	105.00
7	—	958	120.00–140.00	130.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,695	130.00–135.00	133.06
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,256	132.00–141.00	136.33
1	—	1,210	127.00	127.00

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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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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