Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to 4th of July Holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.20/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −149.69 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$243.20

14 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,321

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$30.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.81

vs KY average

−25.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	248.17	1,356	11thin
Large 1-2	500	240.00	1,200	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	548	217.50	1,191	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.67/cwt here — about $166 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 sale14 hd

243.20

—

KY average13 barns · 645 hd

261.01

−17.81

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−25.66

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−149.69

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	—	Low	1,605	148.17	2,378	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,549	137.22	2,125	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	132.63	1,599	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	917	114.71	1,052	13

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)	965	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,177	$1,573	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,533	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	995	$1,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,185	$1,879	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,096	$2,452	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,200	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,318	$2,022	5

Every lot, as filed

84 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	300–350	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	128.82/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,539	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	1,989.90/head	1,650.00–2,450.00	1,990	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	612	244.37/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,496	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	288.37/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,370	3
Bulls	—	—	1,005	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,878.80/head	1,725.00–1,950.00	1,879	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	1,573.19/head	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,573	5
Bulls	—	—	1,699	162.81/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,766	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,532.87/head	1,000.00–1,700.00	1,533	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	430	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	283.07/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,200	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	243.32/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,392	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,078	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,628	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	324.72/cwt	320.00–330.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	223.73/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	274.99/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,276	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	296.78/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,300	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	271.46/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	228.07/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,387	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	2,452.00/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,452	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	555	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,304	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	160.82/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,447	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	263.39/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,158	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	480	250.00/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,200	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,296	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	137.40/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,685	21
Bulls	—	—	1,625	145.41/cwt	135.00–154.00	2,363	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,025	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,435	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	113.13/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,058	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	849	105.47/cwt	104.00–107.00	895	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	125.94/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,214	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,562	140.99/cwt	135.00–146.00	2,202	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	127.78/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,936	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	515	267.99/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,380	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	350–400	390	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	956	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	750–800	790	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,541	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,333	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	244.52/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	333	329.98/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	326	341.48/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,113	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	293.79/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,134	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	310.84/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,309	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,735	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	283.31/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,606	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	922	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	253.99/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,311	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	219.63/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,485	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	225	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	259.12/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	307	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,197	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	293.88/cwt	282.50–297.50	1,584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	237.36/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	277	396.17/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,097	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	458	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,477	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,219	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	294.95/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,401	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	615	260.00/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	375	328.00/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,230	5

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 Jul 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 268Year ago 413

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 38Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 20Year ago 26

No comparison due to 4th of July Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	390	305.00	305.00
6	400–450	438	290.00–300.00	296.78
3	450–500	475	285.00–290.00	288.37
2	500–550	528	265.00–277.50	271.46
3	550–600	568	250.00–267.50	259.12
5	600–650	633	235.00–250.00	244.52
5	650–700	664	225.00–242.50	237.36
2	700–750	733	222.50–225.00	223.73
3	750–800	795	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	275.00	275.00
4	450–500	480	245.00–255.00	250.00
1	550–600	555	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	326	335.00–355.00	341.48
5	350–400	375	327.50–330.00	328.00
5	400–450	410	325.00	325.00
3	600–650	615	255.00–262.50	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	612	242.50–245.00	244.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	270.00	270.00
3	400–450	413	250.00–270.00	263.39
1	500–550	505	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	590	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	650	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	380.00	380.00
2	250–300	270	320.00–330.00	324.72
2	300–350	335	307.50	307.50
9	350–400	386	290.00–310.00	293.79
8	400–450	424	275.00–295.00	283.07
15	450–500	464	260.00–280.00	274.99
5	500–550	516	245.00–262.50	253.99
6	550–600	572	240.00–250.00	243.32
4	600–650	608	220.00–237.50	228.07
5	650–700	676	210.00–228.00	219.63
2	700–750	730	217.50	217.50
1	750–800	760	202.50	202.50
2	900–950	922	190.00	190.00
5	1050–1100	1,078	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	325.00–332.50	329.98
2	400–450	410	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	410	282.50	282.50
1	450–500	455	270.00	270.00
5	500–550	515	267.50–270.00	267.99
1	600–650	605	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	375	325.00	325.00
6	400–450	421	300.00–322.50	310.84
4	450–500	475	292.50–300.00	294.95
4	500–550	539	282.50–297.50	293.88
13	550–600	567	280.00–290.00	283.31
7	600–650	614	282.50	282.50
1	650–700	660	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	390.00	390.00
4	250–300	277	395.00–400.00	396.17
2	300–350	307	390.00	390.00
6	450–500	458	322.50	322.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	150.00	150.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,097	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,313	1,650.00–2,450.00	1,989.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,096	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,452.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,185	1,725.00–1,950.00	1,878.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,177	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,573.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,118	1,000.00–1,700.00	1,532.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,650.00	1,650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	157.00–165.00	160.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,195	124.00–133.00	128.82
3	—	1,108	116.00–118.00	117.01
21	—	1,226	134.00–145.00	137.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	935	110.00–116.00	113.13
4	—	849	104.00–107.00	105.47
4	—	964	120.00–135.00	125.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,562	135.00–146.00	140.99
4	—	1,515	120.00–133.00	127.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	120.00	120.00
4	—	1,699	160.00–170.00	162.81
11	—	1,625	135.00–154.00	145.41

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

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