Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold firm, with moderate demand. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher with strong demand. Heifers over 500lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $254.21/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −138.69 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$254.21

45 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,394

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$23.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.09

vs KY average

−10.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	255.77	1,401	41
Medium and Large 2	555	243.75	1,353	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	553	232.50	1,285	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.27/cwt here — about $116 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 sale45 hd

254.21

—

KY average24 barns · 1,589 hd

268.30

−14.09

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−10.42

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−138.69

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	—	High	1,630	150.93	2,460	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,518	131.00	1,988	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,191	120.37	1,434	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	919	106.04	974	8thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,305	130.00	1,697	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	120.00	1,566	1thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,044	$1,655	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$1,602	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,557	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	954	$1,382	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$2,168	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	400–450	431	256.53/cwt	225.00–280.00	1,106	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,363	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,368	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	153.27/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,353	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,601.76/head	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	270.19/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,394	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,557.30/head	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,308	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	2,168.22/head	1,750.00–2,550.00	2,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	300.91/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,261	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	233.46/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,459	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,179	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	275.92/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,335	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	262.50/cwt	255.00–271.00	1,362	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	251.01/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,426	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,377	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,797.95/head	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,798	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	1,382.11/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,382	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	532	224.97/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,197	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	220.04/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	267	278.19/cwt	270.00–285.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	164.97/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	625	232.62/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	559	245.63/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,373	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	658	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,316	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	372	262.31/cwt	215.00–280.00	976	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	185.49/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,141	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	822	91.88/cwt	85.00–100.00	755	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,146	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	111.59/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,279	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,662	1
Bulls	—	—	1,790	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,043	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	151.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,682	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,823	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,566	1
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,697	1
Bulls	—	—	1,050	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,365	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	110.63/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,068	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	120.41/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,198	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	472	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,133	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	980	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	880	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	650–700	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	126.49/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,534	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	101.83/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	242.16/cwt	215.00–255.00	1,158	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	496	280.01/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,389	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	474	240.29/cwt	210.00–257.50	1,139	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	900–950	925	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	411	310.01/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,274	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	322	340.12/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,095	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	950–1000	975	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	293.21/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,410	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	312.01/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,020	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	246	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	873	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	342	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	327.42/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	260.58/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	251.66/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,666	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	366	339.89/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,244	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	234.71/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,458	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	307.38/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,423	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	300.19/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,569	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	286.64/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,215	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	311	310.13/cwt	305.00–320.00	965	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	255.04/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,456	7

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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 318Last week 697Year ago 259

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 72Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 48Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	295.00	295.00
5	350–400	372	215.00–280.00	262.31
7	400–450	431	225.00–280.00	256.53
7	450–500	478	215.00–255.00	242.16
3	500–550	532	200.00–245.00	224.97
2	550–600	583	210.00–230.00	220.04
1	750–800	765	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	300.00–315.00	312.01
2	350–400	393	300.00	300.00
10	400–450	419	290.00–310.00	300.91
5	450–500	481	280.00–300.00	293.21
5	500–550	516	269.00–275.00	270.19
7	550–600	571	250.00–260.00	255.04
25	600–650	625	230.00–240.00	233.46
1	750–800	760	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	805	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	865	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	472	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	246	355.00	355.00
2	300–350	342	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	270.00	270.00
4	450–500	480	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	545	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	565	237.50	237.50
3	600–650	622	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	668	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	335.00	335.00
7	300–350	311	305.00–320.00	310.13
2	350–400	388	290.00–310.00	300.19
6	400–450	424	280.00–295.00	286.64
14	450–500	484	265.00–290.00	275.92
17	500–550	519	255.00–271.00	262.50
24	550–600	568	240.00–261.00	251.01
23	600–650	621	225.00–241.00	234.71
3	650–700	685	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	720	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	765	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	270.00–285.00	278.19
1	350–400	385	240.00	240.00
5	450–500	474	210.00–257.50	240.29
1	500–550	510	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	595	220.00	220.00
6	600–650	615	175.00–210.00	185.49
2	650–700	658	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	765	160.00–170.00	164.97
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	322	335.00–345.00	340.12
7	350–400	366	335.00–345.00	339.89
6	400–450	411	305.00–315.00	310.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	975	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	496	270.00–285.00	280.01
1	500–550	525	250.00	250.00
7	550–600	559	220.00–250.00	245.63
2	600–650	625	225.00–240.00	232.62
1	650–700	690	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	925	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	325.00–330.00	327.42
2	350–400	395	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	412	322.50	322.50
4	450–500	463	300.00–310.00	307.38
5	500–550	532	295.00	295.00
8	600–650	638	255.00–270.00	260.58
6	650–700	662	245.00–260.00	251.66
1	900–950	910	200.00	200.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,135	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,601.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,557.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,098	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,797.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	954	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,382.11
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	1,225.00	1,225.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	560	190.00	190.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	150.00–157.50	153.27
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,153	1,750.00–2,550.00	2,168.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	822	85.00–100.00	91.88
3	—	965	107.00–115.00	110.63
2	—	995	116.00–125.00	120.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,545	118.00	118.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,146	110.00–117.00	111.59
1	—	1,240	134.00	134.00
11	—	1,213	120.00–130.00	126.49
2	—	1,160	100.00–104.00	101.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	170.00	170.00
3	—	1,770	150.00–155.00	151.55
1	—	1,050	130.00	130.00
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	120.00	120.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	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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