Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower, heifers over 500lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $234.93/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −157.97 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$234.93

30 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$24.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.12

vs KY average

−9.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	241.99	1,316	19thin
Medium and Large 2	552	227.09	1,252	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	557	217.48	1,211	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.51/cwt here — about $105 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 sale30 hd

234.93

—

KY average26 barns · 1,234 hd

250.04

−15.12

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−9.48

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−157.97

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	—	Average	1,638	148.68	2,435	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	135.10	2,084	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	125.85	1,554	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	953	107.76	1,027	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,328	153.50	2,038	4thin

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)	1,257	$2,136	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,337	$1,634	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	998	$1,461	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	700–750	700	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	269.08/cwt	257.50–280.00	1,154	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	305.50/cwt	260.00–315.00	981	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	260	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	230.84/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,184	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	223.33/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,318	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	221.97/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,523	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	456	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,129	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	530	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,166	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	1,460.78/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,461	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	216.61/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,345	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	292	288.99/cwt	285.00–290.00	844	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,337	1,634.48/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,634	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	2,136.14/head	1,850.00–2,350.00	2,136	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	201.87/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	260.15/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,238	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,714	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,507	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	292.91/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,101	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	857	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	805	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	246.00/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,200	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	492	234.50/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,154	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	725	191.69/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	213.71/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	753	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	680	203.34/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	497	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	578	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,272	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	240	256.59/cwt	250.00–260.00	616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	870	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	366	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	675	205.15/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,385	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,903	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	141.31/cwt	134.00–150.00	1,824	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	597	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,355	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,141	3
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,743	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	149.47/cwt	146.00–152.00	2,324	3
Bulls	—	—	1,525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,059	1
Bulls	—	—	2,000	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,200	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	93.67/cwt	90.00–104.00	881	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	126.61/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,537	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	113.83/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,391	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	113.04/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,153	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	321	258.80/cwt	230.00–267.50	831	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	645	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,129	1
Steers	Large 1-2	600–650	645	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,451	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	765	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,454	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	141.87/cwt	137.50–147.50	1,267	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	136.92/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,121	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	650–700	662	228.15/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,510	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	244.00/cwt	220.00–270.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	428	234.35/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	278	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	751	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,006	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	782	221.27/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,730	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	484	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,476	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	409	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,299	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	293	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	923	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	264.17/cwt	252.50–277.50	1,255	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	282.21/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,372	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	839	216.53/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	289.20/cwt	285.00–290.00	949	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	289.02/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,101	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	228	277.36/cwt	275.00–280.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	236.31/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,333	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	222	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	310.68/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,035	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	230.84/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,207	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	226.09/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,519	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	210.00/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,529	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	240.67/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,379	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	381	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,162	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	251.73/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,281	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	276.81/cwt	262.50–282.50	1,439	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	254.58/cwt	242.50–261.00	1,611	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	231.16/cwt	221.00–239.00	1,410	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	268.95/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,111	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	605	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	260.76/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,489	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	234.18/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	287.21/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,226	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	234.17/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,698	15

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 Aug 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 618Last week 490Year ago 194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 70Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 15Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	250.00	250.00
4	400–450	428	215.00–245.00	234.35
5	450–500	492	232.50–235.00	234.50
1	500–550	530	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	640	195.00	195.00
1	700–750	700	170.00	170.00
2	850–900	857	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	300.00	300.00
13	300–350	321	260.00–315.00	305.50
9	350–400	381	280.00–295.00	289.02
10	400–450	413	255.00–285.00	268.95
12	450–500	475	252.50–277.50	264.17
3	500–550	523	230.00–232.50	230.84
10	550–600	573	230.00–250.00	240.67
8	600–650	621	210.00–222.50	216.61
9	650–700	686	212.50–225.00	221.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	456	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	232.50	232.50
4	650–700	662	227.50–230.00	228.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	275.00–280.00	277.36
5	250–300	292	285.00–290.00	288.99
6	300–350	328	285.00–290.00	289.20
18	350–400	376	285.00–300.00	292.91
13	400–450	429	257.50–280.00	269.08
21	450–500	476	250.00–269.00	260.15
7	500–550	509	242.50–255.00	251.73
12	550–600	564	230.00–245.00	236.31
35	600–650	610	221.00–239.00	231.16
42	650–700	672	224.00–228.00	226.09
42	700–750	728	206.00–212.00	210.00
4	750–800	780	200.00–202.50	201.87
23	800–850	840	204.00	204.00
2	850–900	855	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	488	242.50–247.50	246.00
3	500–550	513	230.00–232.50	230.84
3	550–600	590	222.50–225.00	223.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	240	250.00–260.00	256.59
6	250–300	278	270.00	270.00
5	300–350	321	230.00–267.50	258.80
2	350–400	375	220.00–270.00	244.00
4	400–450	415	242.50	242.50
1	450–500	465	225.00	225.00
2	500–550	525	212.50–215.00	213.71
3	550–600	578	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	605	215.00	215.00
3	650–700	680	200.00–205.00	203.34
2	750–800	753	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	315.00	315.00
4	300–350	310	310.00	310.00
5	350–400	381	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	320	245.00	245.00
3	350–400	366	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	497	257.50	257.50
2	500–550	520	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	675	200.00–210.00	205.15
3	700–750	725	185.00–200.00	191.69
1	800–850	805	195.00	195.00
1	850–900	870	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	525	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	237.50	237.50
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	222	320.00	320.00
6	300–350	333	290.00–315.00	310.68
1	350–400	380	295.00	295.00
12	400–450	427	280.00–300.00	287.21
7	450–500	486	275.00–290.00	282.21
24	500–550	520	262.50–282.50	276.81
11	550–600	571	252.50–267.50	260.76
45	600–650	633	242.50–261.00	254.58
3	650–700	667	232.50–237.50	234.18
15	700–750	725	225.00–235.00	234.17
10	750–800	782	220.00–222.50	221.27
5	800–850	839	212.50–217.50	216.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	332.50	332.50
6	400–450	409	317.50	317.50
5	450–500	484	305.00	305.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	998	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,460.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,337	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,634.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,257	1,850.00–2,350.00	2,136.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	126.00	126.00
5	—	1,549	135.00–140.00	136.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,291	134.00–150.00	141.31
9	—	1,214	120.00–132.00	126.61
7	—	1,222	110.00–117.00	113.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	60.00	60.00
5	—	941	90.00–104.00	93.67
3	—	1,020	112.00–115.00	113.04
3	—	893	137.50–147.50	141.87
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,355	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,245	140.00	140.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,555	146.00–152.00	149.47
1	—	1,525	135.00	135.00
1	—	2,000	160.00	160.00

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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