Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder classes sold with moderate demand on a heavy offering of unweaned packages. Slaughter classes sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $227.57/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −165.32 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$227.57

43 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,224

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$22.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.53

vs KY average

−11.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	228.90	1,232	40
Large 1-2	545	217.50	1,185	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	528	206.16	1,089	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.74/cwt here — about $143 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 sale43 hd

227.57

—

KY average24 barns · 1,908 hd

238.10

−10.53

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−11.04

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−165.32

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	1,608	145.05	2,332	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,583	129.15	2,044	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	123.09	1,487	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	925	103.39	956	21
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,155	113.58	1,312	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,530	140.00	2,142	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)	1,185	$1,568	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,316	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	953	$1,269	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,016	$1,225	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	875	$1,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$1,166	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	770	$1,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,393	$1,835	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	958	$1,725	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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	550–600	573	208.76/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,196	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	218.13/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,346	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	243.53/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,167	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	284.30/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,038	7
Heifers	Large 1-2	500–550	545	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	382	249.87/cwt	220.00–265.00	955	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	229.72/cwt	200.00–270.00	735	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	522	204.97/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,070	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	191.23/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	528	206.16/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,089	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	765	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	222.37/cwt	205.00–237.50	1,012	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	259.72/cwt	252.50–277.50	1,125	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	211.23/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,417	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	246.67/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,423	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	423	250.38/cwt	211.00–265.00	1,059	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	215.40/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,346	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	291.92/cwt	285.00–295.00	975	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	218.65/cwt	212.50–223.00	1,231	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	234.53/cwt	207.50–250.00	997	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	233.83/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,230	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	488	253.23/cwt	232.50–265.00	1,236	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	293.67/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,213	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	282.25/cwt	277.50–292.50	1,344	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	257.65/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,371	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	240.26/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,514	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	638	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	829	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	268.50/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,136	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	230.00/cwt	205.00–245.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	275	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	505	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,275	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	347	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,058	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,486	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	122.89/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,516	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	78.31/cwt	70.00–85.00	713	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	113.02/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,078	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	128.25/cwt	122.00–132.00	2,005	8
Bulls	—	—	1,687	148.39/cwt	142.00–155.00	2,503	9
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,155	113.58/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,312	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,142	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	100.72/cwt	90.00–105.00	919	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	120.58/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,089	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	2,159	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,898	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	111.97/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,384	4
Bulls	—	—	1,250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,625	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,568.18/head	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,568	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,165.67/head	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	897	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	227.50/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,310	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	486	220.67/cwt	195.00–230.00	1,072	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	203.71/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	286	296.31/cwt	285.00–305.00	847	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	305	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	377	227.83/cwt	195.00–247.00	859	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	289.57/cwt	280.00–300.00	921	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	196.46/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,415	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	234.30/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,202	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	277.72/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,053	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	431	237.44/cwt	200.00–252.50	1,023	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	189.51/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,469	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	253.80/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,208	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	282.55/cwt	280.00–285.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	1,712.71/head	1,675.00–1,750.00	1,713	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	1,269.29/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,269	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,315.53/head	1,175.00–1,475.00	1,316	12

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 Sep 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 450Last week 365Year ago 325

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 58Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 31Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	205.00–245.00	230.00
2	300–350	305	265.00	265.00
3	350–400	377	195.00–247.00	227.83
22	400–450	431	200.00–252.50	237.44
4	450–500	486	195.00–230.00	220.67
4	500–550	522	200.00–207.50	204.97
4	550–600	573	200.00–215.00	208.76
1	750–800	780	175.00	175.00
2	850–900	897	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	280.00–285.00	282.55
4	250–300	286	285.00–305.00	296.31
8	300–350	318	280.00–300.00	289.57
12	350–400	379	260.00–280.00	277.72
14	400–450	423	260.00–280.00	268.50
21	450–500	476	240.00–265.00	253.80
8	500–550	513	225.00–240.00	234.30
11	550–600	576	222.50–232.50	227.50
7	600–650	617	210.00–225.00	218.13
2	650–700	683	200.00–207.50	203.71
5	700–750	720	190.00–210.00	196.46
4	750–800	775	189.00–190.00	189.51
2	850–900	885	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	315.00	315.00
9	300–350	347	305.00	305.00
4	500–550	505	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	285.00	285.00
8	300–350	334	285.00–295.00	291.92
7	350–400	365	282.50–285.00	284.30
35	400–450	433	252.50–277.50	259.72
29	450–500	479	230.00–257.50	243.53
27	500–550	526	220.00–245.00	233.83
13	550–600	563	212.50–223.00	218.65
12	600–650	625	207.50–220.00	215.40
13	650–700	671	200.00–218.00	211.23
2	700–750	735	190.00–192.50	191.23
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	320	200.00–270.00	229.72
10	350–400	382	220.00–265.00	249.87
9	400–450	425	207.50–250.00	234.53
5	450–500	455	205.00–237.50	222.37
2	500–550	528	200.00–212.50	206.16
1	750–800	765	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	200.00	200.00
6	400–450	423	211.00–265.00	250.38
4	450–500	488	232.50–265.00	253.23
1	500–550	540	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	373	280.00	280.00
4	400–450	413	280.00–300.00	293.67
6	450–500	476	277.50–292.50	282.25
4	500–550	532	250.00–260.00	257.65
14	550–600	577	240.00–252.50	246.67
9	600–650	630	232.50–242.50	240.26
1	750–800	785	220.00	220.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	170.00	170.00
1	300–350	325	150.00	150.00
1	350–400	385	160.00	160.00
1	400–450	410	150.00	150.00
4	600–650	638	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,122	130.00–135.00	132.47
12	—	1,234	120.00–128.00	122.89
4	—	1,236	105.00–117.00	111.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	911	70.00–85.00	78.31
7	—	954	108.00–118.00	113.02
7	—	912	90.00–105.00	100.72
3	—	903	120.00–122.00	120.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,563	122.00–132.00	128.25
4	—	1,605	134.00–135.00	134.50
1	—	1,650	115.00	115.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,687	142.00–155.00	148.39
2	—	1,250	130.00	130.00
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	112.00–115.00	113.58
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	1,100.00	1,100.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	835	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,165.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,016	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,185	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,568.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	953	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,269.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,045	1,175.00–1,475.00	1,315.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	963	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,340	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,560	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,363	1,675.00–1,750.00	1,712.71
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,310	1,725.00	1,725.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

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