Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady with light calves under 400lbs selling 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady, with a few high dressing bulls selling sharply higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $228.49/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −164.40 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$228.49

42 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,244

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$48.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.75

vs KY average

−11.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	233.07	1,272	38
Medium and Large 2-3	531	184.93	982	4thin

One grade step is worth $48.15/cwt here — about $289 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale42 hd

228.49

—

KY average25 barns · 1,293 hd

232.24

−3.75

National average173 barns · 10,203 hd

240.09

−11.60

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−164.40

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	1,436	144.04	2,068	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,499	123.23	1,847	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	120.02	1,497	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	937	95.64	897	19
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	870	170.89	1,487	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	High	1,578	141.35	2,231	3thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	823	$1,463	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	902	$1,175	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	865	$1,138	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	828	$1,099	6
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	690	$1,050	7
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	810	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	689	$1,280	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	904	$1,278	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	930	$1,197	8

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 1-2	200–250	225	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	229.76/cwt	217.50–237.50	1,328	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	296.11/cwt	280.00–300.00	974	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	235.64/cwt	227.50–242.50	1,572	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,011.54/head	1,700.00–2,300.00	2,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	230.26/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,108	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	234.97/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,346	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	248.82/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,436	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	188.70/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,462	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	690	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	288.49/cwt	275.00–295.00	966	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	237.33/cwt	227.50–247.50	1,258	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	243.78/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,060	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,059	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941	1,336.06/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,336	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	1,462.77/head	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,463	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	830	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	853	1,150.48/head	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,150	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	602	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	512	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,139	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	959	1,417.87/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,418	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	720	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,133	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	841	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	209.93/cwt	202.50–217.50	1,186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	415	237.41/cwt	235.00–240.00	985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	472	201.06/cwt	190.00–212.50	949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	241.30/cwt	200.00–265.00	941	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	519	212.33/cwt	197.50–227.50	1,102	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	189.90/cwt	180.00–200.00	997	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	295	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	363	212.10/cwt	175.00–250.00	770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	842	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	123.07/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,520	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,863	18
Bulls	—	—	845	110.52/cwt	110.00–111.00	934	2
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,650	152.02/cwt	151.00–153.00	2,508	2
Bulls	—	—	1,441	144.79/cwt	130.00–154.00	2,086	14
Bulls	—	—	1,383	123.92/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,714	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,536	119.73/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,839	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	112.55/cwt	103.00–117.00	1,434	25
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,722	1
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	870	170.89/cwt	166.00–176.00	1,487	2
Bulls	—	—	1,753	173.25/cwt	172.00–174.50	3,037	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	140.49/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,683	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	690	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	759	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	123.43/cwt	122.00–125.00	1,121	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	115.85/cwt	112.50–117.00	1,813	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	110.64/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,068	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	96.88/cwt	91.00–103.00	896	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	77.21/cwt	60.00–87.00	733	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	588	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	835	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	849	1,004.83/head	775.00–1,175.00	1,005	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	228	198.90/cwt	180.00–220.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	332.50/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	303	309.12/cwt	302.50–320.00	937	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	238	326.54/cwt	325.00–330.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	537	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,369	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	227.99/cwt	217.50–237.50	1,204	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	216.29/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	252	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	258.99/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,083	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	256.51/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,221	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	197.37/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,417	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	253.03/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,283	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	206.14/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,400	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	210.83/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,482	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	220.58/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,357	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	246.11/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,250	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	806	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	237.56/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,501	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	280.65/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,044	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	266.71/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,104	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	206.62/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,405	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2-3	—	857	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	4

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 357Last week 371Year ago 469

Slaughter CattleReceipts 192Last week 94Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 15Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	310.00	310.00
5	300–350	329	280.00–300.00	296.11
4	350–400	372	280.00–282.50	280.65
6	400–450	418	250.00–265.00	258.99
7	450–500	476	250.00–260.00	256.51
4	500–550	530	227.50–247.50	237.33
11	550–600	573	220.00–240.00	234.97
4	600–650	635	212.50–220.00	216.29
4	650–700	679	200.00–215.00	206.14
6	700–750	703	210.00–212.50	210.83
1	800–850	810	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	180.00–220.00	198.90
1	250–300	295	255.00	255.00
1	300–350	330	255.00	255.00
8	350–400	390	200.00–265.00	241.30
2	400–450	415	235.00–240.00	237.41
1	450–500	455	235.00	235.00
13	500–550	519	197.50–227.50	212.33
2	550–600	565	202.50–217.50	209.93
1	600–650	615	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	720	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	325.00–330.00	326.54
5	300–350	330	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	537	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	252	295.00	295.00
9	300–350	335	275.00–295.00	288.49
4	350–400	363	260.00	260.00
15	400–450	414	255.00–270.00	266.71
21	450–500	481	222.50–245.00	230.26
12	500–550	528	217.50–237.50	227.99
17	550–600	578	217.50–237.50	229.76
16	600–650	615	210.00–227.50	220.58
3	650–700	680	205.00–210.00	206.62
6	700–750	718	190.00–205.00	197.37
2	750–800	775	185.00–192.50	188.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	240.00–245.00	243.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	180.00	180.00
6	350–400	363	175.00–250.00	212.10
11	400–450	410	205.00	205.00
3	450–500	472	190.00–212.50	201.06
3	500–550	525	180.00–200.00	189.90
1	550–600	550	170.00	170.00
1	600–650	605	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	303	302.50–320.00	309.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	508	245.00–247.50	246.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	405	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	495	247.50	247.50
7	500–550	507	245.00–270.00	253.03
11	550–600	577	242.50–252.50	248.82
13	600–650	632	225.00–242.50	237.56
8	650–700	667	227.50–242.50	235.64
1	750–800	760	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	472	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	512	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	325.00–340.00	332.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	110.00	110.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,035	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	941	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,336.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	823	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,462.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	690	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	602	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	849	775.00–1,175.00	1,004.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,170	1,700.00–2,300.00	2,011.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	853	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,150.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	959	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,417.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	588	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	835	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	857	925.00	925.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	1,350.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,235	118.00–127.00	123.07
25	—	1,274	103.00–117.00	112.55
3	—	1,198	131.00–146.00	140.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,433	130.00	130.00
18	—	1,536	118.00–123.00	119.73
8	—	1,565	112.50–117.00	115.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	908	122.00–125.00	123.43
3	—	965	108.00–114.00	110.64
8	—	925	91.00–103.00	96.88
6	—	950	60.00–87.00	77.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	845	110.00–111.00	110.52
14	—	1,441	130.00–154.00	144.79
3	—	1,383	120.00–130.00	123.92
4	—	1,753	172.00–174.50	173.25
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,650	151.00–153.00	152.02
1	—	1,435	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	870	166.00–176.00	170.89

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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