Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Strong demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $229.86/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −163.03 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$229.86

44 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,260

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$44.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.17

vs KY average

−16.92 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	231.88	1,270	42
Medium and Large 2-3	555	187.50	1,041	2thin

One grade step is worth $44.38/cwt here — about $229 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 sale44 hd

229.86

—

KY average26 barns · 1,088 hd

233.03

−3.17

National average172 barns · 12,740 hd

246.78

−16.92

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−163.03

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	1,577	137.55	2,169	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	120.67	1,895	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	110.80	1,345	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	939	88.22	828	18
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,985	120.00	2,382	1thin
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,780	131.00	2,332	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,535	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$1,575	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,124	$1,326	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	660	$1,025	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$1,950	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,015	$1,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,522	$2,835	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,650	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,220	10

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	570	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	237.18/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,217	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	698	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	976	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	732	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	268.68/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,120	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	292.56/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,129	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	259.89/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,224	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	289.93/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,131	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	250.00/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,193	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,461	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	222.92/cwt	217.50–227.50	1,259	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	262.54/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,126	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	1,325.60/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,326	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	465	215.16/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,522	2,835.16/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,835	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,304	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,220.00/head	1,220.00–1,220.00	1,220	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,574.83/head	1,400.00–1,725.00	1,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	237.86/cwt	200.00–257.50	1,149	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	950	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	523	203.13/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,062	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	318	213.15/cwt	185.00–240.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	346	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	865	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	657	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,281	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,594	118.34/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,886	4
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,985	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,382	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,616	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,780	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,332	1
Bulls	—	—	1,025	116.40/cwt	112.50–120.00	1,193	2
Bulls	—	—	1,677	141.40/cwt	130.00–150.00	2,371	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	998	90.59/cwt	85.00–95.00	904	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	113.63/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,395	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	106.15/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,291	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	71.84/cwt	55.00–80.00	664	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	92.06/cwt	90.00–96.00	852	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,101	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	335	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	616	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	252	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	507	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	230	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	423	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	420	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	706	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	107.97/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,072	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	618	179.72/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	293	245.21/cwt	220.00–270.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	475	197.58/cwt	165.00–220.00	939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	375	250.40/cwt	220.00–270.00	939	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	723	150.48/cwt	130.00–170.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	250	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	500	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	425	280.61/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,193	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	550–600	580	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	211.76/cwt	202.00–220.00	1,398	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,444	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	228.45/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,293	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	271.19/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,302	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,483	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	322.59/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	312.40/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,739	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	606	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,424	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	369	308.09/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,137	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	261.38/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,383	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	234.45/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,252	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	340	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	318.36/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,003	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	488	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,330	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	220.06/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,380	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	251.80/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,601	20

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 Oct 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 357Year ago 312

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 192Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 72Year ago 31

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,535	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,124	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,325.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,120	1,400.00–1,725.00	1,574.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,015	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,240	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	660	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,522	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,835.16
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	175.00	175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	980	1,220.00	1,220.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	220.00–270.00	245.21
3	350–400	375	220.00–270.00	250.40
1	400–450	420	250.00	250.00
3	450–500	475	165.00–220.00	197.58
1	500–550	540	170.00	170.00
1	550–600	570	205.00	205.00
2	600–650	618	170.00–190.00	179.72
2	650–700	657	195.00	195.00
2	700–750	723	130.00–170.00	150.48
1	850–900	850	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	295.00	295.00
2	300–350	320	305.00	305.00
11	350–400	390	280.00–295.00	289.93
4	400–450	417	265.00–275.00	268.68
24	450–500	477	240.00–257.50	250.00
24	500–550	534	230.00–245.00	234.45
18	550–600	566	220.00–231.00	228.45
9	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
11	650–700	664	220.00	220.00
5	700–750	722	200.00	200.00
3	800–850	800	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	880	182.50	182.50
1	900–950	920	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	320.00	320.00
3	300–350	315	310.00–325.00	318.36
5	350–400	369	305.00–310.00	308.09
4	450–500	488	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	290	295.00	295.00
6	350–400	386	285.00–295.00	292.56
6	400–450	429	255.00–270.00	262.54
16	450–500	471	250.00–265.00	259.89
16	500–550	513	225.00–245.00	237.18
5	550–600	565	217.50–227.50	222.92
18	600–650	627	215.00–227.50	220.06
4	650–700	660	202.00–220.00	211.76
3	700–750	732	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	835	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	910	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	185.00–240.00	213.15
1	400–450	435	215.00	215.00
2	450–500	465	210.00–220.00	215.16
5	500–550	523	185.00–215.00	203.13
1	600–650	635	185.00	185.00
1	950–1000	950	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	340	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
4	400–450	425	280.00–282.50	280.61
1	500–550	500	257.50	257.50
1	550–600	580	242.50	242.50
4	600–650	606	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	346	250.00	250.00
3	450–500	483	200.00–257.50	237.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	290.00	290.00
2	300–350	333	320.00–325.00	322.59
2	350–400	380	305.00–320.00	312.40
1	400–450	400	292.50	292.50
5	450–500	480	265.00–280.00	271.19
20	500–550	529	257.50–262.50	261.38
2	550–600	577	257.00	257.00
20	600–650	636	250.00–253.00	251.80
22	700–750	737	236.00	236.00
1	750–800	750	220.00	220.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	184.00	184.00
2	250–300	252	201.00	201.00
6	300–350	335	184.00	184.00
2	400–450	420	168.00	168.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,594	115.00–122.00	118.34
1	—	1,475	130.00	130.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	125.00	125.00
2	—	998	85.00–95.00	90.59
19	—	1,228	110.00–118.00	113.63
9	—	1,216	103.00–108.00	106.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	924	55.00–80.00	71.84
5	—	925	90.00–96.00	92.06
1	—	910	121.00	121.00
4	—	993	106.00–111.00	107.97
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,985	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	131.00	131.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,025	112.50–120.00	116.40
11	—	1,677	130.00–150.00	141.40

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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