Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $234.98/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −177.92 against this barn's trailing median of $412.90.

Average price

$234.98

49 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,278

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$44.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.01

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	244.12	1,331	37
Large 1-2	565	216.80	1,225	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	524	199.66	1,046	7thin

One grade step is worth $44.46/cwt here — about $285 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $461.93, low $326.55, median $412.90 across 26 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 sale49 hd

234.98

—

KY average25 barns · 762 hd

241.98

−7.01

This barn, trailing median26 sales

412.90

−177.92

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	1,500	139.68	2,096	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,245	112.43	1,400	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,738	110.50	1,920	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	893	100.99	902	32
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	710	140.00	994	1thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,198	165.00	1,977	2thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$1,697	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,174	$1,530	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	893	$1,400	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,097	$1,186	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	960	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	837	$1,094	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	980	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,243	$1,738	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,203	$1,477	2thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	175	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	217.13/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,370	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	273.25/cwt	270.00–280.00	757	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	192.40/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	238	285.16/cwt	270.00–300.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	258.76/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,237	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,395	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	527	261.69/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,379	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	268.10/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,134	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	244.30/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,265	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	244.36/cwt	232.50–252.50	1,258	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,384	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	926	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	1,477.29/head	1,375.00–1,575.00	1,477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	214.56/cwt	205.00–222.50	1,461	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,126	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	1,094.07/head	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,094	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	279	292.47/cwt	290.00–300.00	816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	1,530.26/head	1,375.00–1,725.00	1,530	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	1,185.67/head	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,186	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,696.78/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	420	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	987	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	670	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	414	244.18/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,011	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	553	198.81/cwt	185.00–212.50	1,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	374	268.04/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,002	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	173.90/cwt	166.00–185.00	1,548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	593	216.24/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,282	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	104.45/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,314	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	125.40/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,653	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,688	1
Steers	Select and Choice	—	1,198	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,977	2
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	994	1
Bulls	—	—	1,653	152.94/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,528	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	107.17/cwt	100.00–113.00	987	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	824	126.35/cwt	115.00–131.00	1,041	7
Bulls	—	—	1,575	140.36/cwt	130.00–145.00	2,211	6
Bulls	—	—	1,147	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,384	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,020	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,121	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	112.79/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,366	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	512	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,024	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	223.16/cwt	212.50–240.00	1,078	5
Bulls	Large 1-2	500–550	545	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,161	3
Bulls	Large 1-2	550–600	595	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,324	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	75.84/cwt	65.00–82.00	639	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	94.68/cwt	92.00–98.00	988	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	330	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	332.77/cwt	325.00–340.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	236.13/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	533	216.30/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	227.09/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,762	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	266.57/cwt	262.50–277.50	1,277	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	260	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	526	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,368	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	228.89/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,328	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,129	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	100–150	145	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	298.05/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,001	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	305	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,052	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	261.49/cwt	257.50–262.50	1,506	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	238	322.26/cwt	315.00–330.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	260.87/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,122	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	258.42/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,362	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	267.65/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,030	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	205.02/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,476	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	288.15/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,199	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	262.73/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,237	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	232.29/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,350	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	892	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	180	359.91/cwt	350.00–370.00	648	3

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 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 378Year ago 431

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 71Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 31Year ago 25

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	175	300.00	300.00
2	200–250	238	270.00–300.00	285.16
3	250–300	277	270.00–280.00	273.25
5	300–350	336	285.00–305.00	298.05
7	350–400	385	265.00–280.00	267.65
13	400–450	430	252.50–267.50	260.87
20	450–500	471	250.00–267.50	262.73
11	500–550	518	240.00–257.50	244.30
14	550–600	580	220.00–240.00	228.89
6	600–650	631	215.00–220.00	217.13
1	650–700	685	210.00	210.00
6	700–750	720	200.00–207.50	205.02
1	750–800	775	182.50	182.50
1	850–900	885	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	527	260.00–262.50	261.69
2	550–600	565	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	240.00	240.00
1	400–450	420	235.00	235.00
2	450–500	470	232.50–240.00	236.13
2	500–550	533	212.50–220.00	216.30
2	550–600	593	215.00–217.50	216.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	290.00	290.00
4	250–300	279	290.00–300.00	292.47
1	300–350	325	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	395	285.00	285.00
4	400–450	423	265.00–270.00	268.10
17	450–500	478	252.50–270.00	258.76
11	500–550	515	232.50–252.50	244.36
15	550–600	581	220.00–237.50	232.29
9	600–650	627	222.50	222.50
13	650–700	681	205.00–222.50	214.56
2	750–800	770	185.00–200.00	192.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	260.00–275.00	268.04
6	400–450	414	240.00–245.00	244.18
5	450–500	483	212.50–240.00	223.16
5	500–550	512	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	553	185.00–212.50	198.81
1	650–700	670	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	545	213.00	213.00
2	550–600	595	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	315.00–330.00	322.26
2	250–300	280	325.00–340.00	332.77
2	300–350	330	315.00	315.00
4	350–400	370	305.00	305.00
11	500–550	526	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	395	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	145	340.00	340.00
3	150–200	180	350.00–370.00	359.91
4	400–450	416	282.50–290.00	288.15
6	450–500	479	262.50–277.50	266.57
3	500–550	527	255.00–265.00	258.42
5	550–600	576	257.50–262.50	261.49
1	600–650	605	240.00	240.00
5	650–700	671	242.50	242.50
1	700–750	715	220.00	220.00
6	750–800	776	225.00–227.50	227.09
2	850–900	892	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	350.00	350.00
3	300–350	305	345.00	345.00

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	—	960	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	893	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	837	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,094.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,174	1,375.00–1,725.00	1,530.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,097	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,185.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,088	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,696.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,203	1,375.00–1,575.00	1,477.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	980	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	166.00–185.00	173.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,258	100.00–108.00	104.45
4	—	1,318	122.00–130.00	125.40
11	—	1,211	110.00–116.00	112.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	116.00	116.00
1	—	2,020	105.00	105.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	921	100.00–113.00	107.17
7	—	824	115.00–131.00	126.35
9	—	843	65.00–82.00	75.84
4	—	1,044	92.00–98.00	94.68
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,198	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	140.00	140.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,653	150.00–155.00	152.94
6	—	1,575	130.00–145.00	140.36
3	—	1,147	120.00–122.00	120.66

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

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