Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Good demand for feeder classes. 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 $239.34/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −153.55 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$239.34

31 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$44.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.99

vs KY average

−20.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	243.69	1,343	28
Medium and Large 2-3	562	198.82	1,117	3thin

One grade step is worth $44.87/cwt here — about $227 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 sale31 hd

239.34

—

KY average26 barns · 1,970 hd

242.34

−2.99

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−20.29

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−153.55

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	1,494	141.29	2,110	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,577	117.72	1,856	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	115.59	1,402	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	100.68	987	21
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,145	180.00	2,061	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,547	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$1,075	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	350–400	368	275.97/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,016	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	244.94/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,279	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	259	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	257.55/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,221	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	290.34/cwt	280.00–305.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	279.82/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	243.80/cwt	217.50–253.00	1,370	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	796	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	219.94/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,348	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	207.52/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,515	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	189.48/cwt	170.00–210.00	1,099	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	660	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	224.76/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,420	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	214.44/cwt	205.00–222.50	1,454	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,434	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	246.91/cwt	235.00–260.00	790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	210	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	473	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,547.39/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,547	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	220.40/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,148	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	248.41/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,018	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	445	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	235.58/cwt	230.00–255.00	907	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,142	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	470	243.96/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	850	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	378	232.15/cwt	225.00–240.00	878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,038	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,246	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	745	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	280	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	588	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	118.44/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,863	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	127.42/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,586	7
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,145	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,061	1
Bulls	—	—	1,075	121.53/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,306	2
Bulls	—	—	1,851	154.04/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,851	4
Bulls	—	—	1,375	138.99/cwt	130.00–148.00	1,911	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	94.06/cwt	90.00–98.00	895	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	118.28/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,165	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,798	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	116.97/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,408	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	108.08/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,311	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	105.19/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,039	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	592	234.51/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,388	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	775	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	600	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	473	220.89/cwt	200.00–242.50	1,045	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	406	221.54/cwt	210.00–227.50	899	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	75.34/cwt	65.00–80.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	378	307.44/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,162	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	237	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	747	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	462	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	576	211.89/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,220	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	302.42/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,113	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	334	318.10/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,062	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	271.45/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,140	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	281.97/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,308	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	204.91/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	370	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	274	321.74/cwt	312.50–342.50	882	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	406	300.82/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,221	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	230	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	308.77/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	282.04/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,021	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	243.48/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,295	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	272.28/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	264.48/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,246	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	967	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	259.26/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,486	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	252.23/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,551	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	237.62/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,362	21

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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 516Year ago 602

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 120Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 73Year ago 83

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 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
3	250–300	270	280.00–305.00	290.34
5	300–350	317	305.00	305.00
5	350–400	368	270.00–280.00	275.97
10	400–450	420	260.00–280.00	271.45
19	450–500	474	250.00–267.50	257.55
10	500–550	532	230.00–250.00	243.48
18	550–600	562	217.50–253.00	243.80
4	600–650	613	210.00–225.00	219.94
3	650–700	670	200.00–210.00	204.91
2	700–750	730	205.00–210.00	207.52
1	750–800	750	212.50	212.50
1	900–950	900	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	240.00	240.00
1	250–300	280	240.00	240.00
2	350–400	378	225.00–240.00	232.15
3	400–450	406	210.00–227.50	221.54
9	450–500	473	200.00–242.50	220.89
1	500–550	525	217.50	217.50
2	550–600	580	170.00–210.00	189.48
1	650–700	660	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	775	175.00	175.00
1	850–900	850	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	237	315.00	315.00
19	250–300	274	312.50–342.50	321.74
10	350–400	378	300.00–312.50	307.44
2	450–500	462	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	325.00	325.00
4	250–300	259	325.00	325.00
5	350–400	362	270.00–290.00	282.04
2	400–450	420	275.00–285.00	279.82
16	450–500	471	250.00–272.50	264.48
8	500–550	522	230.00–252.50	244.94
21	550–600	573	225.00–245.00	237.62
12	600–650	632	210.00–230.00	224.76
8	650–700	678	205.00–222.50	214.44
1	700–750	730	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	760	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	385	230.00–255.00	235.58
3	400–450	410	245.00–255.00	248.41
3	450–500	470	235.00–250.00	243.96
6	500–550	521	220.00–222.50	220.40
4	550–600	576	210.00–212.50	211.89
1	700–750	745	190.00	190.00
6	750–800	775	185.00	185.00
3	1000–1050	1,038	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	334	315.00–320.00	318.10
2	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	225.00	225.00
2	300–350	320	235.00–260.00	246.91
1	400–450	445	245.00	245.00
5	550–600	592	232.50–237.50	234.51
1	600–650	600	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	325.00	325.00
2	300–350	340	307.50–310.00	308.77
6	350–400	368	290.00–315.00	302.42
6	400–450	406	295.00–305.00	300.82
5	450–500	464	275.00–287.50	281.97
2	500–550	515	265.00–280.00	272.28
10	550–600	573	257.50–260.00	259.26
7	600–650	615	245.00–257.50	252.23
5	650–700	694	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	755	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	315	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	370	317.50	317.50

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)	1	—	1,125	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,245	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,547.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,573	115.00–124.00	118.44
1	—	1,605	112.00	112.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,245	125.00–135.00	127.42
27	—	1,204	112.00–124.00	116.97
16	—	1,213	104.00–111.00	108.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	951	90.00–98.00	94.06
3	—	985	115.00–125.00	118.28
11	—	988	100.00–114.00	105.19
3	—	987	65.00–80.00	75.34
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	180.00	180.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	121.00–122.00	121.53
4	—	1,851	152.00–156.00	154.04
5	—	1,375	130.00–148.00	138.99

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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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle