Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $247.32/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −145.58 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$247.32

79 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,365

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$54.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.70

vs KY average

−17.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	552	249.38	1,375	76
Medium and Large 2-3	562	195.00	1,096	3thin

One grade step is worth $54.38/cwt here — about $280 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 sale79 hd

247.32

—

KY average25 barns · 1,264 hd

238.62

+8.70

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−17.78

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−145.58

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	1,770	137.18	2,428	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,547	120.57	1,865	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	107.02	1,342	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	917	89.59	822	34
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	725	160.00	1,160	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)	1,268	$1,876	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,228	$1,514	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$1,309	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$1,078	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	746	$1,750	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	780	$1,367	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,400	1thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,329	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	251.24/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,457	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	251.63/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,190	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	205.83/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,490	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	289.90/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,038	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	170	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	233.39/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,319	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	216.52/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,366	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	827	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,737	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	659	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,631	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,663	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,513.54/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,514	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,875.94/head	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,308.88/head	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,309	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,077.79/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,078	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	207.05/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	795	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	220	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	646	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,486	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	1,366.51/head	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,367	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	579	206.60/cwt	185.00–218.00	1,196	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	433	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	985	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	477	228.52/cwt	217.50–237.50	1,090	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	365	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	935	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	850–900	895	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	478	245.17/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,172	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	583	228.67/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	705	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	410	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	640	197.52/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,264	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,035	1
Bulls	—	—	1,930	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,895	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	87.19/cwt	80.00–94.00	813	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	123.06/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,103	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,178	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	123.22/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,834	3
Bulls	—	—	1,743	135.04/cwt	130.00–142.00	2,354	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	103.45/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,361	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	67.68/cwt	50.00–75.00	601	11
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	725	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,160	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	103.87/cwt	95.00–110.00	993	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	114.78/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,794	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	114.49/cwt	110.00–122.00	1,435	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	693	224.23/cwt	212.50–230.00	1,554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	562	195.00/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,096	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	251.42/cwt	217.50–262.50	1,214	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	905	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,222	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	89.50/cwt	77.00–95.00	1,048	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	357	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	335	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	392	261.98/cwt	225.00–285.00	1,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	950–1000	975	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	317.79/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,211	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	200	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	600–650	600	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	240.79/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,267	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	287.32/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,408	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	540	262.75/cwt	257.50–263.00	1,419	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	272.45/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,300	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	185	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	856	213.24/cwt	209.00–216.00	1,825	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	184.97/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,489	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	283.84/cwt	275.00–290.00	903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	310.36/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,002	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	218.60/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,449	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	288.35/cwt	270.00–299.00	1,240	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	223.25/cwt	211.00–226.00	1,366	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	209.45/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,630	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	257.40/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,310	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	241.98/cwt	241.00–242.50	1,508	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	384	268.22/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,030	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	251.65/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,052	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	227.25/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,314	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	300	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	241.44/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,630	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	410	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,189	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	285.75/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,203	7

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 Nov 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 502Last week 371Year ago 555

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 96Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 17Year ago 48

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	360.00	360.00
1	250–300	285	312.50	312.50
1	300–350	320	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	358	285.00–295.00	289.90
8	400–450	430	270.00–299.00	288.35
5	450–500	477	265.00–287.50	272.45
4	500–550	538	247.00	247.00
13	550–600	565	225.00–242.50	233.39
14	600–650	612	211.00–226.00	223.25
1	650–700	670	210.00	210.00
5	700–750	733	200.00–210.00	207.05
2	800–850	805	180.00–190.00	184.97
1	850–900	850	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	410	240.00	240.00
3	450–500	478	235.00–252.50	245.17
4	550–600	579	185.00–218.00	206.60
1	700–750	705	195.00	195.00
1	750–800	780	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	895	150.00	150.00
2	900–950	935	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	975	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	280	370.00	370.00
1	300–350	335	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	600	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	300.00–317.50	310.36
11	350–400	381	300.00–325.00	317.79
7	400–450	421	285.00–287.50	285.75
13	450–500	490	285.00–290.00	287.32
6	500–550	509	250.00–272.50	257.40
19	550–600	580	242.50–260.00	251.24
3	600–650	623	241.00–242.50	241.98
14	650–700	675	240.00–242.50	241.44
1	700–750	700	235.00	235.00
8	850–900	856	209.00–216.00	213.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	240.00	240.00
3	350–400	392	225.00–285.00	261.98
4	400–450	433	227.50	227.50
4	450–500	483	217.50–262.50	251.42
1	500–550	505	205.00	205.00
2	550–600	583	222.50–235.00	228.67
3	600–650	646	230.00	230.00
3	650–700	693	212.50–230.00	224.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	345	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	185	325.00	325.00
1	200–250	235	295.00	295.00
4	300–350	318	275.00–290.00	283.84
12	350–400	384	260.00–272.50	268.22
10	400–450	418	242.50–260.00	251.65
22	450–500	473	240.00–262.50	251.63
10	500–550	526	232.50–250.00	240.79
21	550–600	578	220.00–235.00	227.25
9	600–650	631	205.00–220.00	216.52
7	650–700	663	210.00–220.00	218.60
9	700–750	724	205.00–212.50	205.83
6	750–800	778	208.00–215.00	209.45
1	850–900	875	190.00	190.00
1	950–1000	960	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
41	500–550	540	257.50–263.00	262.75
4	550–600	595	250.00	250.00
69	650–700	659	247.50	247.50
21	800–850	827	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	400	235.00	235.00
3	450–500	477	217.50–237.50	228.52
3	550–600	562	180.00–205.00	195.00
2	600–650	640	195.00–200.00	197.52
1	750–800	795	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	305.00	305.00
2	350–400	357	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	410	290.00	290.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	130.00	130.00
1	900–950	905	135.00	135.00

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	—	1,228	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,513.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,268	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,875.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,185	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,308.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,077.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	746	1,750.00	1,750.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	780	1,300.00–1,425.00	1,366.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,930	150.00	150.00
6	—	1,743	130.00–142.00	135.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	932	80.00–94.00	87.19
5	—	896	115.00–129.00	123.06
11	—	888	50.00–75.00	67.68
7	—	956	95.00–110.00	103.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,675	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,488	120.00–128.00	123.22
3	—	1,563	112.00–118.00	114.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,316	100.00–108.00	103.45
24	—	1,253	110.00–122.00	114.49
8	—	1,171	77.00–95.00	89.50
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	160.00	160.00

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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