Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady, with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.52/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −150.37 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$242.52

10 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.96

vs KY average

−42.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	242.52	1,322	10thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale10 hd

242.52

—

KY average28 barns · 1,777 hd

256.48

−13.96

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−42.43

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−150.37

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	1,722	136.10	2,343	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,502	119.25	1,791	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	114.57	1,375	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	949	89.47	849	8thin

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)	1,263	$1,945	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,898	43
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,023	$1,825	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,070	$1,675	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,360	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$1,537	24
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$1,502	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,635	$1,347	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,685	$2,425	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,131	$1,284	6

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	—	1,512	121.82/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,842	3
Bulls	—	—	1,769	139.10/cwt	130.00–148.00	2,461	9
Bulls	—	—	1,925	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,926	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	83.46/cwt	80.00–85.00	847	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	104.05/cwt	102.00–106.00	976	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	67.65/cwt	65.00–70.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	275	215.00/cwt	200.00–230.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	421	228.50/cwt	210.00–252.50	962	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	613	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,569	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	1,284.21/head	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,284	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,945.33/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,945	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,897.54/head	1,600.00–2,150.00	1,898	43
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	1,825.31/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	413	267.42/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	650	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	319.97/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,225	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,685	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,635	1,346.96/head	1,200.00–1,725.00	1,347	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,536.66/head	1,200.00–1,675.00	1,537	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,501.78/head	1,375.00–1,775.00	1,502	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	226.31/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	271.41/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	244.99/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,357	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	221.30/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	970	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	240.87/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,298	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	507	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	337	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,095	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,183	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,651	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	120.21/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,797	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	99.92/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,179	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	130.55/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,597	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	117.53/cwt	108.00–122.00	1,415	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	455	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	372	254.81/cwt	200.00–270.00	948	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	200–250	245	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,331	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	450–500	487	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,266	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,008	159.46/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	417	327.60/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,366	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	316	359.09/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	310.43/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,515	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	373	337.70/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,260	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	315	271.19/cwt	270.00–272.50	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	568	237.88/cwt	215.00–250.00	1,351	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	535	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400–450	405	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	293.70/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,204	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700–750	720	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	215	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	276	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,014	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	325	374.72/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,218	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,105	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	289.63/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,222	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	260.05/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	376	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,203	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	280	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	331.50/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,508	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	268.22/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,277	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	308.11/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,192	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	269	319.98/cwt	300.00–325.00	861	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	271.09/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,442	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	455	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,342	1

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 Dec 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 527Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 138Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 119Year ago 30

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady, with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	120.00–125.00	121.82
9	—	1,769	130.00–148.00	139.10
1	—	1,925	152.00	152.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,015	80.00–85.00	83.46
2	—	938	102.00–106.00	104.05
2	—	850	65.00–70.00	67.65
1	—	970	122.00	122.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	101.00	101.00
19	—	1,495	112.00–125.00	120.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,180	90.00–106.00	99.92
3	—	1,223	127.00–135.00	130.55
58	—	1,204	108.00–122.00	117.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	250.00	250.00
2	250–300	275	200.00–230.00	215.00
2	300–350	315	270.00–272.50	271.19
7	350–400	372	200.00–270.00	254.81
4	400–450	421	210.00–252.50	228.50
1	650–700	650	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	269	300.00–325.00	319.98
6	300–350	318	305.00	305.00
10	350–400	387	300.00–310.00	308.11
6	400–450	422	280.00–292.50	289.63
6	450–500	476	257.50–275.00	268.22
6	500–550	539	232.50–245.00	240.87
4	550–600	554	237.50–247.50	244.99
2	600–650	605	215.00–227.50	221.30
4	650–700	670	227.00	227.00
1	800–850	840	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	337	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	376	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	455	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	330	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	413	265.00–270.00	267.42
1	450–500	455	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	505	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	585	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	381	290.00	290.00
4	400–450	410	290.00–300.00	293.70
2	450–500	497	280.00	280.00
5	500–550	532	265.00–275.00	271.09
4	550–600	561	245.00–265.00	260.05
2	650–700	670	222.50–230.00	226.31
1	700–750	740	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	487	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	370.00	370.00
6	250–300	276	367.50	367.50
3	300–350	316	340.00–370.00	359.09
7	350–400	373	335.00–345.00	337.70
4	400–450	417	320.00–330.00	327.60
1	700–750	720	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	327.50	327.50
3	350–400	383	312.50–327.50	319.97
1	400–450	430	315.00	315.00
11	450–500	488	310.00–315.00	310.43
1	500–550	505	282.50	282.50
5	550–600	568	260.00–277.50	271.41
1	600–650	615	245.00	245.00
3	650–700	680	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	507	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	568	215.00–250.00	237.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	375.00	375.00
14	300–350	325	365.00–380.00	374.72
1	400–450	405	325.00	325.00
20	450–500	455	327.50–332.50	331.50
1	500–550	535	285.00	285.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,008	154.00–165.00	159.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	166.00	166.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,131	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,284.21
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,263	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,945.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	43	—	1,230	1,600.00–2,150.00	1,897.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	905	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,023	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,635	1,200.00–1,725.00	1,346.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,260	1,200.00–1,675.00	1,536.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,113	1,375.00–1,775.00	1,501.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,685	2,425.00	2,425.00

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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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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