Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-19

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $291.23/cwt on 120 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −179.70 against this barn's trailing median of $470.93.

Average price

$291.23

120 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$37.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.19

vs KY average

−13.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	558	294.58	1,644	108
Medium and Large 2-3	572	261.40	1,495	11thin
Medium 1-2	585	257.50	1,506	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.08/cwt here — about $137 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

6 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $485.43, low $406.23, median $470.93 across 6 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 sale120 hd

291.23

—

KY average25 barns · 1,226 hd

294.42

−3.19

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

−13.16

This barn, trailing median6 sales

470.93

−179.70

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

61 lots · USDA AMS · Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale - 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 1-2Value Added	300–350	300	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	335	371.00/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,243	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	414	303.52/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,257	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	200–250	240	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	244.66/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,505	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	365	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	652	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,832	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	720	257.46/cwt	254.00–260.00	1,854	109
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	635	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	850–900	858	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,888	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	264.50/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,301	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	693	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,476	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	272.01/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,151	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	250–300	297	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	594	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	473	322.55/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,526	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	780	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	580	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	572	261.40/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,495	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	485	276.70/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,342	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	201.98/cwt	197.00–209.00	1,569	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	192.82/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,575	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,205	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	677	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,659	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	475	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,342	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	585	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	226.13/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,777	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	255.20/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,725	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	229.41/cwt	225.00–230.50	1,418	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	307.98/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,500	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	762	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,886	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	250.26/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,429	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	227.74/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,540	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	284.49/cwt	277.50–290.00	1,650	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	670	232.68/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,559	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	534	274.47/cwt	273.00–275.00	1,466	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	283	345.32/cwt	335.00–350.00	977	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	429	336.74/cwt	322.50–342.50	1,445	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	291.53/cwt	282.50–297.50	1,254	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	370	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,175	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	315.04/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,635	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	741	217.22/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,610	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	275.99/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,719	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	284.86/cwt	284.00–287.50	1,769	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	276.11/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,325	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	552	293.51/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,620	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	264.92/cwt	261.00–268.00	1,428	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	800–850	818	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,800	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	270	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	577	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,506	16

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 - Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale - Ledbetter, KY

Fri Apr 19, 2024

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

Receipts 1,131Last week 951Year ago 1,347

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	330.00	330.00
3	250–300	283	335.00–350.00	345.32
1	300–350	300	325.00	325.00
5	350–400	370	317.50	317.50
22	400–450	414	302.50–310.00	303.52
26	500–550	534	273.00–275.00	274.47
16	550–600	577	261.00	261.00
16	600–650	615	235.00–249.00	244.66
80	650–700	670	230.00–237.50	232.68
102	700–750	741	215.00–219.00	217.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	423	270.00–275.00	272.01
5	450–500	492	260.00–267.50	264.50
1	500–550	500	245.00	245.00
10	650–700	693	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	297	200.00	200.00
1	300–350	345	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	580	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	615	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	730	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	315.00	315.00
3	350–400	395	305.00	305.00
14	400–450	430	282.50–297.50	291.53
53	450–500	480	270.00–287.50	276.11
31	500–550	539	261.00–268.00	264.92
37	550–600	571	240.00–257.50	250.26
10	600–650	618	225.00–230.50	229.41
16	650–700	676	225.00–229.00	227.74
23	750–800	777	197.00–209.00	201.98
14	800–850	817	190.00–200.00	192.82
3	900–950	930	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	350.00	350.00
12	300–350	335	355.00–375.00	371.00
1	350–400	365	375.00	375.00
29	400–450	429	322.50–342.50	336.74
17	450–500	473	317.50–330.00	322.55
33	500–550	519	300.00–330.00	315.04
10	550–600	552	292.50–295.00	293.51
15	600–650	621	284.00–287.50	284.86
22	650–700	652	281.00	281.00
109	700–750	720	254.00–260.00	257.46
21	750–800	762	247.50	247.50
21	800–850	818	220.00	220.00
28	850–900	858	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	275.00–280.00	276.70
11	550–600	572	252.50–267.50	261.40
2	600–650	635	247.50	247.50
2	750–800	780	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	662	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	677	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	475	282.50	282.50
1	550–600	585	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	315.00	315.00
12	450–500	487	300.00–312.50	307.98
2	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
63	550–600	580	277.50–290.00	284.49
70	600–650	623	265.00–280.00	275.99
39	650–700	676	250.00–267.00	255.20
6	700–750	707	239.00	239.00
26	750–800	786	220.00–230.00	226.13
2	800–850	842	215.00	215.00
3	850–900	868	214.00	214.00

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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