Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-17

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $310.89/cwt on 253 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −160.04 against this barn's trailing median of $470.93.

Average price

$310.89

253 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$440

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

$63.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.05

vs KY average

+0.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	313.12	1,690	239
Medium and Large 2	529	279.99	1,482	10thin
Medium and Large 2-3	571	256.69	1,466	3thin
Medium 1-2	500	250.00	1,250	1thin

One grade step is worth $63.12/cwt here — about $440 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

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 sale253 hd

310.89

—

KY average26 barns · 1,202 hd

302.84

+8.05

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

+0.12

This barn, trailing median6 sales

470.93

−160.04

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

65 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 2-3	650–700	674	199.91/cwt	195.00–212.00	1,347	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	772	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,698	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	275	428.12/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,177	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,484	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	664	273.75/cwt	272.00–284.00	1,818	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	464	309.33/cwt	292.50–317.50	1,435	69
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	280.54/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,464	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	324	379.88/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,231	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	308	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,147	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	293.89/cwt	287.00–309.00	1,813	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	519	277.84/cwt	275.00–286.00	1,442	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	661	244.11/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,614	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	515	331.68/cwt	317.50–347.50	1,708	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	234.32/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,568	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	421	359.52/cwt	337.50–372.00	1,514	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	257.53/cwt	242.50–262.50	1,478	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	569	314.19/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,788	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	314.24/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,515	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	266.03/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,415	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	290	376.94/cwt	355.00–382.50	1,093	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	377	343.88/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,296	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	629	243.90/cwt	241.00–248.00	1,534	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	281.59/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,371	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,925	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	423	320.48/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,356	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	257.09/cwt	251.00–270.00	1,746	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	320.04/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,341	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	772	232.52/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	304.54/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,608	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,080	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	482	337.96/cwt	322.50–357.50	1,629	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	279.41/cwt	275.00–283.00	1,716	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,136	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	237.05/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,714	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	287.38/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,644	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	237.81/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,479	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	313.24/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,206	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	293.67/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,254	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	215.98/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,559	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	636	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,336	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	662	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,390	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	771	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,874	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	716	250.95/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,797	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	370	398.06/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,473	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	259.56/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,596	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	263.60/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,255	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	425	237.87/cwt	220.00–257.50	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	510	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	566	206.60/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,169	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	483	247.46/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	256.69/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	717	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,542	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	645	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,516	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	487	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,412	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	540	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,296	3
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	863	211.09/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,822	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	600–650	640	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,360	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 - Monthly Feeder Cattle Sale - Ledbetter, KY

Fri May 17, 2024

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

Receipts 1,436Last week 1,131Year ago 1,347

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	220.00–257.50	237.87
2	450–500	483	245.00–250.00	247.46
1	500–550	510	195.00	195.00
5	550–600	566	190.00–225.00	206.60
7	650–700	674	195.00–212.00	199.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	290	355.00–382.50	376.94
5	300–350	308	372.50	372.50
38	350–400	377	330.00–355.00	343.88
13	400–450	423	315.00–327.50	320.48
69	450–500	464	292.50–317.50	309.33
16	500–550	519	275.00–286.00	277.84
18	550–600	560	265.00	265.00
60	600–650	629	241.00–248.00	243.90
101	650–700	661	241.00–245.00	244.11
54	750–800	772	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	337	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	385	300.00–317.50	313.24
8	400–450	427	285.00–300.00	293.67
38	450–500	487	270.00–290.00	281.59
70	500–550	532	255.00–270.00	266.03
83	550–600	574	242.50–262.50	257.53
15	600–650	622	230.00–240.00	237.81
12	650–700	669	233.00–235.00	234.32
10	700–750	722	210.00–220.00	215.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	476	260.00–270.00	263.60
2	550–600	565	237.50	237.50
1	650–700	690	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	540	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	275	415.00–445.00	428.12
6	300–350	324	375.00–385.00	379.88
18	350–400	370	365.00–415.00	398.06
31	400–450	421	337.50–372.00	359.52
41	450–500	482	322.50–357.50	337.96
121	500–550	515	317.50–347.50	331.68
18	550–600	569	312.50–315.00	314.19
81	600–650	617	287.00–309.00	293.89
69	650–700	664	272.00–284.00	273.75
21	700–750	716	250.00–255.00	250.95
70	750–800	771	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	522	265.00–285.00	280.54
1	550–600	595	275.00	275.00
7	600–650	615	257.00–260.00	259.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	355	320.00	320.00
8	400–450	419	300.00–330.00	320.04
20	450–500	482	300.00–322.50	314.24
18	500–550	528	290.00–312.50	304.54
82	550–600	572	280.00–292.50	287.38
29	600–650	614	275.00–283.00	279.41
38	650–700	679	251.00–270.00	257.09
7	700–750	723	230.00–242.50	237.05
4	750–800	772	230.00–235.00	232.52
6	850–900	875	220.00	220.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	571	255.00–260.00	256.69
4	600–650	636	210.00	210.00
4	650–700	662	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	717	215.00	215.00
1	800–850	800	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	487	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	500	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	645	235.00	235.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	863	200.00–222.50	211.09

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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