Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-20

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $263.44/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 6 comparable sales and sits −207.49 against this barn's trailing median of $470.93.

Average price

$263.44

44 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,457

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$224

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

$46.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.10

vs KY average

−3.20 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	266.39	1,467	40
Medium and Large 2	592	248.00	1,468	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	565	220.00	1,243	2thin

One grade step is worth $46.39/cwt here — about $224 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 sale44 hd

263.44

—

KY average24 barns · 953 hd

258.34

+5.10

National average174 barns · 10,991 hd

266.64

−3.20

This barn, trailing median6 sales

470.93

−207.49

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

52 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 1-2	600–650	632	237.04/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,498	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	623	243.82/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,519	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	531	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,386	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	1000–1050	1,040	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	757	244.15/cwt	244.00–245.00	1,848	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,518	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	600	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	700–750	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	228.99/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,534	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	750–800	770	203.77/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,569	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	800–850	800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	613	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	209.89/cwt	200.00–220.00	913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,198	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	922	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	1
Steers	Large 1-2	750–800	794	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,648	11
Heifers	Large 1-2	750–800	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	274.92/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,328	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	232.72/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,838	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	260.30/cwt	253.00–266.00	1,606	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	966	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	926	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,972	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	225.71/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,535	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	252.08/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,691	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	834	227.90/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,901	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	289.11/cwt	281.00–290.00	1,281	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	250.69/cwt	246.00–251.00	1,411	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	224.69/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,607	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	256.32/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,235	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	261.87/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,398	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	271.45/cwt	271.00–272.50	1,181	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,114	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	251.69/cwt	238.00–256.00	1,321	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	220.74/cwt	216.00–223.00	1,678	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	264.84/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,491	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	237.11/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,738	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	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 Sep 20, 2024

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

Receipts 755Last week 1,436Year ago 550

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	339	285.00	285.00
11	350–400	398	280.00	280.00
13	400–450	435	271.00–272.50	271.45
19	450–500	482	250.00–267.00	256.32
16	500–550	525	238.00–256.00	251.69
32	550–600	563	246.00–251.00	250.69
60	600–650	632	226.00–240.00	237.04
57	650–700	680	215.00–230.00	225.71
26	700–750	715	221.00–225.00	224.69
32	750–800	760	216.00–223.00	220.74
1	800–850	805	207.50	207.50
6	850–900	858	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	531	261.00	261.00
46	600–650	623	242.00–245.00	243.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	670	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	200.00–220.00	209.89
1	500–550	505	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	585	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	613	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	695	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	730	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	765	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	460	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	565	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	610	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	685	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	770	200.00–207.50	203.77
1	800–850	800	180.00	180.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
9	550–600	550	276.00	276.00
3	600–650	600	271.00	271.00
20	750–800	757	244.00–245.00	244.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	592	248.00	248.00
5	650–700	670	225.00–230.00	228.99
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	220.00	220.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	750–800	794	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	295.00	295.00
10	400–450	443	281.00–290.00	289.11
4	450–500	483	270.00–280.00	274.92
13	500–550	534	255.00–270.00	261.87
18	550–600	563	260.00–270.00	264.84
48	600–650	617	253.00–266.00	260.30
116	650–700	671	240.00–256.00	252.08
14	700–750	733	230.00–240.00	237.11
13	750–800	790	217.50–235.00	232.72
71	800–850	834	225.00–233.00	227.90
1	850–900	850	212.50	212.50
22	900–950	926	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	290.00	290.00
3	400–450	428	280.00	280.00

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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