Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2024-03-05

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 5
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
353 head
▼ 131 vs last sale 484▼ 6 vs year ago 359 · −1.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 69▲ 17 vs year ago 56 · +30.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 17▲ 24 vs year ago 19 · +126.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold steady. Feeder steers over 500lbs 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher with instances of sharply higher on 300lb heifers. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.29/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −137.60 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.
Average price
$244.29
45 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,301
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$121
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1-2
$37.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.41
vs KY average
−27.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2529248.001,31140
Medium and Large 2-3563220.511,2412thin
Large 1-2565210.651,1903thin
One grade step is worth $37.35/cwt here — about $121 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale45 hd
244.29
—
KY average14 barns · 1,165 hd
256.69
−12.41
National average176 barns · 15,352 hd
271.91
−27.62
This barn, trailing median33 sales
381.89
−137.60
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
431391351310median 381.8903/0304/2807/0709/0811/03
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $417.26, low $324.43, median $381.89 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,631124.772,03515
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,562106.731,6677thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,196103.901,24228
CowsLean 85-90%High89995.228569thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage808126.921,0266thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,280$1,6532thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,124$1,5527
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$1,5501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,395$1,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,290$1,4355
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$1,2512thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,030$1,0751thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)836$1,60014
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,335$1,7751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$1,9751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,348$1,7502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$1,6462thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,118$1,1252thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)785$1,5001thin

Every lot

92 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240300.00/cwt300.00–300.007201
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2253297.43/cwt290.00–305.007522
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy285357.50/cwt345.00–370.001,0192
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy315370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1662
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1861
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375303.95/cwt300.00–307.501,1402
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,3246
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy459317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,4576
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485298.40/cwt285.00–302.501,4474
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4791
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,3391
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515303.32/cwt302.50–307.501,5626
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,5061
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,6321
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681247.81/cwt242.50–252.501,6884
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,6511
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7634
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2-3815180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4671
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3240270.00/cwt270.00–270.006481
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3260245.00/cwt235.00–255.006372
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy274328.42/cwt315.00–340.009005
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy314326.56/cwt310.00–337.501,0259
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315307.46/cwt305.00–310.009682
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2350297.50/cwt295.00–300.001,0412
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365312.29/cwt305.00–320.001,14020
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2724
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426280.55/cwt267.50–286.001,19511
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470272.67/cwt267.50–277.001,28232
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3483238.77/cwt235.00–242.501,1532
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added511262.14/cwt262.00–262.501,34011
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy530212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,1265
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535249.72/cwt240.00–252.501,33622
Heifers500–550Large 1-2545220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1991
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2553240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3272
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3563220.51/cwt220.00–221.001,2412
Heifers550–600Large 1-2575205.97/cwt190.00–222.501,1842
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy610210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2812
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2638223.75/cwt215.00–225.001,4288
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673221.66/cwt207.50–223.001,49217
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3690150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0351
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2733200.32/cwt200.00–202.501,4688
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy745180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3411
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0031
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2300295.00/cwt295.00–295.008851
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy324352.01/cwt350.00–352.501,1415
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1721
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2371298.69/cwt295.00–305.001,1084
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy403305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2294
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3418269.57/cwt255.00–275.001,1274
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2433287.43/cwt285.00–290.001,2452
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2474286.69/cwt275.00–295.001,3597
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy522266.74/cwt264.00–272.501,3923
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525247.75/cwt242.50–257.501,3019
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4843
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2563254.12/cwt242.50–257.501,43112
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3577211.68/cwt205.00–215.001,2213
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,4793
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2633225.05/cwt222.50–227.501,4252
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2678223.16/cwt221.00–227.501,5133
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2738209.55/cwt202.00–210.001,54617
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2755191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4426
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2-3760150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1401
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2918170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5616
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4481
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3985125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2312
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice808126.92/cwt115.00–141.001,0266
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,511114.50/cwt107.00–124.001,7306
Bulls——1,711131.61/cwt128.00–140.002,2529
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89596.87/cwt91.00–110.008678
Cows—Lean 85-90%93082.00/cwt82.00–82.007631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16084.00/cwt84.00–84.009741
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,182109.79/cwt105.00–120.001,29816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21997.15/cwt92.00–100.001,18411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,559102.54/cwt100.00–104.001,5994
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,565112.32/cwt110.00–115.001,7583
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3351,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2940925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,646.41/head1,500.00–1,775.001,6462
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3951,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28501,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,250.88/head1,200.00–1,300.001,2512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,643.52/head1,350.00–1,800.001,6446
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,653.13/head1,400.00–1,850.001,6532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,434.64/head1,250.00–1,725.001,4355
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3951,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28361,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,60014
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27851,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001

This sale against other markets

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.