Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2024-03-12

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 12
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
501 head
▲ 148 vs last sale 353▼ 24 vs year ago 525 · −4.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 73▲ 15 vs year ago 45 · +33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 43▲ 66 vs year ago 44 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher with good demand on all slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.11/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −144.78 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.
Average price
$237.11
31 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,284
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$192
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$37.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−22.52
vs KY average
−39.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2537252.221,35518thin
Medium and Large 2577225.001,2982thin
Medium and Large 2-3542214.591,16311thin
One grade step is worth $37.64/cwt here — about $192 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 sale31 hd
237.11
—
KY average25 barns · 1,332 hd
259.63
−22.52
National average176 barns · 16,729 hd
276.17
−39.06
This barn, trailing median33 sales
381.89
−144.78
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—Average1,761121.242,13510
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,543111.041,7134thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,193105.261,25525
CowsLean 85-90%Average90285.197688thin
Dairy SteersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,048110.001,1532thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,004126.751,2734thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,142$2,9005
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$1,9754thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)972$1,75010
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)971$1,7504thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,069$1,36214
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)830$1,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)700$1,0751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,048$1,06714
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)975$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,181$2,6008
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)951$2,5507
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,231$2,2004thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,325$2,0254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,119$1,84024
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,277$1,6752thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)910$1,0251thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)913$1,0254thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)897$9752thin

Every lot

102 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy272352.67/cwt335.00–365.009593
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy309348.69/cwt335.00–375.001,0775
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373308.79/cwt302.50–315.001,1522
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy374340.36/cwt330.00–345.001,27315
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405329.21/cwt317.50–332.501,3339
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2416309.80/cwt305.00–315.001,2894
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy476315.99/cwt312.50–325.001,50414
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484292.21/cwt282.50–297.501,41410
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2511285.57/cwt280.00–297.501,45912
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587268.10/cwt262.50–277.501,5747
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2638261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,6654
Steers650–700Large 1-2665221.12/cwt212.50–230.001,4702
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,6975
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726242.84/cwt242.00–244.001,7637
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2762224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,7079
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810224.75/cwt222.50–227.001,8202
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2936200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8729
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3940170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5981
Steers950–1000Large 1-2950180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7101
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,070147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,5781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2205280.00/cwt280.00–280.005741
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255280.00/cwt280.00–280.007141
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3275240.00/cwt240.00–240.006601
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy280328.30/cwt305.00–350.009199
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330325.08/cwt305.00–332.501,07315
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340285.00/cwt285.00–285.009691
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3345260.00/cwt260.00–260.008971
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy371315.57/cwt305.00–320.001,1714
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3375248.10/cwt225.00–270.009302
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383282.83/cwt250.00–300.001,0833
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410310.80/cwt300.00–317.501,27421
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430285.49/cwt255.00–307.501,22823
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477269.42/cwt260.00–280.001,28525
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added504265.77/cwt262.50–272.501,3397
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3514205.11/cwt200.00–220.001,0544
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522244.49/cwt240.00–252.501,2764
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3558220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2287
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2982
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579243.09/cwt237.50–247.501,4077
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,4643
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617224.33/cwt217.50–230.001,3844
Heifers600–650Large 1-2647210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3592
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2684213.41/cwt205.00–214.001,46015
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2697201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4014
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4601
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2-3775150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1631
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2841190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5984
Heifers950–1000Large 1-2955150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4331
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy213395.00/cwt395.00–395.008414
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2295310.00/cwt310.00–310.009151
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy298360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0736
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2322315.20/cwt300.00–320.001,0155
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy344353.27/cwt327.00–355.001,21516
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2359312.56/cwt300.00–315.001,1226
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378326.41/cwt320.00–340.001,23415
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421311.18/cwt307.50–312.501,3104
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423293.33/cwt280.00–300.001,24118
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3430270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1611
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2465283.97/cwt275.00–295.001,32037
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3490260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2741
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy502283.22/cwt272.50–295.001,42210
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2536253.00/cwt245.00–265.001,35614
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2578255.06/cwt250.00–257.501,4743
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy615240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4765
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2645230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4841
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fancy650240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5601
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2685216.20/cwt215.00–220.001,4814
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2723211.39/cwt200.00–217.501,5285
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775200.00/cwt192.50–207.501,5502
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,004126.75/cwt115.00–140.001,2734
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,085106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,1501
Bulls——1,819121.43/cwt115.00–128.002,2098
Bulls——1,970135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,6601
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%62055.00/cwt55.00–55.003411
Cows—Lean 85-90%92995.11/cwt91.00–104.008844
Cows—Lean 85-90%95085.55/cwt85.00–86.008132
Cows—Lean 85-90%98075.00/cwt75.00–75.007351
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06575.00/cwt75.00–75.007991
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14997.75/cwt92.00–104.001,12310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233112.79/cwt105.00–125.001,39114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,543111.04/cwt110.00–113.001,7134
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Select and Choice1,048110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1532
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29751,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2897975.00/head975.00–975.009752
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29101,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29131,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0254
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27001,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2826725.00/head725.00–725.007253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28301,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29711,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29721,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,75010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0691,362.13/head975.00–1,725.001,36214
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1081,160.31/head1,100.00–1,225.001,16011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1422,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9005
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29512,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5507
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0531,680.86/head1,325.00–1,925.001,68117
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1812,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6008
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2312,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2771,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2782,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2257
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3252,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0254

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.