Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2024-04-09

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 9
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
327 head
▼ 182 vs last sale 509▼ 76 vs year ago 403 · −18.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 98▲ 2 vs year ago 78 · +2.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 20▼ 21 vs year ago 42 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder classes sold unevenly steady with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Good demand for 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 $243.39/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −138.50 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.
Average price
$243.39
40 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,318
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$407
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$58.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.32
vs KY average
−20.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2545248.811,35733
Medium and Large 2533223.971,1945thin
Large 1-2505215.001,0861thin
Medium and Large 2-3500190.009501thin
One grade step is worth $58.81/cwt here — about $407 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale40 hd
243.39
—
KY average25 barns · 1,227 hd
249.71
−6.32
National average181 barns · 13,137 hd
263.96
−20.57
This barn, trailing median33 sales
381.89
−138.50
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—Low1,592137.082,18316
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,628128.302,0899thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,167118.441,38334
CowsLean 85-90%Low936103.6097016

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)950$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,083$1,3266
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)975$1,2751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)815$1,2251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)993$1,1502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$1,1251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,000$1,0251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)935$8501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,145$1,9251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,420$2,2251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,040$1,3251thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)960$1,2001thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)840$8751thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260305.00/cwt305.00–305.007931
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1382
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0891
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0591
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy379338.55/cwt330.00–340.001,2837
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2132
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3441
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3051
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4111
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524279.73/cwt270.00–290.001,4669
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2557247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,3792
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3585220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2871
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,6451
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3645200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2901
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2656249.16/cwt245.00–260.001,6346
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added724243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,7597
Steers750–800Medium 1-2755190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4351
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760227.47/cwt225.00–230.001,7292
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 2-31,030150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy237335.00/cwt335.00–335.007942
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy279322.37/cwt320.00–332.508995
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310295.00/cwt295.00–295.009153
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy331320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0594
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3340250.00/cwt250.00–250.008501
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367291.45/cwt285.00–295.001,0703
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy386318.16/cwt305.00–322.501,2287
Heifers400–450Large 1-2410265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0871
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy429307.78/cwt297.50–315.001,32017
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435231.78/cwt222.50–250.001,0083
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2436284.93/cwt275.00–290.001,2428
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2470250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1751
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2033
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486267.97/cwt260.00–277.501,30220
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3500190.00/cwt190.00–190.009501
Heifers500–550Large 1-2505215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0861
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517264.21/cwt262.50–265.001,36610
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522226.61/cwt222.50–235.001,1833
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532242.16/cwt237.50–250.001,2889
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2550220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2102
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574242.08/cwt235.00–250.001,39014
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,4873
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627224.53/cwt217.50–235.001,4086
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3645195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2581
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665221.52/cwt210.00–227.001,47315
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2511
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2729204.76/cwt190.00–210.001,49310
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2783180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4092
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2802195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5642
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2-3920140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2881
Heifers950–1000Large 1-2955140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2238304.95/cwt300.00–310.007262
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy275335.22/cwt320.00–355.009224
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3325245.69/cwt230.00–260.007982
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3380270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0261
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385324.87/cwt320.00–330.001,2512
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2395290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1461
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405315.60/cwt310.00–317.501,2784
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2410275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1281
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3435272.47/cwt270.00–275.001,1852
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3458254.92/cwt240.00–270.001,1682
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2468275.54/cwt270.00–290.001,2908
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3510247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,2621
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515267.55/cwt265.00–270.001,3782
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560278.09/cwt270.00–280.001,55712
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2578257.08/cwt247.50–260.001,4867
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy640250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6001
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2640240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5361
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2695230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5991
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy750220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6506
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2826186.93/cwt175.00–192.501,5444
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,242117.09/cwt112.00–120.001,4543
Bulls——1,475129.98/cwt125.00–137.001,9174
Bulls——1,761146.90/cwt140.00–157.002,5879
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%845140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1831
Cows—Lean 85-90%88990.43/cwt88.00–95.008044
Cows—Lean 85-90%962105.08/cwt100.00–114.001,01111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,108110.02/cwt104.00–114.001,21910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,183119.05/cwt115.00–128.001,40819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,226132.96/cwt130.00–140.001,6305
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,542122.62/cwt120.00–128.001,8913
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,667134.16/cwt130.00–140.002,2365
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,695116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,9661
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28151,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2930950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29351,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3935850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29751,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29931,150.44/head1,125.00–1,175.001,1502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1141,400.90/head1,225.00–1,700.001,4015
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29601,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4202,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2840875.00/head875.00–875.008751

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.