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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Apr 16

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

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Feeder Cattle receipts

395 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 327▼ 8 vs year ago 403 · −2.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

88 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 80▲ 10 vs year ago 78 · +12.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 21▼ 27 vs year ago 42 · −64.3%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, steers over 600lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher, instances of sharply higher. Strong demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.79/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −130.10 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.

Average price

$251.79

49 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,378

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$17.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.00

vs KY average

−12.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	252.14	1,382	48
Medium and Large 2-3	505	235.00	1,187	1thin

One grade step is worth $17.13/cwt here — about $195 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 sale49 hd

251.79

—

KY average25 barns · 1,598 hd

254.78

−3.00

National average180 barns · 13,997 hd

264.52

−12.73

This barn, trailing median33 sales

381.89

−130.10

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,658	139.37	2,311	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,560	123.81	1,931	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,187	116.09	1,378	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	869	95.91	833	22
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	860	145.32	1,250	2thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,455	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,917	$2,950	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,517	$2,719	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	850	$850	1thin

Every lot

80 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	282	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,114	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	287	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	718	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	356	342.50/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,219	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	363	328.23/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,191	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	400	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,310	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	303.86/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,285	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	292.53/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,407	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	287.68/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,479	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,609	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	271.56/cwt	263.00–282.50	1,556	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	255.74/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,616	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,517	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	654	259.12/cwt	252.50–261.00	1,695	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	225.17/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,669	10
Steers	750–800	Medium 1-2	757	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,590	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,701	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,710	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	181	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	624	5
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	200	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	600	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	272	301.66/cwt	300.00–305.00	821	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	276	348.94/cwt	330.00–365.00	963	14
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	287	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	818	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	303	328.27/cwt	320.00–330.00	995	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	309.02/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,051	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	309.55/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,158	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	383	320.46/cwt	320.00–322.50	1,227	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	408	307.50/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,255	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	289.38/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,244	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	253.70/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,192	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	274.71/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,294	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,274	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,187	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	512	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,395	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	263.38/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,370	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	240.13/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,386	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	225.95/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,403	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	213.69/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,427	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	220	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	792	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	240	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	720	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	276	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	994	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	307	343.77/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,055	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	313.42/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,044	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	384	329.31/cwt	327.50–335.00	1,265	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	422	314.17/cwt	307.50–327.50	1,326	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	433	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,169	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	296.30/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,292	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	283.64/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,313	9
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	485	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,285	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,139	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	513	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,283	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	275.89/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,421	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	257.97/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,504	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	230.49/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,443	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	210.99/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,604	10
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	930	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,721	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	860	145.32/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,250	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,335	124.12/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,657	2
Bulls	—	—	1,658	133.47/cwt	131.00–135.00	2,213	4
Bulls	—	—	1,750	147.10/cwt	140.00–152.00	2,574	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	756	78.75/cwt	75.00–82.00	595	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	792	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	934	105.88/cwt	100.00–112.00	989	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	115.67/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,120	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,512	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,012	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	118.94/cwt	115.00–126.00	1,413	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	109.08/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,325	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,702	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,045	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	123.33/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,955	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,455	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	850	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,461	2,641.08/head	1,675.00–2,950.00	2,641	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,630	2,874.31/head	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,874	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,775	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,988	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2

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.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

Tue Apr 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 395Last week 327Year ago 403

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 80Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 21Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	150–200	181	345.00	345.00
14	250–300	276	330.00–365.00	348.94
6	300–350	303	320.00–330.00	328.27
5	350–400	383	320.00–322.50	320.46
8	400–450	408	305.00–315.00	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	512	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	300.00	300.00
3	250–300	272	300.00–305.00	301.66
5	300–350	340	300.00–317.50	309.02
13	350–400	374	300.00–315.00	309.55
12	400–450	430	280.00–300.00	289.38
13	450–500	471	267.50–285.00	274.71
22	500–550	520	250.00–270.00	263.38
24	550–600	577	235.00–242.50	240.13
11	600–650	621	215.00–230.00	225.95
12	650–700	668	200.00–220.00	213.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	200.00	200.00
2	450–500	470	252.50–255.00	253.70
1	500–550	505	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	287	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	490	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	325.00–330.00	328.23
4	400–450	423	300.00–307.50	303.86
12	450–500	481	290.00–295.00	292.53
9	500–550	514	275.00–290.00	287.68
13	550–600	573	263.00–282.50	271.56
13	600–650	632	255.00–265.00	255.74
9	650–700	654	252.50–261.00	259.12
10	700–750	741	220.00–230.00	225.17
5	750–800	773	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	550	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	632	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	855	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	757	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	287	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	282	395.00	395.00
6	350–400	356	335.00–345.00	342.50
1	400–450	400	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	300.00	300.00
3	300–350	333	310.00–315.00	313.42
15	400–450	436	290.00–300.00	296.30
9	450–500	463	280.00–292.50	283.64
11	500–550	515	260.00–280.00	275.89
5	550–600	583	255.00–260.00	257.97
5	600–650	626	230.00–232.50	230.49
10	750–800	760	205.00–215.00	210.99
1	900–950	930	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	490	232.50	232.50
2	500–550	513	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	575	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	360.00	360.00
3	250–300	276	360.00	360.00
8	300–350	307	340.00–350.00	343.77
4	350–400	384	327.50–335.00	329.31
12	400–450	422	307.50–327.50	314.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,455	2,200.00	2,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,775	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,988	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,461	1,675.00–2,950.00	2,641.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,630	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,874.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,585	120.00–127.00	123.33
1	—	1,515	135.00	135.00
1	—	1,480	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	968	115.00–117.00	115.67
2	—	880	90.00	90.00
9	—	934	100.00–112.00	105.88
8	—	756	75.00–82.00	78.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	95.00	95.00
1	—	1,065	142.00	142.00
18	—	1,188	115.00–126.00	118.94
8	—	1,215	105.00–114.00	109.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,658	131.00–135.00	133.47
7	—	1,750	140.00–152.00	147.10
2	—	1,335	120.00–128.00	124.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	140.00–150.00	145.32

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.