Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2024-05-07

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, May 7
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
280 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 279▼ 51 vs year ago 331 · −15.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 89▼ 2 vs year ago 80 · −2.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 41▼ 32 vs year ago 55 · −58.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.30/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −138.58 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.
Average price
$243.30
27 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,325
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$125
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$25.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.03
vs KY average
−24.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546251.131,37017thin
Medium 1-2500242.501,2132thin
Medium and Large 2560230.001,2882thin
Medium and Large 2-3552225.831,2456thin
One grade step is worth $25.30/cwt here — about $125 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 sale27 hd
243.30
—
KY average25 barns · 1,106 hd
260.34
−17.03
National average178 barns · 10,823 hd
267.59
−24.29
This barn, trailing median33 sales
381.89
−138.58
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—High1,703144.952,46812
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,563124.561,9475thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,201116.811,40341
CowsLean 85-90%Low909100.259129thin
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage722163.781,1823thin

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)1,530$2,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,282$1,7963thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,6751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)772$1,6004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$1,5751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,185$1,3793thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)970$1,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,410$2,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,6693thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)840$1,2001thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy235365.00/cwt365.00–365.008581
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318364.78/cwt345.00–380.001,1604
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy350355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2431
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1701
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2416300.62/cwt295.00–317.001,2514
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431325.99/cwt320.00–330.001,4055
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,4221
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2493290.65/cwt285.00–292.501,4334
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564284.39/cwt282.50–285.001,6044
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610256.23/cwt255.00–257.501,5632
Steers600–650Large 1-2610252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,5401
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,7596
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,6041
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,6982
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2766226.63/cwt220.00–230.001,7363
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7821
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2257295.00/cwt295.00–295.007582
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270325.00/cwt325.00–325.008781
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3285245.09/cwt240.00–250.006992
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3308274.88/cwt270.00–280.008472
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310305.00/cwt305.00–305.009461
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy330322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,0641
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3365280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0221
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375323.43/cwt322.50–327.501,2135
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379308.02/cwt300.00–317.501,1674
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2405289.94/cwt285.00–295.001,1742
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy421305.42/cwt302.50–307.501,28612
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3438248.23/cwt235.00–255.001,0873
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1881
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3452240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0852
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy453288.76/cwt287.50–290.001,3082
Heifers450–500Large 1-2460257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,1853
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471271.45/cwt265.00–280.001,27914
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,3633
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2500242.50/cwt240.00–245.001,2132
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516260.51/cwt250.00–270.001,3444
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3533230.80/cwt230.00–232.501,2303
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2882
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3570220.86/cwt220.00–222.501,2593
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571240.97/cwt232.50–250.001,37610
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616222.80/cwt220.00–227.501,3728
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2661210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3883
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725203.38/cwt200.00–205.001,4753
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2752200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5042
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2834180.62/cwt180.00–182.501,5064
Heifers900–950Medium 1-2930155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy295340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0031
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3333252.59/cwt240.00–265.008412
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy338352.81/cwt340.00–357.501,1926
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2365300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0951
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378339.87/cwt327.50–352.501,2858
Bulls400–450Medium 1-2417270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1262
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2424305.02/cwt285.00–315.001,2939
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3425275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1691
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3473260.24/cwt245.00–275.001,2312
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2478294.05/cwt287.50–302.501,40616
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,2501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3510220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1221
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy512289.13/cwt287.50–290.001,4803
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520273.89/cwt265.00–282.501,4245
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2568266.18/cwt255.00–277.501,51222
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,4231
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3590210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2391
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fancy602257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,5502
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2613246.26/cwt245.00–247.501,5102
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2678234.75/cwt222.50–239.001,5929
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3720185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3321
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy731222.83/cwt220.00–225.001,6297
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2790192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,5212
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3295210.00/cwt210.00–210.006201
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice710153.17/cwt151.00–156.001,0882
Heifers—Select and Choice745185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,075120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2901
Bulls——1,734153.55/cwt148.00–158.002,6637
Bulls——1,805136.15/cwt130.00–144.002,4584
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86590.00/cwt90.00–90.007791
Cows—Lean 85-90%88577.03/cwt70.00–85.006822
Cows—Lean 85-90%910121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1011
Cows—Lean 85-90%928107.43/cwt106.00–110.009975
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,188119.15/cwt114.00–125.001,41619
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200108.46/cwt102.00–112.001,30214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0891
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237130.97/cwt127.00–137.001,6207
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,430108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,5441
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,553120.05/cwt118.00–122.001,8642
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,640137.34/cwt132.00–142.002,2522
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2805152.87/cwt148.00–157.501,2312
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27721,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28801,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29701,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,379.15/head1,200.00–1,600.001,3793
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2821,795.87/head1,700.00–1,875.001,7963
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5302,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,668.77/head1,475.00–2,000.001,6693
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4102,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751

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.