Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2024-05-21

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, May 21
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
343 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 283▼ 122 vs year ago 465 · −26.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 34▼ 33 vs year ago 95 · −34.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 32▼ 6 vs year ago 30 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher with strong demand. Slaughter cows sold steady. 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 $243.63/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −138.25 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.
Average price
$243.63
26 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,348
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$390
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$49.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−22.14
vs KY average
−32.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2558249.861,39421
Large 1-2545245.001,3351thin
Medium and Large 2550230.001,2651thin
Medium 1-2565212.501,2011thin
Medium and Large 2-3502200.001,0042thin
One grade step is worth $49.86/cwt here — about $390 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 sale26 hd
243.63
—
KY average26 barns · 1,618 hd
265.77
−22.14
National average163 barns · 12,702 hd
276.46
−32.83
This barn, trailing median33 sales
381.89
−138.25
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—Average1,505145.822,1958thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,262122.711,54824
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,536119.191,8317thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low91399.0090417

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)1,210$2,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)865$1,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$1,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,046$1,6364thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$1,5751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,040$1,4001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)825$1,3751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)855$1,3251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)830$1,3251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,234$2,3663thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)956$1,6884thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285320.00/cwt320.00–320.009121
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383339.28/cwt320.00–345.001,2996
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2413326.61/cwt320.00–330.001,3493
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4421
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,5631
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4826
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577282.70/cwt282.50–283.001,63120
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5341
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2-3615250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5381
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625263.36/cwt262.50–265.001,6463
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7091
Steers650–700Large 1-2697245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7082
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added704251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,7676
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8371
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2238339.84/cwt335.00–345.008092
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2261332.49/cwt330.00–340.008684
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3318257.20/cwt250.00–265.008182
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325319.77/cwt310.00–330.001,0394
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363310.83/cwt302.50–325.001,1285
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368340.87/cwt332.50–345.001,2543
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3380262.27/cwt245.00–280.009972
Heifers400–450Large 1-2400265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0601
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415318.77/cwt317.50–320.001,3232
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425304.99/cwt290.00–307.501,29619
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3440250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1001
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2448285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2773
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,3921
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468284.02/cwt270.00–290.001,32917
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3470252.39/cwt225.00–262.501,1869
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3502200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0042
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529258.38/cwt250.00–267.501,36710
Heifers500–550Large 1-2545245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3351
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2550230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2651
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2565212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,2011
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,5173
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587234.46/cwt233.00–240.001,3768
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,4794
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618226.40/cwt220.00–235.001,39910
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3640205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3121
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4301
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3211
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2-3715160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1441
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5031
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2855170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4541
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy230395.00/cwt395.00–395.009092
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3260250.00/cwt250.00–250.006501
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy270405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,0942
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2277349.01/cwt345.00–350.009675
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320387.71/cwt380.00–390.001,2419
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2340355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2071
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3343290.00/cwt290.00–290.009953
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0351
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy355345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2251
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2377325.03/cwt317.50–332.501,2253
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3390295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1511
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3430277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,1931
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2433315.40/cwt310.00–335.001,36625
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3465270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2561
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480286.66/cwt285.00–287.501,3763
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2482297.43/cwt290.00–310.001,43413
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2524277.83/cwt272.50–280.001,4567
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2544250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3606
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2580261.32/cwt255.00–275.001,51610
Bulls600–650Medium 1-2620217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,3491
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2632234.54/cwt230.00–245.001,4826
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3650190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2351
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2677235.77/cwt230.00–242.501,5963
Bulls650–700Medium 1-2690205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4152
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2728227.50/cwt225.00–230.001,6564
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2Fancy750235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7631
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2783217.48/cwt215.00–220.001,7032
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2825195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6091
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2920182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,6791
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 2-31,075142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,5322
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3465170.00/cwt170.00–170.007911
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3560160.00/cwt160.00–160.008961
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3735100.00/cwt100.00–100.007351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,430136.01/cwt126.00–145.001,9454
Bulls——1,580155.62/cwt152.00–160.002,4594
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87381.11/cwt70.00–85.007085
Cows—Lean 85-90%913113.19/cwt110.00–115.001,0333
Cows—Lean 85-90%93099.69/cwt95.00–104.009277
Cows—Lean 85-90%955120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1462
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244135.09/cwt130.00–140.001,6818
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265110.77/cwt108.00–114.001,4016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274119.97/cwt116.00–125.001,52810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,518114.93/cwt112.00–118.001,7453
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550122.39/cwt120.00–126.001,8974
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29561,688.24/head1,325.00–1,800.001,6884
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28651,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0461,636.23/head1,500.00–1,825.001,6364
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28251,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28301,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28551,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,4251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1652,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2682,399.51/head2,350.00–2,450.002,4002

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.