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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, May 28

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← May 21May 28Jun 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

206 head

▼ 137 vs last sale 343▼ 46 vs year ago 252 · −18.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 62▼ 81 vs year ago 125 · −64.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

149 head

▲ 125 vs last sale 24▲ 128 vs year ago 21 · +609.5%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower, with unweaned calves. Heifers over 500lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $261.12/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −140.62 against this barn's trailing median of $401.74.

Average price

$261.12

16 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,422

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$41.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.04

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	540	268.84	1,453	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	562	227.67	1,279	3thin

One grade step is worth $41.17/cwt here — about $173 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 sale16 hd

261.12

—

KY average18 barns · 257 hd

275.16

−14.04

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.74

−140.62

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

30 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $461.93, low $326.03, median $401.74 across 30 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	—	High	1,812	152.86	2,770	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,500	137.09	2,056	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	129.58	1,563	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	917	105.50	968	5thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,156	$2,427	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,054	$2,332	8
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,250	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,155	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	932	$2,150	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,234	$2,115	66
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$2,000	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,223	$1,742	23
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,660	$2,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,560	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,505	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,169	$2,183	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,550	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$1,500	1thin

Every lot

83 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	275	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,114	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	332	341.88/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,135	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	311.56/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,321	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,066	1
Steers	450–500	Medium 1-2	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	504	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,583	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,572	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	287.89/cwt	281.00–291.00	1,638	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	610	246.25/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,502	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	271.72/cwt	271.00–272.00	1,687	17
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	253.08/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,680	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,631	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,804	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	235	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	823	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	845	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	976	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	378	300.77/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,137	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	420	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,008	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	285.68/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,206	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	276.03/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,187	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	282.21/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,324	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	231.67/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,124	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	270.36/cwt	267.50–272.50	1,414	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	560	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,473	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	249.67/cwt	235.00–253.00	1,416	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	210.00/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,208	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,377	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	209.17/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,504	9
Heifers	950–1000	Large 1-2	990	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,515	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	220	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	748	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	235	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	564	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	318.84/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,224	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,338	1
Bulls	400–450	Large 1-2	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	278.99/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,208	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	300.94/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,396	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,058	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,352	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	273.97/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,427	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	262.85/cwt	252.50–272.50	1,480	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	231.50/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,326	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	605	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,528	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	228.85/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,410	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	628	214.15/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,345	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,434	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	781	210.64/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,645	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	781	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,484	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	802	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,404	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,489	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,035	1
Bulls	—	—	1,843	155.72/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,870	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	828	91.14/cwt	90.00–92.00	755	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	109.11/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,056	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,264	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	144.47/cwt	130.00–152.00	1,706	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	121.07/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,478	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	137.09/cwt	130.00–142.00	2,056	12
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,660	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	932	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,054	2,332.25/head	1,850.00–2,450.00	2,332	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,156	2,427.34/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,427	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	2,155.30/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,155	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	1,741.97/head	1,150.00–1,900.00	1,742	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,234	2,114.55/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,115	66
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,398	2,548.75/head	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,549	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,505	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,560	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	140.21/cwt	132.00–147.00	1,472	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1

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 May 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 206Last week 343Year ago 252

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 62Year ago 125

Replacement CattleReceipts 149Last week 24Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	340.00	340.00
7	350–400	384	300.00–322.50	318.84
1	400–450	415	322.50	322.50
8	450–500	464	295.00–302.50	300.94
7	500–550	521	260.00–280.00	273.97
6	550–600	563	252.50–272.50	262.85
4	600–650	616	225.00–232.50	228.85
4	750–800	781	205.00–212.50	210.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	470	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	540	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	573	225.00–237.50	231.50
3	600–650	628	212.50–215.00	214.15
2	650–700	675	212.50	212.50
3	700–750	740	190.00	190.00
3	750–800	781	190.00	190.00
2	800–850	802	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	275.00–287.50	278.99
3	450–500	483	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	805	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	605	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	325.00	325.00
6	350–400	378	290.00–310.00	300.77
6	400–450	422	280.00–300.00	285.68
8	450–500	469	275.00–295.00	282.21
8	500–550	523	267.50–272.50	270.36
6	550–600	567	235.00–253.00	249.67
3	600–650	626	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
9	700–750	719	207.50–210.00	209.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	560	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	275.00–278.00	276.03
1	550–600	565	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	420	240.00	240.00
3	450–500	485	225.00–235.00	231.67
2	550–600	575	200.00–220.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	990	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	295	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	555	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	610	245.00–247.50	246.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	325.00–355.00	341.88
5	400–450	424	300.00–325.00	311.56
6	500–550	542	290.00	290.00
10	550–600	569	281.00–291.00	287.89
17	600–650	621	271.00–272.00	271.72
4	650–700	664	250.00–262.50	253.08
3	700–750	725	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	820	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	504	314.00	314.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,260	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,223	1,150.00–1,900.00	1,741.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,125	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	66	—	1,234	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,114.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,156	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,427.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	932	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,180	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,155.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,054	1,850.00–2,450.00	2,332.25

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,505	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,560	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,398	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,548.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,660	2,800.00	2,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	132.00–147.00	140.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	108.00–110.00	109.11
2	—	828	90.00–92.00	91.14
1	—	995	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,500	130.00–142.00	137.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,181	130.00–152.00	144.47
7	—	1,221	115.00–127.00	121.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,843	150.00–165.00	155.72
1	—	1,565	130.00	130.00

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.