Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2024-06-04

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jun 4
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
360 head
▲ 154 vs last sale 206▼ 3 vs year ago 363 · −0.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 44▼ 34 vs year ago 84 · −40.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 107 vs last sale 149▲ 19 vs year ago 23 · +82.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter classes sold 2.00 higher. Strong 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 $249.69/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −132.20 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.
Average price
$249.69
49 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,362
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$215
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$43.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.84
vs KY average
−23.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546256.611,40139
Medium and Large 2513245.781,2613thin
Medium and Large 2-3557212.771,1857thin
One grade step is worth $43.84/cwt here — about $215 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
249.69
—
KY average25 barns · 1,351 hd
268.52
−18.84
National average170 barns · 13,742 hd
273.03
−23.34
This barn, trailing median33 sales
381.89
−132.20
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—High1,305151.381,9755thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,580140.262,21711
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,222126.371,54521
CowsLean 85-90%Low937115.211,0796thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,495$2,0751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$1,8284thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,280$1,7484thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,186$1,6076
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$1,6001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)855$1,4501thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)887$1,4752thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,178$2,2202thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,248$2,0752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,290$2,0003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,250$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,043$1,8143thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,011$2,1585
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)710$1,5001thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2236335.00/cwt335.00–335.007915
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2287350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0057
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1701
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333342.13/cwt340.00–342.501,1396
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1321
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2771
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2-3370275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0181
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy408336.68/cwt332.50–337.501,3746
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2408316.71/cwt305.00–322.501,2923
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463316.30/cwt302.50–325.001,46410
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3490225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1031
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2511289.75/cwt287.50–300.001,48111
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added521315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6418
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568286.78/cwt280.00–292.501,6298
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614281.93/cwt272.50–282.501,73117
Steers600–650Medium 1-2643257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,6563
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3660226.24/cwt225.00–227.501,4932
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673261.77/cwt255.00–265.001,76218
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,6731
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768234.92/cwt230.00–240.001,8042
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225300.89/cwt290.00–310.006772
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2-3230250.00/cwt250.00–250.005751
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265337.48/cwt330.00–340.008948
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270299.72/cwt295.00–305.008092
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2318302.37/cwt290.00–305.009626
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3328262.40/cwt250.00–275.008612
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0261
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376303.06/cwt292.50–312.501,1408
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424281.20/cwt277.50–290.001,19214
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3425241.25/cwt220.00–262.501,0252
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3455232.36/cwt220.00–245.001,0572
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2460242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,1161
Heifers450–500Large 1-2480237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,1401
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484271.64/cwt260.00–277.501,31517
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2495252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,2501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513245.78/cwt242.50–247.501,2613
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,4173
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3520213.41/cwt205.00–222.501,1102
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537259.50/cwt250.00–262.501,39424
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570246.86/cwt237.50–252.501,40712
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3572212.52/cwt210.00–217.501,2165
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3618194.86/cwt190.00–200.001,2042
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627236.30/cwt222.50–242.501,48217
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675224.12/cwt222.50–227.501,5133
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3680175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1901
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728208.46/cwt200.00–212.501,5185
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1041
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3320295.00/cwt295.00–295.009441
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380314.48/cwt300.00–325.001,1957
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3419280.08/cwt270.00–282.501,1745
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2428302.57/cwt300.00–305.001,2952
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3480283.84/cwt275.00–287.501,3624
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2532272.84/cwt265.00–287.501,45210
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2569260.50/cwt245.00–267.501,4829
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2600257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,5451
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2-3615180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1072
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy630222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,4021
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2667250.60/cwt237.50–255.001,67212
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2Fancy715240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7161
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6431
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,128157.66/cwt153.00–168.001,7783
Bulls——1,570141.97/cwt140.00–145.002,2292
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%720101.00/cwt101.00–101.007271
Cows—Lean 85-90%925128.11/cwt120.00–135.001,1852
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,017111.34/cwt110.00–114.001,1323
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,148108.91/cwt105.00–115.001,2503
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232134.27/cwt130.00–144.001,65410
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238123.05/cwt120.00–127.001,5238
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,9901
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,583141.49/cwt136.00–150.002,24010
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1782,219.96/head2,000.00–2,400.002,2202
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27101,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29801,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29882,238.45/head2,000.00–2,400.002,2383
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1102,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27401,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1952,071.13/head1,475.00–2,500.002,0712
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4952,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28551,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29301,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,827.80/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8284
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1861,607.12/head1,225.00–1,950.001,6076
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,748.24/head1,700.00–1,800.001,7484
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4952,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28871,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4752
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2823157.45/cwt142.50–172.501,2962

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.