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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 9

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Jun 25Jul 9Jul 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

229 head

▼ 39 vs last sale 268▼ 184 vs year ago 413 · −44.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 38▼ 13 vs year ago 102 · −12.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 20▲ 5 vs year ago 26 · +19.2%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to 4th of July Holiday.

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 $243.20/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −138.68 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.

Average price

$243.20

14 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,321

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$166

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

$30.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.81

vs KY average

−25.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	248.17	1,356	11thin
Large 1-2	500	240.00	1,200	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	548	217.50	1,191	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.67/cwt here — about $166 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale14 hd

243.20

—

KY average13 barns · 645 hd

261.01

−17.81

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−25.66

This barn, trailing median33 sales

381.89

−138.68

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	—	Low	1,605	148.17	2,378	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,549	137.22	2,125	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	132.63	1,599	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	917	114.71	1,052	13

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)	965	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,177	$1,573	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,533	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	995	$1,300	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,185	$1,879	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,096	$2,452	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,200	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,318	$2,022	5

Every lot

84 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	225	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	878	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	245	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	711	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	277	396.17/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,097	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	307	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,197	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,156	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,219	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,158	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	310.84/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,309	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,229	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	458	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,477	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	294.95/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,401	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	267.99/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,380	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	293.88/cwt	282.50–297.50	1,584	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	283.31/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,606	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,376	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,735	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,733	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	205	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	779	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	324.72/cwt	320.00–330.00	877	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	333	329.98/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,099	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,030	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	386	293.79/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,134	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,240	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	413	263.39/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,088	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	283.07/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,200	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	274.99/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,276	15
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	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 1-2	516	253.99/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,311	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	243.32/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,392	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	228.07/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,387	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	612	244.37/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,496	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,268	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	219.63/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,485	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,588	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,539	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	922	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,752	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,628	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	326	341.48/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,113	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	328.00/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,230	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,190	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium 1-2	390	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	956	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	410	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,333	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,183	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	296.78/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,300	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	288.37/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,370	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	250.00/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,200	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	271.46/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,433	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	555	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,304	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	259.12/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,472	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	615	260.00/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,599	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	244.52/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,548	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	237.36/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,576	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	223.73/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,640	2
Bulls	750–800	Large 1-2	790	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,541	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,709	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Dairy Steers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,025	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,435	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,005	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,206	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	145.41/cwt	135.00–154.00	2,363	11
Bulls	—	—	1,699	162.81/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,766	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	849	105.47/cwt	104.00–107.00	895	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	113.13/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,058	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	125.94/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,214	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,296	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,195	128.82/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,539	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	137.40/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,685	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	127.78/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,936	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,562	140.99/cwt	135.00–146.00	2,202	10
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,878.80/head	1,725.00–1,950.00	1,879	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,096	2,452.00/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,452	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,097	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,313	1,989.90/head	1,650.00–2,450.00	1,990	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	1,532.87/head	1,000.00–1,700.00	1,533	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,177	1,573.19/head	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,573	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	160.82/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,447	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 Jul 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 268Year ago 413

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 38Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 20Year ago 26

No comparison due to 4th of July Holiday.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	390	305.00	305.00
6	400–450	438	290.00–300.00	296.78
3	450–500	475	285.00–290.00	288.37
2	500–550	528	265.00–277.50	271.46
3	550–600	568	250.00–267.50	259.12
5	600–650	633	235.00–250.00	244.52
5	650–700	664	225.00–242.50	237.36
2	700–750	733	222.50–225.00	223.73
3	750–800	795	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	275.00	275.00
4	450–500	480	245.00–255.00	250.00
1	550–600	555	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	790	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	326	335.00–355.00	341.48
5	350–400	375	327.50–330.00	328.00
5	400–450	410	325.00	325.00
3	600–650	615	255.00–262.50	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	612	242.50–245.00	244.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	270.00	270.00
3	400–450	413	250.00–270.00	263.39
1	500–550	505	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	590	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	650	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	380.00	380.00
2	250–300	270	320.00–330.00	324.72
2	300–350	335	307.50	307.50
9	350–400	386	290.00–310.00	293.79
8	400–450	424	275.00–295.00	283.07
15	450–500	464	260.00–280.00	274.99
5	500–550	516	245.00–262.50	253.99
6	550–600	572	240.00–250.00	243.32
4	600–650	608	220.00–237.50	228.07
5	650–700	676	210.00–228.00	219.63
2	700–750	730	217.50	217.50
1	750–800	760	202.50	202.50
2	900–950	922	190.00	190.00
5	1050–1100	1,078	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	325.00–332.50	329.98
2	400–450	410	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	410	282.50	282.50
1	450–500	455	270.00	270.00
5	500–550	515	267.50–270.00	267.99
1	600–650	605	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	375	325.00	325.00
6	400–450	421	300.00–322.50	310.84
4	450–500	475	292.50–300.00	294.95
4	500–550	539	282.50–297.50	293.88
13	550–600	567	280.00–290.00	283.31
7	600–650	614	282.50	282.50
1	650–700	660	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	390.00	390.00
4	250–300	277	395.00–400.00	396.17
2	300–350	307	390.00	390.00
6	450–500	458	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	150.00	150.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,097	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,313	1,650.00–2,450.00	1,989.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,096	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,452.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,185	1,725.00–1,950.00	1,878.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,177	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,573.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,118	1,000.00–1,700.00	1,532.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	157.00–165.00	160.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,195	124.00–133.00	128.82
3	—	1,108	116.00–118.00	117.01
21	—	1,226	134.00–145.00	137.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	935	110.00–116.00	113.13
4	—	849	104.00–107.00	105.47
4	—	964	120.00–135.00	125.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,562	135.00–146.00	140.99
4	—	1,515	120.00–133.00	127.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	120.00	120.00
4	—	1,699	160.00–170.00	162.81
11	—	1,625	135.00–154.00	145.41

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.