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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Jul 23

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

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Feeder Cattle receipts

318 head

▼ 379 vs last sale 697▲ 59 vs year ago 259 · +22.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 72▼ 32 vs year ago 77 · −41.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 48▼ 22 vs year ago 48 · −45.8%

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 firm, with moderate demand. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher with strong demand. Heifers over 500lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $254.21/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −127.68 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.

Average price

$254.21

45 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,394

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$23.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.09

vs KY average

−10.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	255.77	1,401	41
Medium and Large 2	555	243.75	1,353	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	553	232.50	1,285	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.27/cwt here — about $116 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 sale45 hd

254.21

—

KY average24 barns · 1,589 hd

268.30

−14.09

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−10.42

This barn, trailing median33 sales

381.89

−127.68

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	—	High	1,630	150.93	2,460	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,518	131.00	1,988	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,191	120.37	1,434	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	919	106.04	974	8thin
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,305	130.00	1,697	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	120.00	1,566	1thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,044	$1,655	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$1,602	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,557	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	954	$1,382	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$2,168	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,100	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$1,600	1thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	330	327.42/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,080	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,225	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,329	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	463	307.38/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,423	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	496	280.01/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,389	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,569	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	559	245.63/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,373	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	232.62/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,454	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	260.58/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,663	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	662	251.66/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,666	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	910	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,820	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	925	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,573	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	267	278.19/cwt	270.00–285.00	743	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	955	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	311	310.13/cwt	305.00–320.00	965	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	322	340.12/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,095	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	366	339.89/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,244	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	300.19/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,165	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	411	310.01/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,274	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	286.64/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,215	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	474	240.29/cwt	210.00–257.50	1,139	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	275.92/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,335	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	510	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,250	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	519	262.50/cwt	255.00–271.00	1,362	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,363	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,342	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	251.01/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,426	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	185.49/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,141	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	234.71/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,458	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,368	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	658	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,316	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,403	2
Heifers	650–700	Large 1-2	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	164.97/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,262	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	975	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,463	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	246	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	873	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	327	312.01/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,020	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	974	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	342	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,146	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	372	262.31/cwt	215.00–280.00	976	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,179	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	300.91/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,261	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	431	256.53/cwt	225.00–280.00	1,106	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1-2	472	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,133	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	242.16/cwt	215.00–255.00	1,158	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	293.21/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,410	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	270.19/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,394	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,308	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	532	224.97/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,197	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	255.04/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,456	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	583	220.04/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,283	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	233.46/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,459	25
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,444	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,377	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,449	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,514	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,050	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,365	1
Bulls	—	—	1,770	151.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,682	3
Bulls	—	—	1,790	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,043	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	822	91.88/cwt	85.00–100.00	755	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	110.63/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,068	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	120.41/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,198	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,146	111.59/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,279	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,160	101.83/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,181	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	126.49/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,534	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,662	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,146	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,823	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,566	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,697	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	880	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	954	1,382.11/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,382	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	980	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	1,557.30/head	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,557	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	1,797.95/head	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,798	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	1,601.76/head	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,602	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,064	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	153.27/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,353	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,153	2,168.22/head	1,750.00–2,550.00	2,168	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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 318Last week 697Year ago 259

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 72Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 48Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	295.00	295.00
5	350–400	372	215.00–280.00	262.31
7	400–450	431	225.00–280.00	256.53
7	450–500	478	215.00–255.00	242.16
3	500–550	532	200.00–245.00	224.97
2	550–600	583	210.00–230.00	220.04
1	750–800	765	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	300.00–315.00	312.01
2	350–400	393	300.00	300.00
10	400–450	419	290.00–310.00	300.91
5	450–500	481	280.00–300.00	293.21
5	500–550	516	269.00–275.00	270.19
7	550–600	571	250.00–260.00	255.04
25	600–650	625	230.00–240.00	233.46
1	750–800	760	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	805	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	865	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	523	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	472	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	246	355.00	355.00
2	300–350	342	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	270.00	270.00
4	450–500	480	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	545	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	565	237.50	237.50
3	600–650	622	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	668	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	335.00	335.00
7	300–350	311	305.00–320.00	310.13
2	350–400	388	290.00–310.00	300.19
6	400–450	424	280.00–295.00	286.64
14	450–500	484	265.00–290.00	275.92
17	500–550	519	255.00–271.00	262.50
24	550–600	568	240.00–261.00	251.01
23	600–650	621	225.00–241.00	234.71
3	650–700	685	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	720	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	765	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	270.00–285.00	278.19
1	350–400	385	240.00	240.00
5	450–500	474	210.00–257.50	240.29
1	500–550	510	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	595	220.00	220.00
6	600–650	615	175.00–210.00	185.49
2	650–700	658	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	765	160.00–170.00	164.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	322	335.00–345.00	340.12
7	350–400	366	335.00–345.00	339.89
6	400–450	411	305.00–315.00	310.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	975	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	496	270.00–285.00	280.01
1	500–550	525	250.00	250.00
7	550–600	559	220.00–250.00	245.63
2	600–650	625	225.00–240.00	232.62
1	650–700	690	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	925	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	325.00–330.00	327.42
2	350–400	395	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	412	322.50	322.50
4	450–500	463	300.00–310.00	307.38
5	500–550	532	295.00	295.00
8	600–650	638	255.00–270.00	260.58
6	650–700	662	245.00–260.00	251.66
1	900–950	910	200.00	200.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,135	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,601.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,525.00–1,600.00	1,557.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,098	1,650.00–1,950.00	1,797.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	954	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,382.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	1,225.00	1,225.00

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	1	—	560	190.00	190.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	150.00–157.50	153.27

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	—	1,100	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,153	1,750.00–2,550.00	2,168.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	822	85.00–100.00	91.88
3	—	965	107.00–115.00	110.63
2	—	995	116.00–125.00	120.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,545	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,146	110.00–117.00	111.59
1	—	1,240	134.00	134.00
11	—	1,213	120.00–130.00	126.49
2	—	1,160	100.00–104.00	101.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,790	170.00	170.00
3	—	1,770	150.00–155.00	151.55
1	—	1,050	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	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.