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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Aug 20

● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Aug 13Aug 20Aug 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

618 head

▲ 128 vs last sale 490▲ 424 vs year ago 194 · +218.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 70▲ 4 vs year ago 46 · +8.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 15▲ 3 vs year ago 7 · +42.9%

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 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower, heifers over 500lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

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 $234.93/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −146.96 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.

Average price

$234.93

30 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$24.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.12

vs KY average

−9.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	544	241.99	1,316	19thin
Medium and Large 2	552	227.09	1,252	6thin
Medium and Large 2-3	557	217.48	1,211	5thin

One grade step is worth $24.51/cwt here — about $105 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 sale30 hd

234.93

—

KY average26 barns · 1,234 hd

250.04

−15.12

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−9.48

This barn, trailing median33 sales

381.89

−146.96

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	—	Average	1,638	148.68	2,435	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	135.10	2,084	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,235	125.85	1,554	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	953	107.76	1,027	12
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,328	153.50	2,038	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,257	$2,136	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,337	$1,634	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	998	$1,461	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,230	$1,900	1thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	222	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	710	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	260	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	728	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	931	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	784	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	333	310.68/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,035	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	366	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,025	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,121	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	409	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,299	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	287.21/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,226	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	484	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,476	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	282.21/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,372	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	497	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,280	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	276.81/cwt	262.50–282.50	1,439	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	520	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,196	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	525	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,507	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	260.76/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,489	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	254.58/cwt	242.50–261.00	1,611	45
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,532	1
Steers	600–650	Large 1-2	645	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,451	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	234.18/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,562	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	675	205.15/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,385	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	234.17/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,698	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	725	191.69/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,390	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	782	221.27/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,730	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	805	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,570	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	839	216.53/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,817	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	870	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,653	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	228	277.36/cwt	275.00–280.00	632	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	240	256.59/cwt	250.00–260.00	616	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	278	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	751	6
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	292	288.99/cwt	285.00–290.00	844	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	293	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	923	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	321	258.80/cwt	230.00–267.50	831	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	328	289.20/cwt	285.00–290.00	949	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	375	244.00/cwt	220.00–270.00	915	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	292.91/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,101	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	381	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,162	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	415	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,006	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	269.08/cwt	257.50–280.00	1,154	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,046	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	260.15/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,238	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	246.00/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,200	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	251.73/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,281	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	230.84/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,184	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	213.71/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,122	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	564	236.31/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,333	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	578	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,272	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	223.33/cwt	222.50–225.00	1,318	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	231.16/cwt	221.00–239.00	1,410	35
Heifers	600–650	Medium 1-2	645	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,129	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	226.09/cwt	224.00–228.00	1,519	42
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	680	203.34/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,383	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	728	210.00/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,529	42
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	753	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,431	2
Heifers	750–800	Large 1-2	765	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,454	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	780	201.87/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,575	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,714	23
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,625	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	273	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	819	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	321	305.50/cwt	260.00–315.00	981	13
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	289.02/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,101	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	268.95/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,111	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	428	234.35/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,003	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	456	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,129	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	264.17/cwt	252.50–277.50	1,255	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	492	234.50/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,154	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	230.84/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,207	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	530	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,166	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	240.67/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,379	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	605	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,407	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	621	216.61/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,345	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,248	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	662	228.15/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,510	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	221.97/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,523	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,190	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	857	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,071	2
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,743	1
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,355	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,141	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,059	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	149.47/cwt	146.00–152.00	2,324	3
Bulls	—	—	2,000	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	3,200	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	141.87/cwt	137.50–147.50	1,267	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	941	93.67/cwt	90.00–104.00	881	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	597	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,020	113.04/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,153	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	126.61/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,537	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	113.83/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,391	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,291	141.31/cwt	134.00–150.00	1,824	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,903	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,549	136.92/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,121	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	1,460.78/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,461	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,257	2,136.14/head	1,850.00–2,350.00	2,136	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,337	1,634.48/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,634	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	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 Aug 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 618Last week 490Year ago 194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 70Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 15Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	250.00	250.00
4	400–450	428	215.00–245.00	234.35
5	450–500	492	232.50–235.00	234.50
1	500–550	530	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	640	195.00	195.00
1	700–750	700	170.00	170.00
2	850–900	857	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	300.00	300.00
13	300–350	321	260.00–315.00	305.50
9	350–400	381	280.00–295.00	289.02
10	400–450	413	255.00–285.00	268.95
12	450–500	475	252.50–277.50	264.17
3	500–550	523	230.00–232.50	230.84
10	550–600	573	230.00–250.00	240.67
8	600–650	621	210.00–222.50	216.61
9	650–700	686	212.50–225.00	221.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	456	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	232.50	232.50
4	650–700	662	227.50–230.00	228.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	275.00–280.00	277.36
5	250–300	292	285.00–290.00	288.99
6	300–350	328	285.00–290.00	289.20
18	350–400	376	285.00–300.00	292.91
13	400–450	429	257.50–280.00	269.08
21	450–500	476	250.00–269.00	260.15
7	500–550	509	242.50–255.00	251.73
12	550–600	564	230.00–245.00	236.31
35	600–650	610	221.00–239.00	231.16
42	650–700	672	224.00–228.00	226.09
42	700–750	728	206.00–212.00	210.00
4	750–800	780	200.00–202.50	201.87
23	800–850	840	204.00	204.00
2	850–900	855	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	488	242.50–247.50	246.00
3	500–550	513	230.00–232.50	230.84
3	550–600	590	222.50–225.00	223.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	240	250.00–260.00	256.59
6	250–300	278	270.00	270.00
5	300–350	321	230.00–267.50	258.80
2	350–400	375	220.00–270.00	244.00
4	400–450	415	242.50	242.50
1	450–500	465	225.00	225.00
2	500–550	525	212.50–215.00	213.71
3	550–600	578	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	605	215.00	215.00
3	650–700	680	200.00–205.00	203.34
2	750–800	753	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	315.00	315.00
4	300–350	310	310.00	310.00
5	350–400	381	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	280.00	280.00
1	300–350	320	245.00	245.00
3	350–400	366	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	497	257.50	257.50
2	500–550	520	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	675	200.00–210.00	205.15
3	700–750	725	185.00–200.00	191.69
1	800–850	805	195.00	195.00
1	850–900	870	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	525	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	222	320.00	320.00
6	300–350	333	290.00–315.00	310.68
1	350–400	380	295.00	295.00
12	400–450	427	280.00–300.00	287.21
7	450–500	486	275.00–290.00	282.21
24	500–550	520	262.50–282.50	276.81
11	550–600	571	252.50–267.50	260.76
45	600–650	633	242.50–261.00	254.58
3	650–700	667	232.50–237.50	234.18
15	700–750	725	225.00–235.00	234.17
10	750–800	782	220.00–222.50	221.27
5	800–850	839	212.50–217.50	216.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	332.50	332.50
6	400–450	409	317.50	317.50
5	450–500	484	305.00	305.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	998	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,460.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,337	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,634.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,257	1,850.00–2,350.00	2,136.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,650.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	126.00	126.00
5	—	1,549	135.00–140.00	136.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,291	134.00–150.00	141.31
9	—	1,214	120.00–132.00	126.61
7	—	1,222	110.00–117.00	113.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	60.00	60.00
5	—	941	90.00–104.00	93.67
3	—	1,020	112.00–115.00	113.04
3	—	893	137.50–147.50	141.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,355	158.00	158.00
1	—	1,245	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,555	146.00–152.00	149.47
1	—	1,525	135.00	135.00
1	—	2,000	160.00	160.00

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.