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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 3

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

365 head

▲ 110 vs last sale 255▲ 101 vs year ago 264 · +38.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 42▲ 12 vs year ago 46 · +26.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 20▲ 13 vs year ago 18 · +72.2%

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 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $261.46/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −179.56 against this barn's trailing median of $441.02.

Average price

$261.46

32 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,413

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$35.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.30

vs KY average

−7.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	525	277.12	1,456	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	560	241.32	1,351	14thin

One grade step is worth $35.79/cwt here — about $105 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale32 hd

261.46

—

KY average15 barns · 349 hd

263.76

−2.30

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−7.94

This barn, trailing median31 sales

441.02

−179.56

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

31 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $487.17, low $353.61, median $441.02 across 31 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	1,426	136.75	1,950	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	131.58	1,572	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,552	121.33	1,883	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	896	107.03	958	30

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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,029	$1,451	11
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,600	$2,500	1thin

Every lot

76 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	228	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	741	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	271	319.74/cwt	300.00–325.00	866	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	288	333.29/cwt	330.00–335.00	960	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	310	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	992	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	310	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	884	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	362	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,158	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	367	268.20/cwt	260.00–275.00	984	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	388	292.27/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,134	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,128	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	420	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,302	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	290.32/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,237	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	278.46/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,300	34
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	261.19/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,254	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	502	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,456	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	517	250.56/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,295	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	272.10/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,445	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	552	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,504	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	577	237.63/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,371	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	260.11/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,597	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	622	225.82/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,405	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,478	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,684	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	237.20/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,703	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	690	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	769	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	317	313.76/cwt	312.50–315.00	995	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	334	293.65/cwt	290.00–297.50	981	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	293.75/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,102	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	377	311.29/cwt	307.50–312.50	1,174	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	395	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,086	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	272.21/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,146	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	435	245.11/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,066	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	232.08/cwt	215.00–242.50	1,079	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	261.52/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,263	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	515	215.29/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,109	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	241.10/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,263	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	530	260.90/cwt	257.50–262.00	1,383	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,429	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	237.39/cwt	225.00–241.00	1,367	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	577	210.10/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,212	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	222.48/cwt	212.50–227.50	1,375	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,507	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	827	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	235.87/cwt	232.00–240.00	743	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	368	220.30/cwt	210.00–242.50	811	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,119	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	397	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,171	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	820	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	250.88/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,054	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	212.50/cwt	200.00–225.00	967	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	528	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,082	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,380	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	560	192.63/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,079	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	232.76/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,322	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	605	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,543	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	234.01/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,416	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,337	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	221.11/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,501	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	209.11/cwt	207.50–212.50	1,527	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,699	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	800	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,600	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	826	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,817	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,264	130.23/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,646	4
Bulls	—	—	1,750	149.80/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,622	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	813	98.63/cwt	90.00–105.00	802	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	73.80/cwt	65.00–85.00	666	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	111.99/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,019	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	951	124.31/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,182	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,179	126.95/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,497	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	138.06/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,680	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,552	121.33/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,883	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,600	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	807	164.78/cwt	152.00–172.00	1,330	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,029	1,450.75/head	1,000.00–2,100.00	1,451	11

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 Sep 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 365Last week 255Year ago 264

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 42Year ago 46

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 20Year ago 18

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady with good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	395	275.00	275.00
3	400–450	435	240.00–255.00	245.11
4	450–500	465	215.00–242.50	232.08
2	500–550	515	200.00–230.00	215.29
3	550–600	577	200.00–217.50	210.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	300.00	300.00
2	250–300	265	290.00	290.00
4	300–350	334	290.00–297.50	293.65
2	350–400	375	287.50–300.00	293.75
21	400–450	421	260.00–285.00	272.21
11	450–500	483	257.50–270.00	261.52
9	500–550	524	235.00–255.00	241.10
16	550–600	576	225.00–241.00	237.39
9	600–650	618	212.50–227.50	222.48
1	650–700	690	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	735	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	530	257.50–262.00	260.90
9	550–600	555	257.50	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	317	312.50–315.00	313.76
8	350–400	377	307.50–312.50	311.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	330.00–335.00	333.29
1	300–350	310	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	362	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	420	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	325.00	325.00
5	250–300	271	300.00–325.00	319.74
1	300–350	310	285.00	285.00
11	350–400	388	287.50–300.00	292.27
15	400–450	426	280.00–300.00	290.32
34	450–500	467	270.00–287.50	278.46
11	500–550	531	265.00–282.50	272.10
2	550–600	552	272.50	272.50
8	600–650	614	252.50–262.50	260.11
8	650–700	650	259.00	259.00
5	700–750	718	230.00–240.00	237.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	260.00–275.00	268.20
1	400–450	410	275.00	275.00
5	450–500	480	250.00–265.00	261.19
4	500–550	517	245.00–257.50	250.56
10	550–600	577	232.50–245.00	237.63
3	600–650	622	225.00–227.50	225.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	502	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	302.50	302.50
2	600–650	605	255.00	255.00
3	800–850	826	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	285.00	285.00
2	350–400	397	295.00	295.00
5	400–450	420	245.00–255.00	250.88
4	500–550	541	255.00	255.00
7	550–600	568	230.00–240.00	232.76
5	600–650	605	232.50–235.00	234.01
7	650–700	679	215.00–222.50	221.11
3	700–750	730	207.50–212.50	209.11
3	750–800	790	215.00	215.00
1	800–850	800	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	232.00–240.00	235.87
3	350–400	368	210.00–242.50	220.30
1	400–450	400	205.00	205.00
2	450–500	455	200.00–225.00	212.50
2	500–550	528	205.00	205.00
2	550–600	560	185.00–200.00	192.63
1	650–700	660	202.50	202.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	813	90.00–105.00	98.63
9	—	951	120.00–132.00	124.31
4	—	903	65.00–85.00	73.80
9	—	910	108.00–115.00	111.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,552	120.00–122.00	121.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,217	133.00–144.00	138.06
7	—	1,179	120.00–131.00	126.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,750	145.00–155.00	149.80
4	—	1,264	125.00–135.00	130.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	807	152.00–172.00	164.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	11	—	1,029	1,000.00–2,100.00	1,450.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,600	2,500.00	2,500.00

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.