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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 10

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

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Feeder Cattle receipts

450 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 365▲ 125 vs year ago 325 · +38.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 58▲ 29 vs year ago 53 · +54.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 31▲ 35 vs year ago 15 · +233.3%

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 steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder classes sold with moderate demand on a heavy offering of unweaned packages. Slaughter classes 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 $227.57/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −154.31 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.

Average price

$227.57

43 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,224

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$22.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.53

vs KY average

−11.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	538	228.90	1,232	40
Large 1-2	545	217.50	1,185	1thin
Medium and Large 2-3	528	206.16	1,089	2thin

One grade step is worth $22.74/cwt here — about $143 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 sale43 hd

227.57

—

KY average24 barns · 1,908 hd

238.10

−10.53

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−11.04

This barn, trailing median33 sales

381.89

−154.31

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	1,608	145.05	2,332	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,583	129.15	2,044	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,208	123.09	1,487	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	925	103.39	956	21
Dairy Bulls	—	Average	1,155	113.58	1,312	2thin
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,530	140.00	2,142	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)	1,185	$1,568	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,316	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	953	$1,269	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,016	$1,225	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	875	$1,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	835	$1,166	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	770	$1,100	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,393	$1,835	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	958	$1,725	6
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,250	1thin

Every lot

87 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,044	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	293.67/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,213	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	423	250.38/cwt	211.00–265.00	1,059	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	282.25/cwt	277.50–292.50	1,344	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	488	253.23/cwt	232.50–265.00	1,236	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	257.65/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,371	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	540	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,283	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	246.67/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,423	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	240.26/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,514	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,727	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	656	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	229.72/cwt	200.00–270.00	735	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	334	291.92/cwt	285.00–295.00	975	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	284.30/cwt	282.50–285.00	1,038	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	382	249.87/cwt	220.00–265.00	955	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	234.53/cwt	207.50–250.00	997	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	259.72/cwt	252.50–277.50	1,125	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	222.37/cwt	205.00–237.50	1,012	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	243.53/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,167	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	233.83/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,230	27
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	528	206.16/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,089	2
Heifers	500–550	Large 1-2	545	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,185	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	218.65/cwt	212.50–223.00	1,231	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	215.40/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,346	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	211.23/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,417	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	191.23/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,406	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,186	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	282.55/cwt	280.00–285.00	650	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	275	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	866	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	286	296.31/cwt	285.00–305.00	847	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	295	230.00/cwt	205.00–245.00	679	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	305	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	808	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	289.57/cwt	280.00–300.00	921	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	347	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,058	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	377	227.83/cwt	195.00–247.00	859	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	277.72/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,053	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	268.50/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,136	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	431	237.44/cwt	200.00–252.50	1,023	22
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	253.80/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,208	21
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	486	220.67/cwt	195.00–230.00	1,072	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	505	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,275	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	234.30/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,202	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	522	204.97/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,070	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	208.76/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,196	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	227.50/cwt	222.50–232.50	1,310	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	617	218.13/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,346	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	203.71/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,391	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	196.46/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,415	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	189.51/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,469	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	780	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,365	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,416	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	897	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,256	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	250–300	Large 3	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	1
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	1
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	638	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	829	4
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,142	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,250	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,625	2
Bulls	—	—	1,687	148.39/cwt	142.00–155.00	2,503	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	903	120.58/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,089	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	911	78.31/cwt	70.00–85.00	713	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	912	100.72/cwt	90.00–105.00	919	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	954	113.02/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,078	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,486	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	122.89/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,516	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,236	111.97/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,384	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,563	128.25/cwt	122.00–132.00	2,005	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	2,159	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,898	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,155	113.58/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,312	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	1,165.67/head	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,166	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	1,269.29/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,269	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,016	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	1,315.53/head	1,175.00–1,475.00	1,316	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,568.18/head	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,568	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,363	1,712.71/head	1,675.00–1,750.00	1,713	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,560	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	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 Sep 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 450Last week 365Year ago 325

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 58Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 31Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	205.00–245.00	230.00
2	300–350	305	265.00	265.00
3	350–400	377	195.00–247.00	227.83
22	400–450	431	200.00–252.50	237.44
4	450–500	486	195.00–230.00	220.67
4	500–550	522	200.00–207.50	204.97
4	550–600	573	200.00–215.00	208.76
1	750–800	780	175.00	175.00
2	850–900	897	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	280.00–285.00	282.55
4	250–300	286	285.00–305.00	296.31
8	300–350	318	280.00–300.00	289.57
12	350–400	379	260.00–280.00	277.72
14	400–450	423	260.00–280.00	268.50
21	450–500	476	240.00–265.00	253.80
8	500–550	513	225.00–240.00	234.30
11	550–600	576	222.50–232.50	227.50
7	600–650	617	210.00–225.00	218.13
2	650–700	683	200.00–207.50	203.71
5	700–750	720	190.00–210.00	196.46
4	750–800	775	189.00–190.00	189.51
2	850–900	885	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	315.00	315.00
9	300–350	347	305.00	305.00
4	500–550	505	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	285.00	285.00
8	300–350	334	285.00–295.00	291.92
7	350–400	365	282.50–285.00	284.30
35	400–450	433	252.50–277.50	259.72
29	450–500	479	230.00–257.50	243.53
27	500–550	526	220.00–245.00	233.83
13	550–600	563	212.50–223.00	218.65
12	600–650	625	207.50–220.00	215.40
13	650–700	671	200.00–218.00	211.23
2	700–750	735	190.00–192.50	191.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	320	200.00–270.00	229.72
10	350–400	382	220.00–265.00	249.87
9	400–450	425	207.50–250.00	234.53
5	450–500	455	205.00–237.50	222.37
2	500–550	528	200.00–212.50	206.16
1	750–800	765	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	200.00	200.00
6	400–450	423	211.00–265.00	250.38
4	450–500	488	232.50–265.00	253.23
1	500–550	540	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	373	280.00	280.00
4	400–450	413	280.00–300.00	293.67
6	450–500	476	277.50–292.50	282.25
4	500–550	532	250.00–260.00	257.65
14	550–600	577	240.00–252.50	246.67
9	600–650	630	232.50–242.50	240.26
1	750–800	785	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	170.00	170.00
1	300–350	325	150.00	150.00
1	350–400	385	160.00	160.00
1	400–450	410	150.00	150.00
4	600–650	638	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,122	130.00–135.00	132.47
12	—	1,234	120.00–128.00	122.89
4	—	1,236	105.00–117.00	111.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	911	70.00–85.00	78.31
7	—	954	108.00–118.00	113.02
7	—	912	90.00–105.00	100.72
3	—	903	120.00–122.00	120.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,563	122.00–132.00	128.25
4	—	1,605	134.00–135.00	134.50
1	—	1,650	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,687	142.00–155.00	148.39
2	—	1,250	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	112.00–115.00	113.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	1,100.00	1,100.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	835	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,165.67

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,016	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,185	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,568.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	953	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,269.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,045	1,175.00–1,475.00	1,315.53

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	5	—	963	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,340	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,560	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,363	1,675.00–1,750.00	1,712.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,310	1,725.00	1,725.00

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.