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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 17

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

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Feeder Cattle receipts

371 head

▼ 79 vs last sale 450▼ 121 vs year ago 492 · −24.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

94 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 82▲ 17 vs year ago 77 · +22.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 50▲ 3 vs year ago 12 · +25.0%

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 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, heifers over 500lbs sold steady. Slaughter classes sold steady steady with good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $228.37/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −173.38 against this barn's trailing median of $401.74.

Average price

$228.37

29 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,243

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$31.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.94

vs KY average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	546	230.54	1,259	27
Medium and Large 2-3	518	199.08	1,031	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.46/cwt here — about $228 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale29 hd

228.37

—

KY average26 barns · 825 hd

236.31

−7.94

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.74

−173.38

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

30 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $461.93, low $326.03, median $401.74 across 30 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	1,659	145.20	2,409	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,549	131.26	2,034	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,255	120.25	1,509	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	895	108.87	974	24
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	975	165.00	1,609	2thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,117	$1,508	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,083	$1,358	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,338	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,075	1thin

Every lot

86 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	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	270.14/cwt	262.50–277.50	1,102	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	472	266.05/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,256	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	485	237.04/cwt	222.50–242.50	1,150	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	255.77/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,338	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	954	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	565	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,285	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	245.17/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,388	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	238.42/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,473	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,413	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	231.10/cwt	226.00–237.50	1,553	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,591	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,709	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,806	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	865	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,687	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	930	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,488	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	950	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,710	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	238	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	714	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	273.45/cwt	270.00–275.00	779	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	243.05/cwt	232.50–255.00	778	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	951	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	338	269.89/cwt	265.00–275.00	912	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	262.85/cwt	255.00–270.00	962	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	252.24/cwt	232.50–265.00	1,069	28
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	427	200.79/cwt	187.50–210.00	857	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	229.77/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,094	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	490	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	931	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	523	205.07/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,073	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	231.66/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,230	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	575	189.19/cwt	182.50–192.50	1,088	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	216.44/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,255	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	218.82/cwt	207.50–227.50	1,352	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,056	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	222.16/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,455	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	665	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,031	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	200.94/cwt	190.00–212.50	1,447	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,449	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	985	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,576	1
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,598	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	205	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	697	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	235	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	740	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	293	305.09/cwt	295.00–315.00	894	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	301	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	933	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	320	292.30/cwt	280.00–305.00	935	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	340	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	867	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	291.81/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,045	27
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	392	262.43/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,029	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	267.56/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,151	24
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	465	209.40/cwt	180.00–235.00	974	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	249.17/cwt	237.50–262.50	1,184	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	518	199.08/cwt	185.00–212.50	1,031	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	229.63/cwt	217.50–237.50	1,208	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	532	245.61/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,307	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	570	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,411	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	220.23/cwt	212.50–227.50	1,277	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	214.38/cwt	202.50–222.50	1,321	12
Bulls	600–650	Large 1-2	645	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,226	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,238	1
Bulls	650–700	Large 1-2	670	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,240	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	688	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,514	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	200.03/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,530	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	770	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,309	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,589	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	975	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,609	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,175	124.22/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,460	2
Bulls	—	—	1,671	141.86/cwt	132.00–150.00	2,370	11
Bulls	—	—	1,826	160.93/cwt	155.00–172.00	2,939	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	819	125.67/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,029	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	858	67.65/cwt	65.00–70.00	580	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	102.67/cwt	100.00–105.00	898	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	954	113.05/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,078	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,140	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,083	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,237	121.04/cwt	115.00–128.00	1,497	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,296	134.22/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,739	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	105.28/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,419	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,532	133.33/cwt	130.00–134.25	2,043	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,607	124.37/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,999	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,000	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,337.50/head	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,338	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	1,507.84/head	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,508	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 371Last week 450Year ago 492

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 82Year ago 77

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 50Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	300.00	300.00
3	250–300	285	270.00–275.00	273.45
2	300–350	338	265.00–275.00	269.89
12	350–400	366	255.00–270.00	262.85
28	400–450	424	232.50–265.00	252.24
11	450–500	476	220.00–237.50	229.77
23	500–550	531	220.00–237.50	231.66
13	550–600	580	210.00–225.00	216.44
11	600–650	618	207.50–227.50	218.82
9	650–700	655	212.50–225.00	222.16
2	700–750	720	190.00–212.50	200.94
1	850–900	865	167.50	167.50
1	950–1000	985	160.00	160.00
2	1050–1100	1,065	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	232.50–255.00	243.05
1	350–400	355	175.00	175.00
6	400–450	427	187.50–210.00	200.79
1	450–500	490	190.00	190.00
2	500–550	523	200.00–210.00	205.07
3	550–600	575	182.50–192.50	189.19
1	600–650	640	165.00	165.00
1	650–700	665	155.00	155.00
1	700–750	700	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	315.00	315.00
2	250–300	293	295.00–315.00	305.09
2	300–350	320	280.00–305.00	292.30
27	350–400	358	275.00–295.00	291.81
24	400–450	430	257.50–275.00	267.56
13	450–500	475	237.50–262.50	249.17
13	500–550	526	217.50–237.50	229.63
8	550–600	580	212.50–227.50	220.23
12	600–650	616	202.50–222.50	214.38
5	650–700	688	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	735	200.00	200.00
5	750–800	765	180.00–205.00	200.03
1	1100–1150	1,115	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	255.00	255.00
5	350–400	392	257.50–270.00	262.43
6	450–500	465	180.00–235.00	209.40
2	500–550	518	185.00–212.50	199.08
1	650–700	660	187.50	187.50
1	750–800	770	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	190.00	190.00
2	650–700	670	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	340.00	340.00
3	300–350	301	310.00	310.00
4	500–550	532	245.00–247.50	245.61
2	550–600	570	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	485	222.50–242.50	237.04
1	500–550	545	175.00	175.00
1	550–600	565	227.50	227.50
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	665	212.50	212.50
1	850–900	865	195.00	195.00
1	900–950	930	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	262.50–277.50	270.14
4	450–500	472	260.00–272.50	266.05
16	500–550	523	250.00–260.00	255.77
14	550–600	566	235.00–260.00	245.17
19	600–650	618	230.00–240.00	238.42
7	650–700	672	226.00–237.50	231.10
1	700–750	715	222.50	222.50
1	750–800	795	215.00	215.00
1	850–900	860	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	950	180.00	180.00

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	—	1,100	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,337.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,117	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,507.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,175.00	1,175.00

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	1	—	1,250	2,075.00	2,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	875	100.00–105.00	102.67
10	—	954	110.00–118.00	113.05
5	—	819	120.00–131.00	125.67
2	—	858	65.00–70.00	67.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,348	100.00–110.00	105.28
4	—	1,296	130.00–140.00	134.22
18	—	1,237	115.00–128.00	121.04
1	—	1,140	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,607	123.00–125.00	124.37
10	—	1,532	130.00–134.25	133.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,826	155.00–172.00	160.93
11	—	1,671	132.00–150.00	141.86
2	—	1,175	122.00–126.00	124.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	165.00	165.00

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.