Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2024-10-15

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 15
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
516 head
▲ 205 vs last sale 311▼ 97 vs year ago 613 · −15.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 78▼ 26 vs year ago 146 · −17.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 27▼ 31 vs year ago 104 · −29.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher with good demand for slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.77/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −139.11 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.
Average price
$242.77
46 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,309
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$26.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.77
vs KY average
−15.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2539245.681,32441
Medium and Large 2-3543218.991,1905thin
One grade step is worth $26.69/cwt here — about $134 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale46 hd
242.77
—
KY average25 barns · 1,279 hd
237.00
+5.77
National average191 barns · 21,361 hd
257.81
−15.04
This barn, trailing median33 sales
381.89
−139.11
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
431391351310median 381.8903/0304/2807/0709/0811/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,578143.132,25911
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,540121.881,87710
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,239117.201,45251
CowsLean 85-90%Low87897.6585735
HeifersSelect and ChoiceAverage1,085151.221,6416thin

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$1,4385
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$1,40014
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)889$1,1986
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)905$1,1713thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)912$1,16415
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)928$1,0502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)897$8303thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)640$6752thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,360$2,0001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)855$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,540$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,443$2,0252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,272$1,7476
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)585$6502thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)495$6026

Every lot

108 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220320.00/cwt320.00–320.007041
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2-3225285.00/cwt285.00–285.006411
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275315.00/cwt315.00–315.008661
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2-3295280.00/cwt280.00–280.008261
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2361312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,1283
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy400316.67/cwt315.00–320.001,2673
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2436298.40/cwt285.00–302.501,3018
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2-3436248.81/cwt200.00–270.001,0854
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3450270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2153
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482290.45/cwt287.50–292.501,40010
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520274.53/cwt260.00–282.501,42814
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3543252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,3712
Steers550–600Large 1-2550235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2931
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563262.43/cwt252.50–272.501,47715
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3577230.81/cwt225.00–237.501,3323
Steers600–650Large 1-2600230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3803
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615249.89/cwt232.50–252.501,53727
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2-3665200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3301
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,5795
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715235.86/cwt232.50–238.001,68613
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2795217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,7291
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2182296.06/cwt280.00–305.005393
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2242300.00/cwt300.00–300.007262
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3265240.00/cwt240.00–240.006361
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2272299.11/cwt285.00–305.008146
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2-3323259.27/cwt230.00–270.008376
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338285.54/cwt280.00–290.009658
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381281.27/cwt275.00–295.001,07231
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3382239.67/cwt205.00–262.509168
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421265.46/cwt252.50–270.001,11820
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy429277.61/cwt275.00–280.001,19119
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435225.00/cwt210.00–240.009792
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3469227.25/cwt200.00–244.001,0667
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478260.23/cwt247.50–265.001,24421
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513251.19/cwt245.00–257.501,28918
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530222.45/cwt220.00–225.001,1792
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3552216.68/cwt210.00–220.001,1963
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2559241.36/cwt227.50–247.501,34923
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3605150.00/cwt150.00–150.009081
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615223.80/cwt217.00–227.501,37617
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3687182.38/cwt175.00–200.001,2534
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,5301
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5891
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2928179.92/cwt170.00–190.001,6702
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2190330.00/cwt330.00–330.006271
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy257328.99/cwt325.00–330.008465
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2260300.00/cwt300.00–300.007801
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3275275.00/cwt275.00–275.007561
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318319.72/cwt315.00–325.001,0174
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2321293.95/cwt285.00–307.509447
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3345250.00/cwt250.00–250.008631
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy358303.33/cwt302.50–305.001,0863
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2361282.81/cwt275.00–285.001,0217
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy407292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,1902
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2422281.15/cwt270.00–287.501,18616
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3440240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0562
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy450285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2833
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3465205.00/cwt190.00–220.009532
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473263.99/cwt252.50–270.001,24925
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3001
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3515200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0301
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2516248.11/cwt237.50–255.001,28012
Bulls500–550Large 1-2533222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,1863
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,4011
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2578234.02/cwt229.00–242.501,35311
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623223.41/cwt220.00–230.001,39213
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2661225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4874
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3675170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1482
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,5041
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2780200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5601
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers—Select and Choice1,085151.22/cwt140.00–189.001,6416
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,200122.49/cwt115.00–129.001,4703
Bulls——1,703155.31/cwt150.00–160.002,6456
Bulls——1,770137.56/cwt130.00–145.002,4352
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73666.94/cwt50.00–80.004938
Cows—Lean 85-90%86492.01/cwt85.00–98.007959
Cows—Lean 85-90%940120.31/cwt115.00–130.001,1318
Cows—Lean 85-90%955109.15/cwt104.00–113.001,04210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10896.48/cwt95.00–98.001,0692
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,226106.75/cwt104.00–108.001,3096
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,239116.43/cwt110.00–124.001,44331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,268127.88/cwt125.00–132.001,62212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,537120.87/cwt114.00–128.001,8588
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550125.94/cwt125.00–127.001,9522
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-28551,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3602,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2487560.00/head560.00–560.005602
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2640675.00/head675.00–675.006752
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2774930.76/head725.00–1,000.009319
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2795850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2800993.44/head825.00–1,175.009932
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2870975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2897830.00/head830.00–830.008303
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29351,442.84/head1,175.00–1,775.001,44313
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29851,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,517.55/head1,275.00–1,625.001,5184
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,513.54/head1,225.00–1,750.001,5146
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,437.87/head1,175.00–1,675.001,4385
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2775975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3751,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4602,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4982,085.71/head1,875.00–2,300.002,0863
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5102,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5402,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2495601.90/head560.00–750.006026
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2585650.00/head650.00–650.006502

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.