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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 22

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

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Feeder Cattle receipts

355 head

▼ 161 vs last sale 516▼ 247 vs year ago 602 · −41.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

109 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 120▲ 2 vs year ago 107 · +1.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 73▼ 75 vs year ago 83 · −90.4%

Also sold hereMonthly Feeder Cattle SaleFri Oct 16, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Good demand for feeder classes. 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 $239.34/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −142.54 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.

Average price

$239.34

31 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$227

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

$44.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.99

vs KY average

−20.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	551	243.69	1,343	28
Medium and Large 2-3	562	198.82	1,117	3thin

One grade step is worth $44.87/cwt here — about $227 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 sale31 hd

239.34

—

KY average26 barns · 1,970 hd

242.34

−2.99

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−20.29

This barn, trailing median33 sales

381.89

−142.54

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	—	Low	1,494	141.29	2,110	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,577	117.72	1,856	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	115.59	1,402	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	100.68	987	21
Heifers	Select and Choice	High	1,145	180.00	2,061	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,547	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$1,075	1thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	210	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	473	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	230	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	805	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	910	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	315	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,040	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	320	246.91/cwt	235.00–260.00	790	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	308.77/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,050	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	302.42/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,113	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	370	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,175	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	406	300.82/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,221	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	445	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,090	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	281.97/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,308	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	272.28/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,402	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	259.26/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,486	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	592	234.51/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,388	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	600	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,335	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	252.23/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,551	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	694	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,735	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	237	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	747	9
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	245	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	588	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	270	290.34/cwt	280.00–305.00	784	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	274	321.74/cwt	312.50–342.50	882	19
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	280	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	672	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	317	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	967	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	275.97/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,016	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	378	307.44/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,162	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	378	232.15/cwt	225.00–240.00	878	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	406	221.54/cwt	210.00–227.50	899	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	271.45/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,140	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	462	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,271	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	473	220.89/cwt	200.00–242.50	1,045	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	257.55/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,221	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,142	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	243.48/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,295	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	562	243.80/cwt	217.50–253.00	1,370	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	580	189.48/cwt	170.00–210.00	1,099	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	219.94/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,348	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	660	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,254	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	204.91/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,373	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	207.52/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,515	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,594	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	775	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,356	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	850	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,254	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	900	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,620	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	245	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	796	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	259	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	842	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	334	318.10/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,062	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	362	282.04/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,021	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	385	235.58/cwt	230.00–255.00	907	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	410	248.41/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,018	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	279.82/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,175	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	470	243.96/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,147	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	264.48/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,246	16
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	521	220.40/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,148	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	244.94/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,279	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	237.62/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,362	21
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	576	211.89/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,220	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	224.76/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,420	12
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	214.44/cwt	205.00–222.50	1,454	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	745	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,416	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	760	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,539	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	775	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,434	6
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2-3	1,038	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,246	3
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	1,145	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,061	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,075	121.53/cwt	121.00–122.00	1,306	2
Bulls	—	—	1,375	138.99/cwt	130.00–148.00	1,911	5
Bulls	—	—	1,851	154.04/cwt	152.00–156.00	2,851	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	951	94.06/cwt	90.00–98.00	895	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	118.28/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,165	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	987	75.34/cwt	65.00–80.00	744	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	988	105.19/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,039	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	116.97/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,408	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	108.08/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,311	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	127.42/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,586	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,573	118.44/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,863	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,798	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	1,547.39/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,547	2

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 Oct 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 516Year ago 602

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 120Year ago 107

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 73Year ago 83

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Good demand for feeder classes. 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 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	280.00–305.00	290.34
5	300–350	317	305.00	305.00
5	350–400	368	270.00–280.00	275.97
10	400–450	420	260.00–280.00	271.45
19	450–500	474	250.00–267.50	257.55
10	500–550	532	230.00–250.00	243.48
18	550–600	562	217.50–253.00	243.80
4	600–650	613	210.00–225.00	219.94
3	650–700	670	200.00–210.00	204.91
2	700–750	730	205.00–210.00	207.52
1	750–800	750	212.50	212.50
1	900–950	900	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	240.00	240.00
1	250–300	280	240.00	240.00
2	350–400	378	225.00–240.00	232.15
3	400–450	406	210.00–227.50	221.54
9	450–500	473	200.00–242.50	220.89
1	500–550	525	217.50	217.50
2	550–600	580	170.00–210.00	189.48
1	650–700	660	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	775	175.00	175.00
1	850–900	850	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	237	315.00	315.00
19	250–300	274	312.50–342.50	321.74
10	350–400	378	300.00–312.50	307.44
2	450–500	462	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	325.00	325.00
4	250–300	259	325.00	325.00
5	350–400	362	270.00–290.00	282.04
2	400–450	420	275.00–285.00	279.82
16	450–500	471	250.00–272.50	264.48
8	500–550	522	230.00–252.50	244.94
21	550–600	573	225.00–245.00	237.62
12	600–650	632	210.00–230.00	224.76
8	650–700	678	205.00–222.50	214.44
1	700–750	730	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	760	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	385	230.00–255.00	235.58
3	400–450	410	245.00–255.00	248.41
3	450–500	470	235.00–250.00	243.96
6	500–550	521	220.00–222.50	220.40
4	550–600	576	210.00–212.50	211.89
1	700–750	745	190.00	190.00
6	750–800	775	185.00	185.00
3	1000–1050	1,038	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	334	315.00–320.00	318.10
2	400–450	405	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	225.00	225.00
2	300–350	320	235.00–260.00	246.91
1	400–450	445	245.00	245.00
5	550–600	592	232.50–237.50	234.51
1	600–650	600	222.50	222.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	325.00	325.00
2	300–350	340	307.50–310.00	308.77
6	350–400	368	290.00–315.00	302.42
6	400–450	406	295.00–305.00	300.82
5	450–500	464	275.00–287.50	281.97
2	500–550	515	265.00–280.00	272.28
10	550–600	573	257.50–260.00	259.26
7	600–650	615	245.00–257.50	252.23
5	650–700	694	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	755	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	315	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	370	317.50	317.50

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)	1	—	1,125	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,245	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,547.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,200.00	1,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,573	115.00–124.00	118.44
1	—	1,605	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,245	125.00–135.00	127.42
27	—	1,204	112.00–124.00	116.97
16	—	1,213	104.00–111.00	108.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	951	90.00–98.00	94.06
3	—	985	115.00–125.00	118.28
11	—	988	100.00–114.00	105.19
3	—	987	65.00–80.00	75.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	121.00–122.00	121.53
4	—	1,851	152.00–156.00	154.04
5	—	1,375	130.00–148.00	138.99

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.