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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Oct 29

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

539 head

▲ 184 vs last sale 355▲ 191 vs year ago 348 · +54.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

87 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 109▲ 14 vs year ago 73 · +19.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 8▼ 45 vs year ago 70 · −64.3%

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 4.00 higher with good demand. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Good demand for slaughter classes.

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 $238.92/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −142.96 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.

Average price

$238.92

66 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,295

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$46.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.41

vs KY average

−21.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	541	244.51	1,323	58
Medium and Large 2-3	550	198.41	1,091	8thin

One grade step is worth $46.11/cwt here — about $231 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 sale66 hd

238.92

—

KY average26 barns · 1,875 hd

240.33

−1.41

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−21.54

This barn, trailing median33 sales

381.89

−142.96

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	1,704	138.14	2,354	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,615	127.33	2,057	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	113.53	1,380	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	883	95.15	840	35
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	838	143.94	1,206	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,669	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	973	$1,562	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	826	$873	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$2,450	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	555	$600	1thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	220	355.84/cwt	350.00–360.00	783	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	255	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	893	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	276	321.94/cwt	320.00–325.00	889	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	310	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	884	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,197	1
Steers	400–450	Medium 1-2	405	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,124	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	291.63/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,269	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	447	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,218	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	457	289.59/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,323	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	480	256.37/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,231	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	283.06/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,446	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	517	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,202	2
Steers	500–550	Medium 1-2	535	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,364	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	263.39/cwt	252.50–277.50	1,507	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	255.56/cwt	242.50–262.50	1,574	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	668	244.97/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,636	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	238.53/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,751	10
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,075	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,828	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	219	327.58/cwt	315.00–350.00	717	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	287	288.23/cwt	275.00–300.00	827	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	333	272.59/cwt	255.00–280.00	908	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	337	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,062	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	343	302.01/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,036	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	240.68/cwt	215.00–265.00	878	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	291.20/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,080	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	377	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,169	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	274.65/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,165	30
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	437	242.82/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,061	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	472	224.17/cwt	170.00–240.00	1,058	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	258.47/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,235	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	519	199.05/cwt	185.00–212.50	1,033	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	241.99/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,258	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	540	257.25/cwt	257.00–257.50	1,389	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	569	227.33/cwt	217.50–237.50	1,294	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	581	197.76/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,149	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	220.33/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,344	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	632	193.61/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,224	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	671	183.07/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,228	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	221.66/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,496	18
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	723	154.83/cwt	145.00–165.00	1,119	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,630	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2-3	820	166.75/cwt	145.00–180.00	1,367	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	201	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	683	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	912	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	302.52/cwt	290.00–315.00	962	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	910	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	335	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,072	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	375	318.41/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,194	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	296.29/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,111	13
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	382	262.14/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,001	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	285.05/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,220	11
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	431	247.41/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,066	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	273.58/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,272	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	472	234.82/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,108	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	513	231.23/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,186	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	251.62/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,303	24
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	573	211.74/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,213	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	237.05/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,363	28
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	224.59/cwt	212.50–232.50	1,408	20
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	640	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,152	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	694	216.97/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,506	14
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	210.44/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,507	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	756	198.34/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,499	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	765	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,071	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	871	156.58/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,364	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	905	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,358	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2-3	970	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,358	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	350–400	Large 3	365	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	657	1
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Select and Choice	838	143.94/cwt	138.00–151.00	1,206	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,044	1
Bulls	—	—	1,721	141.43/cwt	132.00–150.00	2,434	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	841	73.44/cwt	65.00–80.00	618	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	842	90.79/cwt	85.00–95.00	764	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	906	115.84/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,050	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	959	104.32/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,000	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	130.93/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,514	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,010	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	107.34/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,288	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,255	119.24/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,496	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,980	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,800	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	2,196	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	767	755.92/head	650.00–860.00	756	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	1,562.37/head	1,450.00–1,675.00	1,562	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	1,165.38/head	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,165	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,668.51/head	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,669	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	555	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	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 Oct 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 539Last week 355Year ago 348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 109Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 8Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	280.00	280.00
3	350–400	382	245.00–270.00	262.14
4	400–450	431	235.00–265.00	247.41
3	450–500	472	230.00–245.00	234.82
2	500–550	513	230.00–232.50	231.23
3	550–600	573	205.00–217.50	211.74
1	600–650	640	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	765	140.00	140.00
3	850–900	871	150.00–170.00	156.58
1	900–950	905	150.00	150.00
1	950–1000	970	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	320.00	320.00
4	300–350	318	290.00–315.00	302.52
13	350–400	375	285.00–305.00	296.29
11	400–450	428	275.00–295.00	285.05
9	450–500	465	265.00–277.50	273.58
24	500–550	518	240.00–257.50	251.62
28	550–600	575	230.00–245.00	237.05
20	600–650	627	212.50–232.50	224.59
14	650–700	694	210.00–222.50	216.97
5	700–750	716	200.00–217.50	210.44
6	750–800	756	195.00–200.00	198.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	201	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	335	320.00	320.00
11	350–400	375	315.00–320.00	318.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	255.00–280.00	272.59
2	350–400	365	215.00–265.00	240.68
11	400–450	437	220.00–250.00	242.82
13	450–500	472	170.00–240.00	224.17
4	500–550	519	185.00–212.50	199.05
4	550–600	581	180.00–215.00	197.76
3	600–650	632	180.00–200.00	193.61
3	650–700	671	175.00–200.00	183.07
2	700–750	723	145.00–165.00	154.83
3	800–850	820	145.00–180.00	166.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	275.00–300.00	288.23
10	300–350	343	285.00–305.00	302.01
4	350–400	371	285.00–300.00	291.20
30	400–450	424	260.00–295.00	274.65
26	450–500	478	250.00–270.00	258.47
19	500–550	520	232.50–245.00	241.99
15	550–600	569	217.50–237.50	227.33
3	600–650	610	220.00–221.00	220.33
18	650–700	675	210.00–226.00	221.66
1	700–750	735	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	795	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	815	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	540	257.00–257.50	257.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	219	315.00–350.00	327.58
2	300–350	337	315.00	315.00
2	350–400	377	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	447	272.50	272.50
2	450–500	480	252.50–260.00	256.37
2	500–550	517	232.50	232.50
2	600–650	615	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	650	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	276	320.00–325.00	321.94
1	300–350	340	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	380	315.00	315.00
15	400–450	435	285.00–300.00	291.63
12	450–500	457	285.00–290.00	289.59
17	500–550	511	275.00–285.00	283.06
19	550–600	572	252.50–277.50	263.39
25	600–650	616	242.50–262.50	255.56
4	650–700	668	237.50–247.50	244.97
10	700–750	734	225.00–242.50	238.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	277.50	277.50
1	500–550	535	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,075	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	220	350.00–360.00	355.84
1	250–300	255	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,395	2,450.00	2,450.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,125	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,668.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,165.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	973	1,450.00–1,675.00	1,562.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	767	650.00–860.00	755.92

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	555	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	841	65.00–80.00	73.44
8	—	959	100.00–108.00	104.32
10	—	842	85.00–95.00	90.79
8	—	906	112.00–121.00	115.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,800	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,156	129.00–133.00	130.93
13	—	1,255	114.00–126.00	119.24
14	—	1,200	102.00–113.00	107.34
2	—	1,188	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,721	132.00–150.00	141.43
1	—	1,635	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	838	138.00–151.00	143.94

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.