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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Nov 5

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Oct 29Nov 5Nov 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

371 head

▼ 168 vs last sale 539▼ 303 vs year ago 674 · −45.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

96 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 87▼ 88 vs year ago 184 · −47.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 25▼ 42 vs year ago 59 · −71.2%

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 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower with spots of heifers under 500lbs selling sharply lower. Slaughter classes sold steady to 2.00 lower.

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 $238.34/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −163.41 against this barn's trailing median of $401.74.

Average price

$238.34

27 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,317

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$56.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.79

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	551	240.43	1,325	26
Medium and Large 2-3	595	184.00	1,095	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.43/cwt here — about $230 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 sale27 hd

238.34

—

KY average23 barns · 843 hd

245.13

−6.79

This barn, trailing median30 sales

401.74

−163.41

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	1,516	142.13	2,154	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,640	121.31	1,989	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	110.87	1,390	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	905	97.38	881	20

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,008	$1,836	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,115	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,228	$1,414	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	767	$1,300	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,625	$2,425	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,800	1thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	363	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,007	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	400	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,060	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	409	300.50/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,229	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	289.36/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,395	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	510	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,479	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,316	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,308	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	263.76/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,522	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	590	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,351	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	251.26/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,555	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	633	217.78/cwt	200.00–232.50	1,379	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	238.60/cwt	227.50–245.00	1,634	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	719	235.18/cwt	232.50–238.00	1,691	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	797	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,813	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	850	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,743	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	223	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	691	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	296	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	858	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	323	264.28/cwt	260.00–267.50	854	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	337	281.13/cwt	280.00–282.50	947	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	356	269.80/cwt	260.00–275.00	960	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	382	243.67/cwt	220.00–257.50	931	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	253.48/cwt	242.50–270.00	1,075	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	432	221.49/cwt	200.00–237.50	957	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	250.97/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,187	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	491	222.67/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,093	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	238.94/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,262	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	570	203.22/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,158	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	225.90/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,299	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	591	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,194	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	212.97/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,361	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	645	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,129	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	669	178.76/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,196	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	212.51/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,424	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,389	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2-3	870	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,479	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	234	358.24/cwt	345.00–365.00	838	6
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	235	359.89/cwt	355.00–365.00	846	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	265	334.72/cwt	330.00–340.00	887	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	321	302.47/cwt	280.00–315.00	971	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	293.59/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,104	21
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	402	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,035	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	274.04/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,181	11
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	453	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,019	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	477	266.46/cwt	222.50–280.00	1,271	32
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	536	240.93/cwt	220.00–254.00	1,291	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	239.92/cwt	225.00–252.50	1,358	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	595	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,095	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	614	224.43/cwt	215.00–228.50	1,378	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	220.17/cwt	207.50–223.00	1,477	9
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,517	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,511	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	178.33/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,462	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2-3	930	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,395	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,559	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,499	140.70/cwt	130.00–150.00	2,109	6
Bulls	—	—	1,500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,573	157.50/cwt	155.00–160.00	2,477	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	838	73.84/cwt	65.00–80.00	619	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	884	121.92/cwt	115.00–131.00	1,078	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	103.55/cwt	100.00–110.00	968	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	89.70/cwt	85.00–95.00	904	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,126	131.26/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,478	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	100.50/cwt	90.00–108.00	1,230	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,298	115.90/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,504	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,559	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,646	118.16/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,945	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,678	133.03/cwt	130.00–135.00	2,232	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,625	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	1,836.04/head	1,450.00–2,100.00	1,836	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	1,414.25/head	1,225.00–1,675.00	1,414	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	767	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	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 Nov 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 371Last week 539Year ago 674

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 87Year ago 184

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 25Year ago 59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	409	292.50–307.50	300.50
5	450–500	482	282.50–300.00	289.36
5	500–550	516	255.00	255.00
17	550–600	577	255.00–273.00	263.76
13	600–650	619	240.00–261.00	251.26
4	650–700	685	227.50–245.00	238.60
4	700–750	719	232.50–238.00	235.18
2	750–800	797	227.50	227.50
1	850–900	850	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	363	277.50	277.50
1	400–450	400	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	545	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	590	229.00	229.00
4	600–650	633	200.00–232.50	217.78
3	650–700	695	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	234	345.00–365.00	358.24
2	250–300	265	330.00–340.00	334.72
4	300–350	321	280.00–315.00	302.47
21	350–400	376	275.00–315.00	293.59
11	400–450	431	250.00–290.00	274.04
32	450–500	477	222.50–280.00	266.46
13	500–550	536	220.00–254.00	240.93
13	550–600	566	225.00–252.50	239.92
9	600–650	614	215.00–228.50	224.43
9	650–700	671	207.50–223.00	220.17
1	700–750	740	205.00	205.00
2	750–800	767	197.00	197.00
3	800–850	820	170.00–185.00	178.33
1	1050–1100	1,075	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	402	257.50	257.50
4	450–500	453	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	595	184.00	184.00
1	900–950	930	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	355.00–365.00	359.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	310.00	310.00
3	250–300	296	290.00	290.00
9	300–350	337	280.00–282.50	281.13
9	350–400	356	260.00–275.00	269.80
19	400–450	424	242.50–270.00	253.48
17	450–500	473	240.00–255.00	250.97
10	500–550	528	230.00–242.00	238.94
12	550–600	575	222.50–230.00	225.90
9	600–650	639	210.00–222.50	212.97
8	650–700	670	210.00–217.50	212.51
2	700–750	705	197.00	197.00
1	750–800	750	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	260.00–267.50	264.28
7	350–400	382	220.00–257.50	243.67
8	400–450	432	200.00–237.50	221.49
4	450–500	491	200.00–230.00	222.67
1	500–550	545	220.00	220.00
3	550–600	570	200.00–210.00	203.22
1	600–650	645	175.00	175.00
4	650–700	669	175.00–190.00	178.76
1	850–900	870	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	591	202.00	202.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,008	1,450.00–2,100.00	1,836.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,228	1,225.00–1,675.00	1,414.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	767	1,300.00	1,300.00

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	—	1,105	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,625	2,425.00	2,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	105.00	105.00
3	—	1,678	130.00–135.00	133.03
6	—	1,646	112.00–122.00	118.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,298	110.00–125.00	115.90
20	—	1,224	90.00–108.00	100.50
4	—	1,126	126.00–139.00	131.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	884	115.00–131.00	121.92
4	—	935	100.00–110.00	103.55
4	—	1,008	85.00–95.00	89.70
6	—	838	65.00–80.00	73.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	155.00–160.00	157.50
6	—	1,499	130.00–150.00	140.70
1	—	1,500	120.00	120.00

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.