Sale reports / Kentucky / Ledbetter Livestock Auction / 2024-12-10

Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 10
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196
Feeder Cattle receipts
527 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 466▲ 42 vs year ago 485 · +8.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 110▲ 26 vs year ago 112 · +23.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
119 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 66▲ 67 vs year ago 52 · +128.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no market report last week. Strong feeder cattle market this week with good demand on all classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.68/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −125.20 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.
Average price
$256.68
99 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,402
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$207
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$39.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.17
vs KY average
−23.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2546257.881,40896
Medium and Large 2-3550218.391,2013thin
One grade step is worth $39.49/cwt here — about $207 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 sale99 hd
256.68
—
KY average28 barns · 2,644 hd
257.85
−1.17
National average188 barns · 25,726 hd
280.30
−23.62
This barn, trailing median33 sales
381.89
−125.20
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—Low1,466130.971,92012
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,522113.731,73113
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,239109.161,35264
CowsLean 85-90%Average97590.9088638

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,375$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,188$2,2007
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,224$2,09610
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,8002thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,347$1,7004thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,312$1,5502thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,195$1,5192thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,232$1,4049
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,210$1,9751thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,450$1,8751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,090$1,6752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,292$2,0983thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,428$1,9583thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,293$1,87317
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,267$1,4754thin

Every lot

114 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240325.00/cwt325.00–325.007801
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy277383.73/cwt375.00–400.001,0633
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290330.00/cwt330.00–330.009571
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2329348.65/cwt340.00–355.001,1474
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy336373.22/cwt370.00–380.001,2543
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy369355.46/cwt345.00–365.001,3126
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy413338.10/cwt325.00–350.001,3963
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428313.22/cwt310.00–320.001,3416
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy455325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4791
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473307.72/cwt300.00–315.001,4569
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2-3484282.99/cwt280.00–285.001,3705
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2-3530270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4311
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538287.44/cwt282.50–295.001,5467
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added550300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6504
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573279.58/cwt272.50–287.501,60224
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2-3580248.19/cwt240.00–265.001,4403
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625258.61/cwt250.00–267.501,6162
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added643272.65/cwt272.50–275.001,75316
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676249.61/cwt240.00–255.001,6877
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2-3733215.09/cwt210.00–220.001,5772
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2757250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8932
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2-3790220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2233295.05/cwt290.00–300.006872
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2-3270265.00/cwt265.00–265.007161
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2288306.76/cwt290.00–315.008833
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2321303.39/cwt270.00–330.0097417
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377299.55/cwt285.00–312.501,12914
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy385325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2513
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2-3385243.78/cwt230.00–260.009394
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418288.02/cwt275.00–295.001,20420
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419301.99/cwt300.00–315.001,26512
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2-3435262.02/cwt255.00–267.501,1409
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3450220.00/cwt220.00–220.009901
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479257.80/cwt250.00–270.001,23527
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy480280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3445
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517251.61/cwt240.00–267.501,30135
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528273.88/cwt272.50–275.001,44611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2-3540235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2691
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2-3555210.09/cwt200.00–220.001,1662
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,51825
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583245.50/cwt230.00–250.001,43125
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618227.81/cwt220.00–235.001,40818
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2-3637190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2102
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2695210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4602
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-3695200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3901
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,5301
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,6501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2225315.00/cwt315.00–315.007091
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Fancy227366.81/cwt350.00–375.008336
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Fancy268352.34/cwt350.00–355.009442
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2-3295270.00/cwt270.00–270.007971
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fancy322354.84/cwt335.00–360.001,1437
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2-3325265.00/cwt265.00–265.008611
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330313.03/cwt305.00–320.001,0333
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368334.87/cwt330.00–340.001,2325
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2-3368255.51/cwt240.00–270.009402
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2384314.61/cwt300.00–325.001,2085
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2424295.42/cwt285.00–300.001,25310
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2-3428261.79/cwt240.00–275.001,1203
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fancy431318.36/cwt310.00–335.001,37210
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fancy458304.39/cwt300.00–305.001,3948
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2-3478250.08/cwt235.00–255.001,1954
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2479281.08/cwt275.00–290.001,34612
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy507283.32/cwt282.50–285.001,4366
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2519268.73/cwt255.00–275.001,39511
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2-3545240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3081
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5402
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2575258.93/cwt245.00–272.501,48917
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2-3580210.26/cwt180.00–240.001,2202
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615227.95/cwt220.00–230.001,4025
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2-3675202.50/cwt200.00–205.001,3672
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2676222.40/cwt220.00–230.001,5034
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2-3705190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3401
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715219.79/cwt200.00–225.001,5715
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2772200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5442
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2-3800170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3601
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2835180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5032
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2858185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5876
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2-3968152.53/cwt150.00–155.001,4762
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3780115.00/cwt115.00–115.008971
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3930145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,230153.87/cwt150.00–161.001,8932
Bulls——1,373114.12/cwt100.00–125.001,5674
Bulls——1,606134.57/cwt130.00–144.002,1616
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%901107.00/cwt99.00–115.0096412
Cows—Lean 85-90%905130.51/cwt130.00–131.001,1812
Cows—Lean 85-90%98971.90/cwt65.00–77.0071111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04386.01/cwt80.00–95.0089713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,111136.47/cwt130.00–161.001,51610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235115.28/cwt110.00–121.001,42419
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24089.63/cwt85.00–92.001,11110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,292101.40/cwt95.00–108.001,31025
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,420138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,9601
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,525105.54/cwt102.00–108.001,6094
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,534114.79/cwt110.00–120.001,7618
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,675.00/head1,650.00–1,700.001,6752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4501,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2671,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4754
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1882,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2007
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,518.51/head1,450.00–1,575.001,5192
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2242,096.43/head1,500.00–2,450.002,09610
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2321,403.87/head1,150.00–1,550.001,4049
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3121,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3471,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3752,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1431,393.71/head1,300.00–1,500.001,3944
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2922,097.68/head2,000.00–2,200.002,0983
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3312,010.34/head1,700.00–2,350.002,01012
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3851,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3952,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4402,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5052,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501

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.