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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ledbetter, Kentucky · Tue, Dec 17

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2196

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

231 head

▼ 296 vs last sale 527▲ 44 vs year ago 187 · +23.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

127 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 138▲ 30 vs year ago 97 · +30.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 119▲ 90 vs year ago 30 · +300.0%

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 unevenly steady, with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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 $242.52/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −139.37 against this barn's trailing median of $381.89.

Average price

$242.52

10 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−13.96

vs KY average

−42.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	545	242.52	1,322	10thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

242.52

—

KY average28 barns · 1,777 hd

256.48

−13.96

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−42.43

This barn, trailing median33 sales

381.89

−139.37

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	1,722	136.10	2,343	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,502	119.25	1,791	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	114.57	1,375	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	949	89.47	849	8thin

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)	1,263	$1,945	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,898	43
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,023	$1,825	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,070	$1,675	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,360	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$1,537	24
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$1,502	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,635	$1,347	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,685	$2,425	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,131	$1,284	6

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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	280	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,050	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	315	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,032	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	325	374.72/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,218	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	383	319.97/cwt	312.50–327.50	1,225	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	405	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,316	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,355	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	331.50/cwt	327.50–332.50	1,508	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	310.43/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,515	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,427	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	507	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,597	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	535	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,525	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	271.41/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,542	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	568	237.88/cwt	215.00–250.00	1,351	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,507	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,683	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	245	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	613	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	269	319.98/cwt	300.00–325.00	861	9
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	275	215.00/cwt	200.00–230.00	591	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	315	271.19/cwt	270.00–272.50	854	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	970	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	337	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,095	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	372	254.81/cwt	200.00–270.00	948	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	376	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,203	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	308.11/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,192	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	421	228.50/cwt	210.00–252.50	962	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	289.63/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,222	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	455	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,342	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	268.22/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,277	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	240.87/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,298	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	554	244.99/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,357	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	221.30/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,339	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	650	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,268	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,521	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,596	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	215	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	796	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	220	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	660	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2-3	245	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	662	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	276	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,014	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	316	359.09/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,135	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	373	337.70/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,260	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	381	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,105	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	293.70/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,204	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	413	267.42/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,104	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	417	327.60/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,366	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	455	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,115	1
Bulls	450–500	Large 1-2	487	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,266	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	497	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,392	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	271.09/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,442	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	561	260.05/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,459	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,331	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	226.31/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,516	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	720	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,710	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,008	159.46/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,607	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,512	121.82/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,842	3
Bulls	—	—	1,769	139.10/cwt	130.00–148.00	2,461	9
Bulls	—	—	1,925	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,926	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	67.65/cwt	65.00–70.00	575	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	938	104.05/cwt	102.00–106.00	976	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,183	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	83.46/cwt	80.00–85.00	847	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	99.92/cwt	90.00–106.00	1,179	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,204	117.53/cwt	108.00–122.00	1,415	58
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	130.55/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,597	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	120.21/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,797	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,635	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,651	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,569	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,131	1,284.21/head	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,284	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	1,825.31/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	1,501.78/head	1,375.00–1,775.00	1,502	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	1,897.54/head	1,600.00–2,150.00	1,898	43
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	1,536.66/head	1,200.00–1,675.00	1,537	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	1,945.33/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,945	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,360	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,635	1,346.96/head	1,200.00–1,725.00	1,347	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,685	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	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 Dec 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 231Last week 527Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 138Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 119Year ago 30

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady, with moderate demand. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,512	120.00–125.00	121.82
9	—	1,769	130.00–148.00	139.10
1	—	1,925	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,015	80.00–85.00	83.46
2	—	938	102.00–106.00	104.05
2	—	850	65.00–70.00	67.65
1	—	970	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	101.00	101.00
19	—	1,495	112.00–125.00	120.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,180	90.00–106.00	99.92
3	—	1,223	127.00–135.00	130.55
58	—	1,204	108.00–122.00	117.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	250.00	250.00
2	250–300	275	200.00–230.00	215.00
2	300–350	315	270.00–272.50	271.19
7	350–400	372	200.00–270.00	254.81
4	400–450	421	210.00–252.50	228.50
1	650–700	650	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	269	300.00–325.00	319.98
6	300–350	318	305.00	305.00
10	350–400	387	300.00–310.00	308.11
6	400–450	422	280.00–292.50	289.63
6	450–500	476	257.50–275.00	268.22
6	500–550	539	232.50–245.00	240.87
4	550–600	554	237.50–247.50	244.99
2	600–650	605	215.00–227.50	221.30
4	650–700	670	227.00	227.00
1	800–850	840	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	337	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	376	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	455	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	270.00	270.00
1	300–350	330	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	413	265.00–270.00	267.42
1	450–500	455	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	505	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	585	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	295	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	381	290.00	290.00
4	400–450	410	290.00–300.00	293.70
2	450–500	497	280.00	280.00
5	500–550	532	265.00–275.00	271.09
4	550–600	561	245.00–265.00	260.05
2	650–700	670	222.50–230.00	226.31
1	700–750	740	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	487	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	370.00	370.00
6	250–300	276	367.50	367.50
3	300–350	316	340.00–370.00	359.09
7	350–400	373	335.00–345.00	337.70
4	400–450	417	320.00–330.00	327.60
1	700–750	720	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	327.50	327.50
3	350–400	383	312.50–327.50	319.97
1	400–450	430	315.00	315.00
11	450–500	488	310.00–315.00	310.43
1	500–550	505	282.50	282.50
5	550–600	568	260.00–277.50	271.41
1	600–650	615	245.00	245.00
3	650–700	680	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	507	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	568	215.00–250.00	237.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	375.00	375.00
14	300–350	325	365.00–380.00	374.72
1	400–450	405	325.00	325.00
20	450–500	455	327.50–332.50	331.50
1	500–550	535	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,008	154.00–165.00	159.46

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	166.00	166.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,131	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,284.21

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,263	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,945.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	43	—	1,230	1,600.00–2,150.00	1,897.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	905	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,023	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,635	1,200.00–1,725.00	1,346.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,260	1,200.00–1,675.00	1,536.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,113	1,375.00–1,775.00	1,501.78

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	—	1,685	2,425.00	2,425.00

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.