Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-07

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $262.19/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −150.71 against this barn's trailing median of $412.90.

Average price

$262.19

8 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,394

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$318

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

$68.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.93

vs KY average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	270.71	1,432	7thin
Medium 1-2	550	202.50	1,114	1thin

One grade step is worth $68.21/cwt here — about $318 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

26 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $461.93, low $326.55, median $412.90 across 26 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

262.19

—

KY average7 barns · 101 hd

283.12

−20.93

This barn, trailing median26 sales

412.90

−150.71

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,320	131.00	1,729	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	111.25	1,663	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	110.91	1,434	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	883	79.23	700	10

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)	1,323	$1,534	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,400	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$1,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	846	$1,600	3thin

Every lot, as filed

31 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	900	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	209.96/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,425	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	291.21/cwt	282.50–310.00	1,255	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,465	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	1,534.45/head	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,534	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	607	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,396	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	550	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	402	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	256.88/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,326	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	—	—	1,320	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,729	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	560	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	111.25/cwt	110.00–112.50	1,663	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	71.64/cwt	70.00–75.00	661	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	839	91.47/cwt	85.00–100.00	767	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	110.91/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,434	2

How this sale compares

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 Jan 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 36Last week 231Year ago 593

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 127Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 120Year ago 17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	846	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,323	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,534.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	800	1,400.00	1,400.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	900	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	431	282.50–310.00	291.21
4	500–550	516	240.00–262.50	256.88
1	550–600	580	247.50	247.50
1	650–700	685	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	365.00	365.00
1	400–450	425	325.00	325.00
6	500–550	518	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	595	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	600	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	690	220.00	220.00
2	700–750	703	200.00–220.00	209.96
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	402	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	505	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	615	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	607	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	131.00	131.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	60.00	60.00
3	—	923	70.00–75.00	71.64
5	—	839	85.00–100.00	91.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	110.00–112.50	111.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	110.00–112.00	110.91

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.

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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livingston Co. Livestock Market - Ledbetter, KY

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