Name: Ledbetter Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower with spots under 500lbs sharply lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower with spots under 500lbs sharply lower. Moderate demand for feeder classes with futures trading lower. Slaughter classes sold steady with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.70/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −137.19 against this barn's trailing median of $392.89.

Average price

$255.70

38 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,409

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$43.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.93

vs KY average

−43.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	548	265.92	1,458	29
Medium and Large 2-3	561	222.80	1,249	9thin

One grade step is worth $43.12/cwt here — about $208 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

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $417.26, low $340.38, median $392.89 across 29 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 sale38 hd

255.70

—

KY average25 barns · 2,341 hd

275.64

−19.93

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−43.16

This barn, trailing median29 sales

392.89

−137.19

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	—	High	1,692	146.69	2,482	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,540	128.62	1,980	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	126.52	1,567	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	104.60	1,014	26
Heifers	Select and Choice	Average	1,025	165.00	1,691	1thin

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)	1,418	$2,418	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$2,202	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	932	$1,859	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,234	$1,775	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,165	$1,737	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,186	$1,558	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$1,472	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	928	$1,843	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,381	$2,350	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,593	$2,346	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$2,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,268	$1,907	4thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	304.33/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,132	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	232.05/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,464	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	321.74/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,197	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	237.47/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	298.53/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,236	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	294.00/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,388	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,738.43/head	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	312.73/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,345	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,418	2,418.08/head	2,150.00–2,650.00	2,418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	265.05/cwt	257.50–272.50	1,521	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,558	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,471.66/head	1,375.00–1,625.00	1,472	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,381	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	1,859.39/head	1,600.00–2,200.00	1,859	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	238	342.37/cwt	330.00–355.00	815	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,708	2,263.77/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,264	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	1,842.99/head	1,250.00–2,250.00	1,843	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	1,774.56/head	1,525.00–2,550.00	1,775	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	794	206.38/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,639	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	1,557.96/head	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,558	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,202.41/head	1,300.00–2,500.00	2,202	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	617	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,539.06/head	2,475.00–2,650.00	2,539	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	550–600	571	220.58/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,260	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	248.75/cwt	232.50–265.00	1,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	422	261.62/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,104	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,737.21/head	1,350.00–1,950.00	1,737	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	521	240.09/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,251	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	385	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	330	268.73/cwt	265.00–270.00	887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	690	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	535	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,338	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	463	259.89/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,203	7
Bulls	—	—	1,755	160.24/cwt	160.00–161.00	2,812	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	107.84/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,047	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	1,721	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	128.23/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,609	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	129.17/cwt	120.00–135.00	2,009	10
Bulls	—	—	1,720	146.42/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,518	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,100	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	109.92/cwt	100.00–117.00	1,298	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	143.09/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,769	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	124.25/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,216	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	74.25/cwt	70.00–80.00	717	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	96.01/cwt	90.00–102.00	926	7
Heifers	Medium 2-3	250–300	295	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	826	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	304	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	889	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	201	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	603	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	367	273.30/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,003	51
Heifers	Select and Choice	—	1,025	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,691	1
Bulls	—	—	1,595	133.47/cwt	125.00–138.00	2,129	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	400–450	435	297.47/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	525	230.57/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	495	260.00/cwt	235.00–285.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	600–650	605	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,301	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	350–400	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	600	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	450–500	475	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	250–300	255	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	200–250	245	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	268.77/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,639	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	343.34/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,130	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	300–350	320	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	325.12/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	385	372.01/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,432	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	369	376.75/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,390	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	227	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	293.41/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,667	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	300–350	310	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	319.01/cwt	305.00–332.50	1,362	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	261.32/cwt	252.50–270.00	1,516	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	267.75/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,815	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	233.63/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	329.22/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,537	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	328.43/cwt	312.50–345.00	1,241	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	270.84/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,392	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	311.05/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,011	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	222.63/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	235.79/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,596	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	307.14/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	284.76/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,495	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	266	312.89/cwt	302.50–320.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	209.92/cwt	205.00–212.50	1,495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	283.82/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,325	24

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 Feb 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 457Last week 569Year ago 835

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 106Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 30Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	266	302.50–320.00	312.89
7	300–350	325	300.00–320.00	311.05
18	350–400	372	290.00–325.00	304.33
30	400–450	414	285.00–310.00	298.53
24	450–500	467	275.00–290.00	283.82
14	500–550	514	260.00–280.00	270.84
15	550–600	580	252.50–270.00	261.32
2	600–650	618	230.00–245.00	237.47
7	650–700	677	220.00–240.00	235.79
3	700–750	712	205.00–212.50	209.92
1	750–800	780	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	885	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	617	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	265.00–270.00	268.73
1	350–400	390	270.00	270.00
3	400–450	422	250.00–270.00	261.62
2	450–500	495	232.50–265.00	248.75
2	500–550	525	215.00–245.00	230.57
7	550–600	571	200.00–225.00	220.58
1	600–650	605	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	330.00–355.00	342.37
1	250–300	270	315.00	315.00
2	300–350	313	310.00–340.00	325.12
9	350–400	372	300.00–335.00	321.74
11	400–450	430	305.00–322.50	312.73
15	450–500	472	280.00–305.00	294.00
12	500–550	525	275.00–295.00	284.76
6	550–600	574	257.50–272.50	265.05
12	600–650	631	220.00–245.00	232.05
4	650–700	678	227.50–240.00	233.63
2	700–750	728	215.00–230.00	222.63
7	750–800	794	200.00–220.00	206.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	265.00	265.00
7	450–500	463	240.00–275.00	259.89
4	500–550	521	235.00–255.00	240.09
2	600–650	617	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	352.50	352.50
1	250–300	255	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	310	370.00	370.00
5	350–400	369	365.00–385.00	376.75
1	450–500	475	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	435	295.00–300.00	297.47
2	450–500	495	235.00–285.00	260.00
1	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	690	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	227	360.00	360.00
1	250–300	260	345.00	345.00
4	300–350	329	330.00–355.00	343.34
2	350–400	378	312.50–345.00	328.43
10	400–450	427	305.00–332.50	319.01
15	450–500	467	317.50–340.00	329.22
5	500–550	519	295.00–315.00	307.14
14	550–600	568	280.00–305.00	293.41
4	600–650	610	265.00–270.00	268.77
16	650–700	678	260.00–275.00	267.75
1	700–750	730	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	385	370.00–375.00	372.01
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	201	300.00	300.00
11	300–350	304	292.50	292.50
51	350–400	367	260.00–277.50	273.30

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,210	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,738.43
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,381	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,325	2,075.00	2,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,708	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,263.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,325	2,475.00–2,650.00	2,539.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,418	2,150.00–2,650.00	2,418.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,245	1,375.00–1,625.00	1,471.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	932	1,600.00–2,200.00	1,859.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,234	1,525.00–2,550.00	1,774.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,186	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,557.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,215	1,300.00–2,500.00	2,202.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,165	1,350.00–1,950.00	1,737.21
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	928	1,250.00–2,250.00	1,842.99
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,195	1,825.00	1,825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,755	160.00–161.00	160.24
5	—	1,720	140.00–150.00	146.42
4	—	1,595	125.00–138.00	133.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	971	105.00–112.00	107.84
4	—	979	120.00–130.00	124.25
2	—	965	70.00–80.00	74.25
7	—	964	90.00–102.00	96.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,503	114.00–115.00	114.50
10	—	1,555	120.00–135.00	129.17
2	—	1,500	140.00	140.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,255	120.00–136.00	128.23
11	—	1,181	100.00–117.00	109.92
7	—	1,236	138.00–150.00	143.09
Heifers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	165.00	165.00

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.

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Ledbetter Livestock Auction

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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